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Recent content by ntepperman

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    Consideration between QNAP TS-412 vs. ReadyNAS Ultra4

    Don't know if it matters to you or not (it mattered to me), but the QNAP has a 1 year warranty, vs. a longer warranty for the ReadyNAS.
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    We had an APC kicking around (APC Battery Back-Up (BE550G-CN) I think) so that's what I'm running it on now.
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    I just wanted to follow-up on this and say a big 'THANK YOU' to everyone who provided feedback or other comments to this thread. I've since purchased the DS710+, with a pair of 2TB drives for it; a UPS to keep it running; and my old 500GB WD MyBook USB has been called into duty as a temporary...
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    I'm not going to buy a router until I first review the two articles you suggested, and see what I can learn/ improve on based on that reading. I just wanted to determine what router to go with (if I have to replace mine, ultimately) while the thread was still active.
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    The router is a D-Link 615, and I think the cable modem is an RCA. This was a brilliant way of saying it. You made me laugh, but I got the point too. I wish it wasn't the case though, and it seems to me like it shouldn't be the case. With as many different suppliers and models of...
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    Thanks. :) I could still use some help picking out the new router though. I swear... trying to compare all of these products w/ similar ratings and similar feature sets is driving me batty.
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    This point was interesting to me, and something I'll investigate further when I get home. The reason I'm going through this process, though, is because my router just can't hold a connect. My wife and I can be sitting on the couch, 5 feet from the router, doing nothing but browsing the...
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    Yep- I do understand that, but I appreciate you bringing it up just in case. In a best-case scenario, I'll have 2x 3TB drives in a RAID-1 (mirror) configuration (leaving me 3TB active storage) on this, and I'll be doing a USB back-up until I can plan a more robust back-up solution via eSAT...
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    Good question- sorry, I should have put that in the first post. Set-up: - My internet is cable (via Cogeco in Ontario, Canada). - We've got a fairly small house, so I'll have the cable modem and the router in the living room. - The router will have direct connections to the NAS, my...
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    Yep- but based on what my usage is going to be (media streaming, file serving, client back-up) I don't know how important the different between the two actually is.
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    RAID 1 & HDD type: Desktop vs. Enterprise

    That's great- really helpful. Thank you!
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    Request for Input: My Wireless Router 'Final Six'

    I've got it narrowed down to 6 routers, and am hoping some of you might be able to help me choose a top pick. Price-wise, they're all in play. I'll have 2 notebooks connecting wirelessly, for file sharing and media streaming. I'll have a NAS connected directly, along w/ an Xbox360, and...
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    RAID 1 & HDD type: Desktop vs. Enterprise

    On Synology's web site in the HDD compatibility section, they state the following: "Hard drive manufacturers do not recommend installing desktop class hard drives for the RAID environment regarding to these reasons." With 2TB drives, this means I'd be paying a price premium of as little as...
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    Tim, thanks again for your comments regarding the different features and the relative benefit of those features. I kept coming back to those, and doing more research based on those comments, which has been very helpful. After all of that, I've decided to go in another direction. It looks...
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    Finalizing my NAS choice and would love some feedback

    Nope- frankly, I wasn't aware of the 2TB/ 3TB support point you make; I took the 3TB statement at face value; and didn't realize there was any need for me to further investigate. I looked at it as a product feature detail- no different thant the statement that the device has 4 drive bays.
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