Τhecus N2350 owners opinions

[R0m4nz0 Cr1min4l3]

Greetings to the Forums and congrats on the great work done.

Maybe there's a thread opened already for that and please redirect me if so but i'd like some N2350 owners opinions since i'm thinking seriously on getting one.
So if possible chip in.
To clarify:
The reason i'm thinking of getting this unit is simply because i need a small seamless unit that's low powered,something to leave turned on for days if needed.
At the moment i do have some descent storage hardware to depend on so i'm not expecting much from this unit especially with this kind of specs and this price point.
I 'm not planning on doing anything fancy with it like backups,even setting up a RAID array or using it's apps thoroughly because i suspect that with this specs you can't do much plus i'm not that convinced that the Thecus OS is up for the task but all this are up to you to agree or not.
Iwas also thinking of getting the Zyxel NSA 326 but i'm leaning more towards the N2350 because of some extra goodies such as some enterprise features that will come in handy.
Any way i hope that day to day operations will run more smoothly than my previous QNAP TS-121 which lasted about 3 weeks.

Thanx in advance for your time.

 

[L&LD]

From a quick search, it seems to have good hardware but a terrible user experience to set up and get going. How technically inclined are you?

Any NAS is intended to be left on, continuously. What is your actual use? If you have storage already, is this just backup?

I would recommend at least a RAID1 array on any storage unit with 'backup' intentions. I would also recommend 4 Bays or more, even if you just filled two of those bays today (hopefully, the os will allow you to add drives to the existing array too).

What issues did you have with that single drive QNAP? What needs will the new NAS satisfy?

https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas...n2350-home-soho-nas-reviewed?showall=&start=1

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/thecus-n2350-home-soho-nas-reviewed.40749/

 

[R0m4nz0 Cr1min4l3]

Many thanx for the reply,
and wow your questions are right on the money , a conversation stimulator and deep thanx for your recommendations.
Well after giving a search my self i totally agree with you on the good hardware and the bad user experience on the setup part.
I'd say that i am quite technically inclined because i've been working as an IT for a few years now if that's what you mean but on the other hand that doesn't mean that every piece of hardware is always straight forward to setup or deal with.The problem is that i don't have much time in my hands to spend on this toy, pity but...i don't need this kind of frustration right now.
Anyway a usage scenario is to just make it a storage extension/expansion for an isolated virtual machine i use for testing which doen't mess with the rest of the ''infrastracture'' so to speak.I already have a 8 bay home storage server on a RAID 5 array configuration and for now i'd like to keep things separate.
Just pop in a hard disk that's lying around maybe experiment play a bit and that's mostly it.
Now i bought the QNAP as soon as it came out i think?It's been several years.It had all the bells and whistles i needed at the time (AD Integration,WOL and the likes).
To be honest it was very easy and straight forward to setup,even upgrading the firmware was a breeze.And then i started playing around with it.I remember giving a try on the transmission app but it was horrible because the unit did not have enough horsepower to handle the load?Anyway suddenly i started having issues accessing the unit and then i could not access it at all. After some troubleshooting i came to the conclusion that the lan port died on me .This was verified as well by QNAP support who refused to send me a replacement insisting that it was my fault that the lan port died ( excessive current ) and by the store i bought it from which finally fully refunded me after QNAP refused to.This left a bitter taste in my mouth so i just stopped messing about with NAS appliances.I had good fun though .

 

[L&LD]

For the use you indicate? Buy an enclosure and throw in that spare drive you may have.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5RLG2C/?tag=snbforums-20


or if your drives are 3.5"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZC303G/?tag=snbforums-20


After experimenting and seeing what you really require (if you require anything more than the above), then you can spend a few more dollars.

 

[R0m4nz0 Cr1min4l3]

Well that's a thought for sure and an inexpensive one but maybe i miss the frustration and the clunkiness lol.

 

[R0m4nz0 Cr1min4l3]

and that's looking for trouble...again

 

[L&LD]

Well that's a thought for sure and an inexpensive one but maybe i miss the frustration and the clunkiness lol.

Okay, here is something to keep you busy.

 

[R0m4nz0 Cr1min4l3]

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