NAS Drive

sargan · Wednesday at 18:10

I have an ageing D-Link 323, been out of support by D-Link for many years. User community advises using custom ALT-F firmware, but given its age, I might be better off buying a new NAS.

My main use is simply as a backup location for files ..
'Maybe' I would use as a remote server for accessing my videos, possibly hook up CCTV storage in future.

The current Synology model would be the DS223, a bare unit would be around £262 and many complain that this has a slow processor and really a bit 'old' a platform.

I have been doing a little Googling around and seen a suggestion of using UGREEN DH2300, which is much faster (and newer platform) and only £149
Or the UGREEN DXP2800 which is 8GB and has the N100 chip, but price jumps to £270

Any suggestions or alternatives?

hornetstinger · Wednesday at 18:12

yes I have a DNS-323 it's pretty slow, 300 mhz with 500MB so pretty slow for 4K, it's fine for music though I've used ALT-F and apparently it allows you to use way bigger drives the stock firmware allows.

What do you need NAS for, storage oof upto 4K movies, or transcoding as well?

I'm happy with Realtek quad core it coped with most I had, although Intel with Docker support would have meant allowed in hardware/RAM and install LMS onto it, but that's extra.

sargan · Wednesday at 18:28

I have not installed ALT-F and wth no Linux experince probably not a good idea. In any event, it is painfully slow to bakup files.
I used a NAS as an easy way to provide back up of PC & files
It maybe an option to watch videoes remotely in future - but not the key use.

brendy · Wednesday at 18:34

I've bought 5 of the Green DXP4800s for satellite office local backups, they are very easy to configure and run, black Friday type deals can see a chunky discount on them too.

sargan · Wednesday at 18:37

I like the 'very easy to configure' comment
So for basic home use if I could find a DXP2800 at a good price might be an option.
Other consideration would be QNAP TS233 at £244

brendy · Wednesday at 18:44

sargan said:
I like the 'very easy to configure' comment
So for basic home use if I could find a DXP2800 at a good price might be an option.
Other consideration would be QNAP TS233 at £244

If I didn't already have a reasonably fit (though ageing) Netgear Readynas 214 here for my stuff, I'd have gotten one for myself too.

GIBURROWS · Wednesday at 18:46

Would buying an old desktop not work for you?

Snapshot · Thursday at 07:34

I think the extra for the DXP2800 over the DH2300 is worth it for the better CPU & RAM plus the more conventional shape means the drives are more accessible.

Avalon · Thursday at 10:45

The cheapest option that fits your current and future needs is probably an older desktop/tower, something 7th or ideally 8th gen intel with iGPU. It's cheap up front, easily expandable, and can hold usually 2-3 3.5" drives, more than enough CPU/RAM/iGPU to handle workloads, the downside is it will use slightly more power. Combine that with either TrueNAS or UnRAID (paid) and you have some great and easy to manage CCTV/media server options with a nice easy migration/support path and a great community with a wealth of knowledge/tutorials available.