Hi, im currently in the process of trying to decide on my first NAS unit. I currently have 4TB worth of movies and Music, (ATM) on external hard drives. I stream these to othere computers on a network and play in Windows Media Center and Itunes. Also play them through a PS3 occasionaly.
I have read quite a few reviews and have short listed a few possibilities.
Thecus N5500, Seems to have a lot of features, USB and esata ports. Also having 5 bay for hard drives so i can run RAID 5 with still plenty of storage space.
Synology DS411+, ment to be easier to use and set up but with 1 Less HDD Bay.
Q Nap Ts439 Pro, Has had great reviews from what i have seen. Again 1 less Hdd Bay.
Price does matter a bit, so the Thecus N5500 seems to be the best value for money. Reviews about the software and initial setup are a little negative. But these are a year old. So perhaps some updates have fixed some of these problems.
I have read quite a few reviews and have short listed a few possibilities.
Thecus N5500, Seems to have a lot of features, USB and esata ports. Also having 5 bay for hard drives so i can run RAID 5 with still plenty of storage space.
Synology DS411+, ment to be easier to use and set up but with 1 Less HDD Bay.
Q Nap Ts439 Pro, Has had great reviews from what i have seen. Again 1 less Hdd Bay.
Price does matter a bit, so the Thecus N5500 seems to be the best value for money. Reviews about the software and initial setup are a little negative. But these are a year old. So perhaps some updates have fixed some of these problems.