mssusr9501
New Around Here
This is my first foray into the world of NAS. I am looking at a used 4100EVO cause it is relatively cheap. A couple of questions I have are as follows:
Can I assume the 4100EVO is essentially similar to the 4100 Pro? Are there reasons I should consider something else instead? The unit I am looking at looks to be about $225 delivered without drives. Reviewing the compatibility list I see some newer drives listed so I don't anticipate any issues there. I may start with used drives to keep the cost down.
I read through the 4100Pro thread and never saw an answer as to whether the RAM can be upgraded and whether there is any benefit to doing so.
In terms of my experience and knowledge, at this point I don't have any centralized storage, I do run a very small home network, no server. At one time I did have a Smoothwall firewall running but the hardware died and I am now using an E4200 V2 with a Netgear GS724T switch and a couple of legacy WAG302 AP's, (one of the kids has a device that does not do N).
I am hoping to use the NAS as a central storage location so spouse and kids can dump stuff off their local machines, also to backup the spousal desktop and my work laptop. I am sure then kids will want to serve music once they (and I) figure out how to do it.
I would appreciate any thoughts and comments on using this as my first effort, have learned a ton from SNB over the years.
Can I assume the 4100EVO is essentially similar to the 4100 Pro? Are there reasons I should consider something else instead? The unit I am looking at looks to be about $225 delivered without drives. Reviewing the compatibility list I see some newer drives listed so I don't anticipate any issues there. I may start with used drives to keep the cost down.
I read through the 4100Pro thread and never saw an answer as to whether the RAM can be upgraded and whether there is any benefit to doing so.
In terms of my experience and knowledge, at this point I don't have any centralized storage, I do run a very small home network, no server. At one time I did have a Smoothwall firewall running but the hardware died and I am now using an E4200 V2 with a Netgear GS724T switch and a couple of legacy WAG302 AP's, (one of the kids has a device that does not do N).
I am hoping to use the NAS as a central storage location so spouse and kids can dump stuff off their local machines, also to backup the spousal desktop and my work laptop. I am sure then kids will want to serve music once they (and I) figure out how to do it.
I would appreciate any thoughts and comments on using this as my first effort, have learned a ton from SNB over the years.