Hi all,
Fantastic resource here, my crash course in NAS went much easier with all the info and reviews here. Many thanks!
My question:
I am looking for a 2 bay NAS, using RAID1, and supports 4tb in size(not tons of data)
It's main purpose will be Server and PC backups, file storage, and possibly a VM or three. VM is not a requirement as I have Server 2012 and hyper-v VM's already, but it would be nice to be able to run another VM for windows domain training/linux/whatever. The VM's will be basic installs with not much hd space and not much software, at least for now. I will have a usb external drive for backing up the most important files on the NAS.
I ran through the live demo's for Qnap and Asustor this morning, and for me, I found the Asustor UI much more to my liking. That said, I am not beholden to Asustor if Qnap or Synology have better VM performance. I will of course max out the internal ram on whatever device I purchase.
Models I'm considering are:
Asustor AS5002T
Asustor AS5102T
Qnap TS-251+
Qnap TS-253A
Per the reviews here, the Asustor has the best speed overall, but reading around says they are new and an unknown entity with regards to quality of hardware long term. This doesn't put me off though.
I am leaning towards the Asustor AS5102T.
Which of the above, or one not listed, will give me the best VM performance currently?
Fantastic resource here, my crash course in NAS went much easier with all the info and reviews here. Many thanks!
My question:
I am looking for a 2 bay NAS, using RAID1, and supports 4tb in size(not tons of data)
It's main purpose will be Server and PC backups, file storage, and possibly a VM or three. VM is not a requirement as I have Server 2012 and hyper-v VM's already, but it would be nice to be able to run another VM for windows domain training/linux/whatever. The VM's will be basic installs with not much hd space and not much software, at least for now. I will have a usb external drive for backing up the most important files on the NAS.
I ran through the live demo's for Qnap and Asustor this morning, and for me, I found the Asustor UI much more to my liking. That said, I am not beholden to Asustor if Qnap or Synology have better VM performance. I will of course max out the internal ram on whatever device I purchase.
Models I'm considering are:
Asustor AS5002T
Asustor AS5102T
Qnap TS-251+
Qnap TS-253A
Per the reviews here, the Asustor has the best speed overall, but reading around says they are new and an unknown entity with regards to quality of hardware long term. This doesn't put me off though.
I am leaning towards the Asustor AS5102T.
Which of the above, or one not listed, will give me the best VM performance currently?