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Recent content by hermeticist

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    4 bay NAS or server?

    That's fine, I know the decision must rest with me, just trying to extract the wisdom of those in the know! The Netgear is also without HDDs, that's why I was comparing them pricewise. 4 x 500GB drives are approx £160. Synology £590 Netgear £595 Terastation £640
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    4 bay NAS or server?

    I have read some reviews of the Edgestore & have dropped that idea. The terastion III is roughly on par pricewise with the Synology DS409+ and the ReadyNAS @ £640 (compared with the Synology @ £430 and the Netgear @ £435) as it comes (at least in the UK) with 4 x 500GB - would you say that they...
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    4 bay NAS or server?

    In the UK the price is the same for the Synology DS409+ and the ReadyNAS! The problem is that not having any experience in this field, comparing specs. is only half the picture, as I'm sure you know: how well are these features implemented, how reliable etc. Could I ask what models you would...
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    4 bay NAS or server?

    I have read through that and (& other sources) & I think I`ve narrowed it down to: Synology DS409+ or Netgear RND4000 I think the Netgear is perhaps a little outdated now though? Speed, faster is better, but it's not the be all and end all - I`m not going to pick one simply on that basis -...
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    4 bay NAS or server?

    First post and I`m asking for help! I`ve posted this on another forum - but it`s general PC hardware, so I hope you don`t mind if I pick your brains? I`ve got up to £600 ($1000) to spend on NAS (Don`t really want to spend more than £400ish on the actual NAS, leaving me with £200 for the...
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