Hi guys,
Looking for a NAS to store my media for my Nvidia Shield (i need to play 4k atmos files, no need for 3D.)
Since the shield plays most format, am i right to assume i can just get a cheap/budget model? I don't mind either QNAP or synology. THANKS!
The other option is a cheap server like HP Proliant ML10 v2. The downsides are size, noise and higher power consumption (although they are pretty efficient). Upsides are price ($160-200 on sale) and flexibility of a full OS (I run Debian but you can also run Windows with a little effort).
I'm in the same situation with the same plans; NAS for Kodi on miBox.
I have been watching the Synology DS216play at MWave and PCLan and waiting for a special but it seems like the 216 just became obsolete.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Bay-Synology-DS216se-DiskStati…
Highly recommend this one. have been using it with kodi on shield for the past year. its been great. cheap at the moment with 20% off
Please forgive if this is naive….
Referring to a 2 bay NAS - as far as I can see the Shield has 2 USB ports (and they're 3.0!), wouldn't attaching 2 sizable (dunno if Shield has a size limit on drives) drives be almost as good and wouldn't the NAS be only USB 2.0(?)…
Only drawbacks I could see is that (a) both ports are taken up (b) content is not combined into one list
I've got an Intel Nuc with LibreElec installed and I just use 2 x 2TB portable HDDs.
I've been thinking lately about it and I'm wondering if my media would be safer on a NAS.
I'm scared of the portable HDDs failing and losing all my media.
Are NAS safer in that regard?
My uninformed thought is that data protection would not be part of the NAS's function esp at the cheap end.
Note don't count you setting up some form of RAID as being a part of the NAS's software/build criteria.
NAS is not a backup; with a 2-Bay you can configure it to mirror the disks so in the event that one disk fails you can replace it and have teh NAS rebuild on the new disk without downtime.
The risk is when the system is rebuilding that you could have the other disk fail.
You still want to have a USB drive slaved off NAS for backup or backup to offsite location/cloud.
Had an ASUSTor for a few years, no problems at all.
New ASUSTOR AS3102T just topped the performance chart on Small Net Builder: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/33148-asusto…
Consider Netgear NASes. They internally run Btrfs operating system and because of that are able to offer bit rot protection (unique in this price range).
Good starting point to understand that what bit rot is:
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/bit-rot
ftp://ftp.netgear-info.de/download/PRESSE/Retail-Business-Un…
short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RywabzZ9TEk
The above links are to basic, introductory info - Google for more detailed materials if interested.
I won’t touch netgear NAS boxes again. I had two 212’s fail catastrophically and lost all the data on them. They were at different houses about failed 6 months apart so I have no trust in them at all.
Fair enough. Not to argue, but just to put it in perspective: there is not much (if any) reliability difference between all consumer grade NASes. I have seen all possible brands failing. This is why the net coined a saying "NAS is not a backup" (translated: never trust just one box, never keep all backups in one place). Google "catastrophic failure of ______ NAS", insert any brand name, and I bet you will find some horror stories.
My experience with Netgear NASes is actually very positive: the hardware is very neatly assembled (and for me it was always rock solid), support forum is helpful (compare this with vicious QNAP forums), software is frequently updated. Also I am yet to find a box within this price range which offers bit rot protection. Of course individual experiences (and reasons for a NAS box to die) will always vary, I guess, but there are definitely many options out there.
Synology is what I use and recommend, their software is arguably the best.
J series models are the cheapest (budget option) but I would suggest you spend a bit more to future proof.
https://www.synology.com/en-uk/products/series/j
Value range is good.
https://www.synology.com/en-uk/products/series/value