Looking for NAS advice.

Kronos · 15 Dec 2014 at 10:00

As a recent user of Plex following my purchase of Chromecast. I am now looking for a NAS to store all my media files.

I have looked at the Plex Nas compatibility list but to a noobie to this sort of thing this was pretty much gobbledygook to me. What I am looking for is a simple Nas box and I am thinking a single HDD will be more than ample.

Simplicity is the watchword here ad am looking for suggestions on my first such device.

Thanks..

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...-Ac4oOLPRtCkgUxU0jdj3tmMPc/edit#gid=314388488

bledd · 15 Dec 2014 at 10:46

Synology

Kronos · 15 Dec 2014 at 11:39

I am looking for compatibility advice on specific boxes. I am aware f what brands that Plex will work on but not which particular models.

anthony566 · 15 Dec 2014 at 11:54

I am running a Synology DS214Play and its very smooth and quick, the link detail for the DS214Play is not correct have a look at this :-

https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS214play

Kronos · 15 Dec 2014 at 13:03

anthony566 said:
I am running a Synology DS214Play and its very smooth and quick, the link detail for the DS214Play is not correct have a look at this :-

https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS214play

Thanks for taking the trouble to post mate but way over my budget.

LordBarrass · 15 Dec 2014 at 16:42

If you are looking for a 1-Bay solution you could got for this one. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-073-SY&groupid=46&catid=2125&subcat=2962

It all depends on your budget.

Kronos · 15 Dec 2014 at 17:24

LordBarrass said:
If you are looking for a 1-Bay solution you could got for this one. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-073-SY&groupid=46&catid=2125&subcat=2962

It all depends on your budget.

I looked at that but I do not see it listed in the PMS compatibility list.

LordBarrass · 16 Dec 2014 at 13:49

You are right sorry it will not take the Plex media Server. The next one up from that would be the DS214PLay but at that is out of your budget. the Asustor AS-202T would be your next cheapest option.

Kronos · 17 Dec 2014 at 06:29

Decided on a Synology DS115j 1 Bay Desktop NAS but unsure of which HDD to buy to install in this.

I note that thee is the Seagate 2TB NAS HDD SATA at around £73 and Seagate 2TB Barracuda SATA at £60.

My question is should I spend the extra on the Nas Hdd and if so why?

I have had an Netdisk 351UNE which although getting on a bit has served me faithfully for some years with a bog standard HDD in. But I can probably just about stretch my budget if it is advised to get the Nas HDD, just lop a bit off her Christmas present. LOL

bledd · 17 Dec 2014 at 08:35

I only needed 1 disk currently (bought a 6TB WD Red). I bought a Synology DS414 (4 bay) device. For future expansion.

In your position, I'd consider looking at a 2 bay NAS. If you fit 2 drives you can set the drives to RAID1 so they will replicate each other. This way, if one drive fails, you're still up and running.

Depends how much you value the data / uptime.

Remember to keep backups of your data too, as always

Kronos · 17 Dec 2014 at 08:42

bledd. said:
I only needed 1 disk currently (bought a 6TB WD Red). I bought a Synology DS414 (4 bay) device. For future expansion.

In your position, I'd consider looking at a 2 bay NAS. If you fit 2 drives you can set the drives to RAID1 so they will replicate each other. This way, if one drive fails, you're still up and running.

Depends how much you value the data / uptime.

Remember to keep backups of your data too, as always

Thanks but that does not really answer my question about the HDD's. As for two bay I have a limited budget and doubling up really is not feasible plus all my important stuff is stored on two cloud based storage.

LordBarrass · 17 Dec 2014 at 09:14

The WD Red and Seagate NAS drives are engineered to be left on 24x7 where as the standard barracudas are not. So if it is going in a NAS unit which could be on 24x7 then it is best to use a NAS drive. Also if you do plan on raiding them in the future these are set up for Raid where a normal drive is not.

andicole0 · 17 Dec 2014 at 09:19

LordBarrass said:
The WD Red and Seagate NAS drives are engineered to be left on 24x7 where as the standard barracudas are not. So if it is going in a NAS unit which could be on 24x7 then it is best to use a NAS drive. Also if you do plan on raiding them in the future these are set up for Raid where a normal drive is not.

Interesting can you explain further please.

Andi.

Kronos · 17 Dec 2014 at 09:19

LordBarrass said:
The WD Red and Seagate NAS drives are engineered to be left on 24x7 where as the standard barracudas are not. So if it is going in a NAS unit which could be on 24x7 then it is best to use a NAS drive. Also if you do plan on raiding them in the future these are set up for Raid where a normal drive is not.

Thanks.

welshdragon · 19 Dec 2014 at 20:27

andicole0 said:
Interesting can you explain further please.

Andi.

In WD RED you have TLER error control. Essentially stops the drive taking too long to recover. Unlike a desktop drive. Taking too long could essentially break your raid array and send it in to rebuild mode.

Vibration tuning to stop too many drives sitting together producing excessive vibration. Again too much vibration is bad.

Smart power management.

Designed to last longer and feature longer warranties.