Noob buying NAS

[xypher]

Hi all

First time NAS buyer here. I am getting rid of my PC and using laptops full-time now. Therefore the old 1TB and 500GB hdds from the PC need to go in the NAS. My budget for the NAS enclosure itself is $200.

I am leaning towards Dlink DNS-327L. Anyone here have other suggestions?

Do I need to get a new HDD or can I repurpose my old drives? They are both WD Black models.

 

[Gribber]

Hi all

First time NAS buyer here. I am getting rid of my PC and using laptops full-time now. Therefore the old 1TB and 500GB hdds from the PC need to go in the NAS. My budget for the NAS enclosure itself is $200.

I am leaning towards Dlink DNS-327L. Anyone here have other suggestions?

Do I need to get a new HDD or can I repurpose my old drives? They are both WD Black models.

Problem is, what do you need the nas to achieve?

You could reuse the hdd as long its on SATA

 

[terry1]

1 cent $ 1 cent goods

you have literally massacred the english language

 

[mosmos]

hey sorry for hijacking , but i was wondering if i was to get a NAS , would it be able to stream stuff on the local network only or network + internet? sry for the noob question

But if this setup, the hdd will have to run 24/7?

I wonder if the hdd can tahan for many years to come

 

[xypher]

It will be used for storage of my photos, backups and documents etc. Stuff that was on the pc but have to be relocated now. The files will be accessed by few laptops so a NAS would be better than portable hdd.

Additionally, I would try to store videos on it to watch on my WD TV Live.

Problem is, what do you need the nas to achieve?

You could reuse the hdd as long its on SATA