1) 4 bays only lets you do RAID configurations that are virtually useless with today's drive capacities. RAID5 is dead... you need 2 disks' worth of redundancy otherwise you're wasting money on a false sense of security. I've dealt with LOTS of RAID arrays. You want a 6-bay array minimum in 2018.
1) 4 bays only lets you do RAID configurations that are virtually useless with today's drive capacities. RAID5 is dead... you need 2 disks' worth of redundancy otherwise you're wasting money on a false sense of security. I've dealt with LOTS of RAID arrays. You want a 6-bay array minimum in 2018.
2) hardware specs on this seem pretty pathetic.
What RAID NAS enclosure would you recommend? I'm looking for general storage, TimeMachine capable (if possible), PLEX compatible (if possible).
My favorite by far is the HP microserver Proliant G10 (or earlier versions if you can find them). Well designed for easy access to all parts, lots of ports, 4 internal bays but you could use an eSATA card to use a cheap JBOD external enclosure. I run OpenMediaVault on it. Been using this for years (I have a G7 and a G8, and a friend of mine built two G10s) and we're really happy with them.
"1) 4 bays only lets you do RAID configurations that are virtually useless with today's drive capacities. RAID5 is dead... you need 2 disks' worth of redundancy otherwise you're wasting money on a false sense of security. I've dealt with LOTS of RAID arrays. You want a 6-bay array minimum in 2018.
2) hardware specs on this seem pretty pathetic."
That seems sort of backwards. Nothing has changed in 2018 opposed to 5 or 10 years ago as far as NAS storage, except that the drive capacities have risen so if anything you might need fewer drives.
On the other hand if you're already paying for the board, enclosure, PSU, sure it makes sense for them to make a 6 bay instead of 4 if the total construction cost is likely to be only $10 difference, unless there's some kind of economy controller crippling or licensing issue where it would cost more to use more than 4 SATA ports, but it shouldn't cost that much more considering that motherboard manufacturers pull it off.
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My guess? The NAS and Intel chip are 32 bit. Each drive will have two 2TB partitions. for a total of 8 partitions.
2) hardware specs on this seem pretty pathetic.
I won't go with netgear for NAS's
1) 4 bays only lets you do RAID configurations that are virtually useless with today's drive capacities. RAID5 is dead... you need 2 disks' worth of redundancy otherwise you're wasting money on a false sense of security. I've dealt with LOTS of RAID arrays. You want a 6-bay array minimum in 2018.
2) hardware specs on this seem pretty pathetic.
What RAID NAS enclosure would you recommend? I'm looking for general storage, TimeMachine capable (if possible), PLEX compatible (if possible).
Well designed for easy access to all parts, lots of ports, 4 internal bays but you could use an eSATA card to use a cheap JBOD external enclosure.
I run OpenMediaVault on it. Been using this for years (I have a G7 and a G8, and a friend of mine built two G10s) and we're really happy with them.
2) hardware specs on this seem pretty pathetic."
That seems sort of backwards. Nothing has changed in 2018 opposed to 5 or 10 years ago as far as NAS storage, except that the drive capacities have risen so if anything you might need fewer drives.
On the other hand if you're already paying for the board, enclosure, PSU, sure it makes sense for them to make a 6 bay instead of 4 if the total construction cost is likely to be only $10 difference, unless there's some kind of economy controller crippling or licensing issue where it would cost more to use more than 4 SATA ports, but it shouldn't cost that much more considering that motherboard manufacturers pull it off.
Thank you!