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Mind if I ask what are you storing and how do you plan setting them up? And what do you plan to do with the nas?
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Basically just replacing the existing server I have taking up 4U in my rack, sucking a ton of power and generating a lot of noise. I have iTunes running on it to share music throughout the house, a bunch of downloaded, ripped, and recorded-from-TV video, and a webserver and mailserver that I use for various light-duty personal stuff. The automated-backup function on the QNAP looks nice, too (didn't notice if the Synology had it). Really, nothing too heavy-duty.
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I usually only see people who needs tons of raw storage wishing for 5-8bay units (HD video footage)
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Maybe I just want to plan for the future
Thing is, I want to run RAID6, and I have a bunch of 1TB drives (came out of other arrays that got upgraded), so the more drives, the better - RAID6 on 4x1TB is only 2TB total.
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If you are looking for 5-8bay solution, it probably makes more sense building one on your own in the long run.
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Hmmm, the problem becomes finding a case that will fit that many drives, plus needing to add drive sleds of some sort if you want them hot-swappable (or going to some really spendy case). We have 8-bay rack-mount QNAPs in a few sites and they're only 2U tall and work very well. All the drives are swappable from the front - no need to open the box up like you'd have to do with most DIY PC setups. Dual redundant power supplies, too.
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Slap some 2 or 3TB HDDs onto a good PCI-E raid controller in i3/H55 combo. Not only you have the most flexible setup in term of functionality and the most expandable solution too.
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Yeah, ya know, my current setup is a DIY server. Been there, done that. Don't feel like having something I have to fuck with anymore. Same reason I'm ready to ditch my old WinMo6 phone and get an iPhone - I don't care if it's not hackable, I just want something that will work and not give me any hassle.
So no, I'm not looking to roll my own anymore. Been there, done that, got a closet full of T-shirts. I'm well aware of the joys and benefits of building something from scratch. I'm also well aware of the joys and benefits of a plug-it-in-and-go setup, and right now, it's time for the latter.
The four-bay will do... but one can always wish for 8!
