rwwjr44 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I am getting ready to buy a NAS to use as a music streamer over my home network. Please let me know your preference between ReadyNas and Synology. I am pretty much sold on getting a two bay unit with a dual processor. Thanks Aurender N10, Esoteric F-05 Integrated Amplifier, Synergistic Active USB, Oppo 203, Synergistic Atmosphere Level 3 UEF Speaker cables, Legacy Audio Focus SE, Rega Planar 10 turntable with Aphelion 2 cartridge. Link to comment
jtm Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Hi RWE, check the threads in the Disk Storage forum for additional information ... Link to comment
rwwjr44 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Thanks Aurender N10, Esoteric F-05 Integrated Amplifier, Synergistic Active USB, Oppo 203, Synergistic Atmosphere Level 3 UEF Speaker cables, Legacy Audio Focus SE, Rega Planar 10 turntable with Aphelion 2 cartridge. Link to comment
Allan F Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I am getting ready to buy a NAS to use as a music streamer over my home network. Please let me know your preference between ReadyNas and Synology. I am pretty much sold on getting a two bay unit with a dual processor. Thanks FWIW, Chris C usually recommends Synology at seminars. I have no experience with ReadyNas, but I am very happy with my Synology DS213. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
roccoriley Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I am getting ready to buy a NAS to use as a music streamer over my home network. Please let me know your preference between ReadyNas and Synology. I am pretty much sold on getting a two bay unit with a dual processor. Thanks Both are good. I have had several ReadyNas over the last five years or so and have no complaints. A four drive unit will allow you to have RAID. Link to comment
Allan F Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 A four drive unit will allow you to have RAID. You can get RAID with a two bay Synology. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
nununo Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 You can get RAID with a two bay Synology. Yes, but you need both drives to be of the same size, right? While with 4 drives you can gradually expand it by replacing the smaller one with a bigger one every time you need more space. Once you replace one drive with the other, the NAS will take care of everything. Check this out: Synology Network Attached Storage - RAID Calculator Link to comment
Allan F Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yes, but you need both drives to be of the same size, right? While with 4 drives you can gradually expand it by replacing the smaller one with a bigger one every time you need more space. Once you replace one drive with the other, the NAS will take care of everything. Check this out: Synology Network Attached Storage - RAID Calculator Actually, the default system used by Synology's software, SHR (Synology Hybrid RAID), does not require that both drives be of the same size. You are not obliged to use SHR, however. Most people setting up a NAS do use identical drives in each bay. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
nununo Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Actually, the default system used by Synology's software, SHR (Synology Hybrid RAID), does not require that both drives be of the same size. You are not obliged to use SHR, however. Most people setting up a NAS do use identical drives in each bay. I actually thought that applied only for 4 or more bays. Thanks, Nuno Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I've got a 2 bay ReadyNAS and I'm happy with its performance. You don't need identical sized discs in RAID mode, though of course, you will only have the capacity of the smaller drive available. Mine recently survived a direct lightning strike. I mean DIRECT, as in huge bright blue flash in the end of the house. One of the drives ceased functioning, but the other drive and the NAS itself are still working fine. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
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