Wanted reliable NAS box

Earlstreetblue

Earlstreetblue

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Not too sure if this is the correct ng to post this, but it ought to be, lol.

Right, its pretty much what the title says, i'm looking for a small reliable NAS box for a small office containing 3 PC's, 1 laptop and 2 printers.

We just need it for basic file sharing and possible backups although having the ability to backup not absolutely essential, but would be nice to have.


Would also like to be able to access files remotely.


Have read some good and bad news regarding the Netgear readynas duo. Other than that there seems to be lots to choose from.


Want to stick to something thats doesn't cost the earth say > £250 - £300.


Any suggestions, reliability and ease of use more important.
I'm guessing this is an impossible dream given the price.
 
You can consider Synology DS209(RAID-1) or DS409(RAID-5)
Includes FREE "Data Replicator 3" backup software in the CD, which you can download now to try from Synology website.
Build in File Station allows you to access your files remotely using browser.
If you prefer the FTP thing, you can setup FTP server too.
 
Thanks for the info, but in the end went for the QNap TS-209 Pro II and a couple of 500Gb drives. Lets hope I chose the right one.

No matter which one I looked at there were people for and against all of them.

Seems these NAS boxes are a bit of a gamble to get them to work with anything thats attached. But should keep me occupied for a while, lol.
 
Liking my ReadyNAS Duo, been using it a few months with a couple of 1.5TB drives in it without any problems.
 
I think QNAP are much better for business use if you are willing to pay the price, the 249, 439 and 509+ are all good. The list of features work well with the business and transfer rates are 68min Mbps over 1gig

Netgear only works well if you purchase the pro range or the NVX anything non pro or nvx and you will hit serious transfer rate issues.

I would not go near Thecus for business use but not so bad for home use
 
I've had a Iomega 1TB Network Hard Drive for a while now (paid about £85 and it's 1TB). To be fair to it, even though it's a cheapo - it's actually quite good, was very easy to configure (it's being shared by 2 macs, a winodws laptop and 4 linux desktops). There's a decent web interface and the it's reading and writing seems to max my 10/100 router.
 
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