aviphysics
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I am looking for a replacement for a Synology DS221J. I run this with a pair of 2TB HDD in RAID 1.
I mainly use the NAS to backup our laptops at home and away, using Synology's CloudStation software and periodic file dumps.
The problem is that it is painfully slow to sort through 2 TB of data with the DS211J meager performance.
My budget is around $300 or less. I would like to replace it with something that...
1) Will be as reliable as the DS211J has been (The only time I have had to reboot it is for software upgrades or to move its location)
2) Has easy to use Cloud software that works at home and over the internet and can keep multiple file iterations.
3) Is a lot faster
4) Preferably same or lower power consumption.
5) I think I would prefer to go with an intel based NAS (Let me know if I am being unfair to the ARM based CPUs)
6) Our IP address doesn't change often, but it isn't static and I don't want to rely on it staying the same. It would be great if the NAS company took care of syncing up my home IP address with the cloud software on the laptop (like Synology does for Cloud Station).
Our internet is a pretty reliable 100 Mbit/s symmetric connection and the house is wired for 1Gbit/s ethernet.
I have been thinking about maybe one of the following options, though am open to other options.
1) The DS216+II seems like an option. I liked how Synology seemed to provide long term support for even the lowly DS211J.
2) I have seen the QNAP TS251 recommended, and it has the merit of being cheaper, though I don't know a lot about their software situation compared to Synology.
3) The WD My Cloud Mirror seems like a potential value option, though I don't need a new pair of drives right now. I once again don't know a lot about their software situation or if it would do everything I want.
I have thought about rebuilding our media computer/video game server to double as a NAS, but that seems like it wouldn't be nearly as reliable.
Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
I mainly use the NAS to backup our laptops at home and away, using Synology's CloudStation software and periodic file dumps.
The problem is that it is painfully slow to sort through 2 TB of data with the DS211J meager performance.
My budget is around $300 or less. I would like to replace it with something that...
1) Will be as reliable as the DS211J has been (The only time I have had to reboot it is for software upgrades or to move its location)
2) Has easy to use Cloud software that works at home and over the internet and can keep multiple file iterations.
3) Is a lot faster
4) Preferably same or lower power consumption.
5) I think I would prefer to go with an intel based NAS (Let me know if I am being unfair to the ARM based CPUs)
6) Our IP address doesn't change often, but it isn't static and I don't want to rely on it staying the same. It would be great if the NAS company took care of syncing up my home IP address with the cloud software on the laptop (like Synology does for Cloud Station).
Our internet is a pretty reliable 100 Mbit/s symmetric connection and the house is wired for 1Gbit/s ethernet.
I have been thinking about maybe one of the following options, though am open to other options.
1) The DS216+II seems like an option. I liked how Synology seemed to provide long term support for even the lowly DS211J.
2) I have seen the QNAP TS251 recommended, and it has the merit of being cheaper, though I don't know a lot about their software situation compared to Synology.
3) The WD My Cloud Mirror seems like a potential value option, though I don't need a new pair of drives right now. I once again don't know a lot about their software situation or if it would do everything I want.
I have thought about rebuilding our media computer/video game server to double as a NAS, but that seems like it wouldn't be nearly as reliable.
Any helpful advice would be appreciated.