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!MiKrofT · 07-20-2012, 02:18 PM

Do not get the Patriot. Support for that is awful.

My NAS setup consists of:

Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 (2Bay with all the features you mentioned including BT) (Can be picked up for around $120 at NCIX and beats anything else in this price range. Next step up would be synology or qnap for dual bay)
2x WD Green 3TB in Mirror mode.

It also has 2 USB3.0 and 1 USB2.0 ports.

On the WD Greens I used wdidle3 and changed the timeout to 5min. to prevent unnecessary head parking associated with the WD Green series. This is my 3rd set of Greens I've done this to and have no problems at all.

If you need 4 bays stick with the big boys: Synology, QNAP, Netgear

My data is stored on my 500gb which is then mirrored to my NAS mirror weekly. Then monthly I backup to a portable 2.5" drive. Another option would be to store everything on the NAS and then use offline mode via a windows share so there's a copy on both devices.

07-20-2012, 02:18 PM	#4
!MiKrofT Got MOD? Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,919 Thanked 519 Times in 444 Posts Failed 5 Times in 4 Posts	Do not get the Patriot. Support for that is awful. My NAS setup consists of: Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 (2Bay with all the features you mentioned including BT) (Can be picked up for around $120 at NCIX and beats anything else in this price range. Next step up would be synology or qnap for dual bay) 2x WD Green 3TB in Mirror mode. It also has 2 USB3.0 and 1 USB2.0 ports. On the WD Greens I used wdidle3 and changed the timeout to 5min. to prevent unnecessary head parking associated with the WD Green series. This is my 3rd set of Greens I've done this to and have no problems at all. If you need 4 bays stick with the big boys: Synology, QNAP, Netgear My data is stored on my 500gb which is then mirrored to my NAS mirror weekly. Then monthly I backup to a portable 2.5" drive. Another option would be to store everything on the NAS and then use offline mode via a windows share so there's a copy on both devices. __________________ [NS] Niteshadow.ca '95 Integra RS R.I.P. My Feedback (50-0-0)