QNAP TS-120 - $116USD at Amazon - 05/05/15

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Saw this earlier today... I'm not an Amazon affiliate - but this is an excellent deal...

 

[stevech]

From a backup perspective,
A 1 bay NAS is like having a half a pair of shoes.

 

[sfx2000]

From a backup perspective,
A 1 bay NAS is like having a half a pair of shoes.

It's got an eSATA and two USB3 ports... so perhaps not as limited as one might think...

 

[L&LD]

Have to agree with stevech.

Even 2 bay NAS' are not what I like to recommend. 4 bay and higher, especially when they are the only file server around.

 

[thiggins]

4 bay and higher, especially when they are the only file server around.

Why?

Single bay NASes are perfectly fine as long as they are properly backed up or don't serve as primary storage. With 6TB available in a single drive, why hassle with RAID if you don't have to?

 

[L&LD]

Any data worth having a NAS for is worth having multiple copies of (even on the same NAS).

I didn't mention any RAID configuration. Just multiple disks.

A single large drive is still a single point of failure for all your data. A backup of a NAS is another NAS, not a USB or eSATA external based enclosure.

 

[stevech]

Why?

Single bay NASes are perfectly fine as long as they are properly backed up... ?

all too often, people don't. I rely on automation.

 

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Why?

Single bay NASes are perfectly fine as long as they are properly backed up or don't serve as primary storage. With 6TB available in a single drive, why hassle with RAID if you don't have to?

@ Tim Higgins - we should probably move this thread over to the General > Hot Deals perhaps... sorry for misposting..

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