Recommend a home NAS please

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Hi there, would you all be able to recommend a home NAS please? I am currently using a DNS320 and it is starting to have some issues powering on and off. Would like recommendations on a 2 bay home NAS that supports RAID-1.

Currently using it for:
1. Streaming movies/music to the different players in the rooms, via the home network
2. Backing up files for the family

It should hopefully be easy to use, and would support Transmission and a media server such as Twonky (or if it supplies with an even better alternative, that would be better).

Thanks!
 

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Hi there, would you all be able to recommend a home NAS please? I am currently using a DNS320 and it is starting to have some issues powering on and off. Would like recommendations on a 2 bay home NAS that supports RAID-1.

Currently using it for:
1. Streaming movies/music to the different players in the rooms, via the home network
2. Backing up files for the family

It should hopefully be easy to use, and would support Transmission and a media server such as Twonky (or if it supplies with an even better alternative, that would be better).

Thanks!

Synology....
 

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Thanks!

Any particular model that you all recommend? Or just getting the 2 bay one should be relatively idiot proof?
 

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Hi there, would you all be able to recommend a home NAS please? I am currently using a DNS320 and it is starting to have some issues powering on and off. Would like recommendations on a 2 bay home NAS that supports RAID-1.

Currently using it for:
1. Streaming movies/music to the different players in the rooms, via the home network
2. Backing up files for the family

It should hopefully be easy to use, and would support Transmission and a media server such as Twonky (or if it supplies with an even better alternative, that would be better).

Thanks!

just bought myself a Asustor though i own a Synology DS1512+.

Gotta admit...

Initial difference found between a Asustor and Synology:

Synology takes forever to format and initialize a harddisk...
Whereas Asustor took just a couple of minutes to complete it.

Synology drive bay could do without screwing of your hdd...
Whereas Asustor requires you to screw the disk to the bay holder

Synology fan is kinda noisy despite setting to "quiet" mode
Asustor fan is extremely quiet even during high loads.

Asustor has HDMI and remote control makes the deal even much sweeter.
 
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just bought myself a Asustor though i own a Synology DS1512+.

Gotta admit...

Initial difference found between a Asustor and Synology:

Synology takes forever to format and initialize a harddisk...
Whereas Asustor took just a couple of minutes to complete it.

Synology drive bay could do without screwing of your hdd...
Whereas Asustor requires you to screw the disk to the bay holder

Synology fan is kinda noisy despite setting to "quiet" mode
Asustor fan is extremely quiet even during high loads.

Asustor has HDMI and remote control makes the deal even much sweeter.

May I know what model are you using? Because I've heard that asustor NAS always runs 70 degrees upwards for the CPU even in idle..
 

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Any feedback on the idle temperatures? Nearly got an asustor the last pc show but decided not to because apparently not rectified..

You referring to CPU temps right?
ASUSTOR
10hrs load time: stuck at 62degrees C (Due to rsync from Synology)
Idle: 42 degrees C


Synology
10hrs load time: stuck at 45degrees C (due to rsync to asustor)
Idle: 42degrees C



My room got no aircon.
 
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Regarding NAS hard disk cooling, I think Synology is the best in the field. QNAP, Asustor, Buffalo, D-link, lose out in this aspect.
 

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Regarding NAS hard disk cooling, I think Synology is the best in the field. QNAP, Asustor, Buffalo, D-link, lose out in this aspect.

Hard disk temp:

Synology:
on load: 38 degrees (Toshiba hdd)
on load: 34 degrees (Samsung hdd)

Asustor:
on load: 51 degrees (Toshiba hdd)
on load: 48 degrees (WD Red)


my room current temp: 31 degrees


i gotta admit, my synology has a history of high cpu temp and it went rebooting by itself.
 
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CPU Temp: 35°C

Hard disk temp:
Synology:
on load: 36°C (Samsung F4 hdd)
on load: 35°C (Samsung F4 hdd)
on load: 34°C (Samsung F4 hdd)
on load: 35°C (Samsung F4 hdd)

Regarding NAS hard disk cooling, I think Synology is the best in the field. QNAP, Asustor, Buffalo, D-link, lose out in this aspect.
 
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Higher temperature sure to send your hard disk up lorry earlier ........... this is what happened with my Buffalo NAS.

Looks like asustor runs hot, not sure if it'll cause it to go dead earlier or not :p
 

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Thanks for all your inputs. As for the migration from my DNS320 to the Synology, what is the best way to do it without compromising any of the files and hopefully without having to require to backup to a USB drive and then backup to the Synology?

(My DNS320 is setup in a Raid-1)
 
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