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    Synology 216J vs FreeNAS with Celeron build

    Yeah certainly will...pretty excited now...seems like I got both convenience and performance for a great price! :)
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    Synology 216J vs FreeNAS with Celeron build

    Just pulled the trigger on a Synology DS216+ on amazon warehouse deals, £199 pounds instead of £260. It might not be as powerful as an intel based FreeNAS....but better than the 216J at least..and hopefully less headache than fiddling with my own. slight edit here...just checked the specs and...
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    Synology 216J vs FreeNAS with Celeron build

    hehe yeah...of course I need to keep on doing what I should be be doing but it seems like a basic freeNAS setup is pretty straightforward... so I'm leaning towards letting performance decide. So it's all about if the DSJ216J can saturate LAN transfer speeds for a single client copying over an...
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    Synology 216J vs FreeNAS with Celeron build

    Yeah, I thats why I was considering Synology in the first place .. I'm a game developer and felt that it could be good to give my brain a little bit of a break and not trying to go overly technical on everything and be a practical for once... =O But if choosing an entry level unit like the...
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    Synology 216J vs FreeNAS with Celeron build

    Hi Guys, I've finally gotten tired of plugin in and plugin out external usb drives for backups/file storage and decided to invest in a NAS. Mainly I'm going to use it for backups (Time Machine) and file storage...but I guess having extra computing power could be fun..even run a media server...
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