Spec me a simple NAS please

[J.B]

Find yourself a HP Microserver Gen 8 and set that up with a suitable Linux distro or Windows Server Essentials.

Whichever solution you choose, make sure you buy drives in pairs so that they can be mirrored in case of failure.

I was thinking HP Microserver with OpenMediaVault installed. Decent NIC and SATA controller which is often the failing in cheaper NAS boxes.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I'm all sorted and ordered the Synology DS218j and 2x WD Red 4TB drives.
My work colleague gave me a 20% discount so I've got all 3 for £317.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

What a breeze to setup, I'm transferring from my old Seagate NAS to the new one.

If anybody buys a Synology go to You Tube and type in How To Setup A Synology Nas and there are 12 easily explained parts.

 

[labcoattech]

I'm all sorted and ordered the Synology DS218j and 2x WD Red 4TB drives.
My work colleague gave me a 20% discount so I've got all 3 for £317.

Nice, make sure you configure the NAS to spin down the drive after 20min

 

[SexyGreyFox]

There will be a lot of questions if I can't sort out some minor problems.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Just like to say thanks for guiding me up the Synology path, I now appreciate what it means 'You're paying for the software'.