2014-09-22, 20:00
Hi All
Probably not the right place for this but it is hardware related.
My trusty old Thecus N5200 Pro is beginning to fail, WOL already broken (not going to replace as would require new mobo). PSU blew up yesterday and will be replaced but thinking of relegating it to a backup and replacing it with a more up-to-date NAS. Given HDDs are now larger and the new NAS support the higher capacity since I last upgraded them in the Thecus, I'm thinking of dropping down to a 4 bay v 5 and sticking 4 x 3TB WD Reds, which will actually give me another 1TB than I have today in RAID 5 (5 x 2TB Seagates). So here are the choices listing dearest to cheapest and what I see as the pros in some cases. I only really looking for a stay away or strong recommendation as to which model to choose or if I have left something of the list that really should be considered around less than £/$300 mark.
Thecus N4520 - £278 - 2GB RAM, up to 24TB
Asustor AS-204TE -£270 - 1GB RAM, Good read speed
WD My Cloud EX4 - £255 - 2GHz processor, limited to 16TB
Qnap TS-420 - £250 - limited to 16TB
Synology DS414J - £248 - up to 24TB
Netgear ReadyNAS RN10400 - £168 - Cheap
TIA
Probably not the right place for this but it is hardware related.
My trusty old Thecus N5200 Pro is beginning to fail, WOL already broken (not going to replace as would require new mobo). PSU blew up yesterday and will be replaced but thinking of relegating it to a backup and replacing it with a more up-to-date NAS. Given HDDs are now larger and the new NAS support the higher capacity since I last upgraded them in the Thecus, I'm thinking of dropping down to a 4 bay v 5 and sticking 4 x 3TB WD Reds, which will actually give me another 1TB than I have today in RAID 5 (5 x 2TB Seagates). So here are the choices listing dearest to cheapest and what I see as the pros in some cases. I only really looking for a stay away or strong recommendation as to which model to choose or if I have left something of the list that really should be considered around less than £/$300 mark.
Thecus N4520 - £278 - 2GB RAM, up to 24TB
Asustor AS-204TE -£270 - 1GB RAM, Good read speed
WD My Cloud EX4 - £255 - 2GHz processor, limited to 16TB
Qnap TS-420 - £250 - limited to 16TB
Synology DS414J - £248 - up to 24TB
Netgear ReadyNAS RN10400 - £168 - Cheap
TIA