ender666666
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I'm soon to be a first time NAS owner, but am faced with a tricky decision.
I have to opportunity to buy either of these 2 choices , but don't know which is better... Can anyone please weigh in with their choice? I know that they are both quite different in terms of specs, but assuming either would suit my needs, which would you choose?
Option 1:
BNIB Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2.0 2-drive bay w/ full warranty
Pros: Well reviewed, Excellent price, full warranty
Con: Limited expandability due to only 2 drive bays, hard choice between max storage vs. redundancy
Option 2:
Used (4.5 year old) Thecus N5200 5-drive bay
Pros: Higher calibre unit, more RAID type options, more drive bays, Very well reviewed, LCD Display, less overall storage lost to redundancy with a 5 disk RAID 5 vs. a 2 disk RAID 1
Cons: 4.5 years old - no warranty, will cost me about $100 more than Option 1
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Ideally I'd like to use 2TB disks in either NAS, and honestly do care more about storage capacity, but would like some data security (no RAID 0).
So... Which would you buy?
I have to opportunity to buy either of these 2 choices , but don't know which is better... Can anyone please weigh in with their choice? I know that they are both quite different in terms of specs, but assuming either would suit my needs, which would you choose?
Option 1:
BNIB Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2.0 2-drive bay w/ full warranty
Pros: Well reviewed, Excellent price, full warranty
Con: Limited expandability due to only 2 drive bays, hard choice between max storage vs. redundancy
Option 2:
Used (4.5 year old) Thecus N5200 5-drive bay
Pros: Higher calibre unit, more RAID type options, more drive bays, Very well reviewed, LCD Display, less overall storage lost to redundancy with a 5 disk RAID 5 vs. a 2 disk RAID 1
Cons: 4.5 years old - no warranty, will cost me about $100 more than Option 1
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Ideally I'd like to use 2TB disks in either NAS, and honestly do care more about storage capacity, but would like some data security (no RAID 0).
So... Which would you buy?