NAS choice help.

Van Diemen · 17 Apr 2012 at 14:00

Need a new NAS box. so far I have narrowed it down to the following 2 units:

NetGear ReadyNAS Duo V2 (2 Bay)

Synology DiskStation DS212j NAS (2-Bay)

there is about a £50 difference between the pair. Not quite sure what I should go for, any and all advice welcome

Van Diemen · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:24

I should have mentioned that I already have a DS212+ that I use for work, but need a separate NAS for personal files.

was looking for a cheap solution. In the end I ordered the 212j from OC.

I think it's best to stick with what I know

Van Diemen · 17 Apr 2012 at 18:31

Nice review welshdragon

Van Diemen · 18 Apr 2012 at 15:03

How long should the ds212j take to create a Synology Hybrid RAID disk?

I have installed a single 2TB HDD & it has taken almost 2 hours to reach 30%.
Is this normal? I'm sure it did not take this long on my 212+

Could my HDD be faulty?
SMART is showing disk status as NORMAL

Van Diemen · 18 Apr 2012 at 19:10

Quick question.

Once the SHR volume is up & running, can I add a 2nd HDD without any issues?

will the 2nd HDD be incorparated in the the SHR volume or will I need to create a new volume?

Sorry for the dumb questions. The 212+ i use for work was setup by one of the techs in the office.