Replacement for Plusnet Hub One

Zaphan58 · 31 Jan 2018 at 21:20

Hello all, I recently switched to Plusnet fibre 38MB. I find their router sloooow. I have a hard drive plugged in to it and copying files over the network is at a snail pace. Can anyone recommend something a little quicker? Not looking to spend a massive amount, will something £100 or under make much of a difference?

bremen1874 · 31 Jan 2018 at 23:06

A hard drive plugged into the USB socket?

Zaphan58 · 1 Feb 2018 at 07:33

bremen1874 said:
A hard drive plugged into the USB socket?

Yes. I realise limitations of USB port, but the drive plugged directly to laptop is a lot quicker. So the hub is limiting it's speed.

pcfarrar · 1 Feb 2018 at 09:25

You will need a router with a high performance CPU for NAS purposes. Something like the Synology RT2600AC, no £100 router will offer decent performance.

Zaphan58 · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:18

Ok thanks for the recommendation. Has anyone tried a Raspberry Pi as Nas? I see plenty of guides out there but not sure how good it is.

pcfarrar · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:32

Zaphan58 said:
Ok thanks for the recommendation. Has anyone tried a Raspberry Pi as Nas? I see plenty of guides out there but not sure how good it is.

It's going to be really slow same as a low end router. If you need decent speed you want to look at buying a QNAP or Synology NAS.

bremen1874 · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:32

Is the Pi still limited to USB2.0 and 10/100Mbps Ethernet? If it is a NAS based on one will never be able to perform very well.

If you want a fast NAS you're better of buying a dedicated device.

PiKe · 1 Feb 2018 at 13:48

HP Microserver with Xpenology would be the best way.