Noontec N5 NAS for $34.95 Delivered @ Shopping Square

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sillyhead on 09/09/2014 - 17:53 shoppingsquare.com.au (847 clicks)
Last edited 09/09/2014 - 17:58 by 1 other user

I got one of these last deal. They work pretty good for a $35 NAS. I don't have to use my pc as a media server anymore so pretty happy. My smart TV seems to play everything direct from the NAS. I have had high bitrate 1080p mkv stutter once or twice during play with heaps of motion. Only happened once recently.

I updated the firmware though this link and its makes the web front end heaps better http://www.hersheng.com/noontec-n5-firmware-v-230

The torrent client is bearable. The only real caveat I fint with the device it its a it slow copying and extracting files to. but it has not really bothered me. When you get it format the drive with the device before screwing it together and quickly plug the hard drive into your PC sata and move the data across. Or just use the USB header on the device for the initial file copy.

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  Click_It on 09/09/2014 - 17:55

  +3

  Noontec, I remember that brand.

  I used to have a Noontec 3.5" IDE external case, the powerpack died within weeks (others reported similar), however the unit itself kept on working until I had no more IDE drives to use in it.

  Excuse my somewhat unrelated post :)

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  overlook on 09/09/2014 - 17:57

  How does it work? You plug this to your router?

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  sillyhead on 09/09/2014 - 17:59

  yeah I dont know man so far so good, for me it was a cheap way to dip a toe in the NAS water. Its was this or get a more efficient system. (Phenom x6 is thristy on the juice for a 24x7 box)

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  darpy01 on 09/09/2014 - 18:14

  my guess it, this is just a basic hdd server with DLNA function, so the stuttering would have been from your TV decoding the signal rather than from this.

  slow transfer seems to be a common problem with cheaper NAS's, my D-Link is the same.

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  digitalaxon on 09/09/2014 - 18:26

  +2

  … and when you scroll down the shopping square page, and notice the itsy bitsy fineprint:

  Clearance Stock: 30 Days Replacement Warranty in Australia

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  hen dawg on 09/09/2014 - 19:01

  This looks appealing, would it work nice with Plex and Chromecast?
  What's the next step up? I see NAS units for hundreds

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    joshk on 09/09/2014 - 19:24

    +2

    It's pretty much just shared storage, nothing else. Plex has a server back-end component which you can't run on this. Chromecast I think you'd need to stream from a PC or tablet device.

    Higher end NAS devices will generally have:
    - A better processor and more RAM, resulting in faster transfer speeds
    - Better quality components, meaning less hardware failures
    - More built in services, such as your Plex server, file synchronization, snapshots etc.
    - 2+ hard drive bays, which allow you to raid the drives to reduce the risk of data loss
    - More connection options, e.g. eSATA and USB 3.0

    Be aware also that this device does not come with a HDD. You would need to purchase and install your own.

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      sillyhead on 09/09/2014 - 20:02

      Still dont see the point in an expensive NAS >$200. You can just make a low power haswell box. and also have an extra PC there as well to browse with while you are at it. In the end the choice for me was either a DLNA compatible cheapy like this, or a new more efficient CPU and board combo for my 24x7 box.

      I mean each to their own. for me raid is pretty pointless, if I lost a drive i'd only lose stuff i'd just download again (98% is stuff i dont need). And i backup important stuff monthly to another drive and which I put in the cupboard (disconnected from the impending lightening strike).

      If i had a home business etc then some safe raid equipped NAS would be nice.

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      hen dawg on 09/09/2014 - 22:06

      Many thanks for writing this.

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  skinny on 09/09/2014 - 20:37

  The actual thing is only 19.95 and shipping at $14.99!!!

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  jeworge on 09/09/2014 - 21:31

  +1

  I've bought and setup several of these for friends and family.

  They've been using it for a year with no problems. It works and it's cheap. For households that don't want to run a server or have no USB on their router to share a USB hard drive this fills that need.

  You can use it to store home photos, music and videos and I find saving the files is a bit slow but retrieving the files for viewing is more than fast enough.

  I should also mention it has a small fan that is constantly, it has no controller to adjust speed so it's always going at a single speed. Sound level is not much different to that of a PC but I wouldn't recommend putting it in a bedroom as the humming will probably get annoying quick.

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  llama on 10/09/2014 - 10:41

  Review here: http://www.dansdata.com/noontec_n5.htm

  It's faster than my D-Link NAS, which can only write at about 5MB/sec due to a totally poxy CPU inside.

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  Darron65 on 10/09/2014 - 23:05

  Same vendor selling them for $50 on ebay.

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  timhobart on 11/09/2014 - 01:05

  +1

  Price @ShoppingSquare has increased to $28.95+(P/H $14.99)..
  PClan currently have 15 stock left for cheaper price of $19+(free Sydney pickup or P/H $7.50).
  I just managed to grab one, should be great for simple NAS home use (will need to lookout for great 3TB hard drive deal @ozbargain)
  PClan link: http://www.pclan.com.au/index.php/noontec-gigalink-n5-home-n…

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    Arnor on 11/09/2014 - 07:10

    Thanks, was sitting on the old fence about this but this is a better price. sold!

    edit*- $12.95 p/h to cairns :(