High-end NAS roundup
I have been looking for a new 5 to 10 bay NAS for backup purposes. There are a lot of nice options on the market right now. Here are some links and articles that have been helpful to me so far:
LimeTech – AVS-10/4 Mass-Storage Serverhttp://lime-technology.com/avs-104-server/We talked to several digital media enthusiasts and professional audio/video installers to come up with the ideal server for their needs in the AVS-10/4 Mass-Storage Server. It’s also a great…
Thecus N10850 Top Tower Reviewed – Features, Performance – SmallNetBuilderhttp://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/32052-thecus-n10850-top-tower-reviewed?showall=&start=1I tested the N10850 with 2.03.08 firmware, using our NAS test process with RAID 0, 5 and 10 volumes. As is our standard practice, four drives were configured in each volume type.
QNAP TS-1079 Pro NAS Reviewed – Performance, 10 GbE, Closing Thoughts – SmallNetBuilderhttp://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/31647-qnap-ts-1079-pro-nas-reviewed?start=1I tested the TS-1079 Pro with 3.5.2 Build 1126T firmware, using our NAS test process and four-drive RAID 0, 5 and 10 volumes. The Benchmark summary below shows RAID 0, 5 and 10 results, along with…
Qnap Intel Atom D2700 2.13GHz/ 1GB RAM/ 2GbE/ 8SATA3/ 2eSATA/ USB3.0/ 8-Bay Tower Turbo NAS Server for SMBs (TS-869-PRO-US): Computers & Accessorieshttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007K9WEFI?ie=UTF8&tag=pixensity-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007K9WEFIQnap Intel Atom D2700 2.13GHz/ 1GB RAM/ 2GbE/ 8SATA3/ 2eSATA/ USB3.0/ 8-Bay Tower Turbo NAS Server for SMBs (TS-869-PRO-US) by Unknown
Synology DiskStation DS2411 plushttp://www.techspot.com/review/426-synology-diskstation-ds2411-plus/page13.htmlConclusion. Although the DiskStation DS2411+ is considered a business-class NAS device suitable for SMB users, its $1,700 asking price remains a decent value and we
Thecus N4800 NAS Server Reviewed – SmallNetBuilderhttp://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/31769-thecus-n4800-nas-server-reviewedThecus recently upgraded its “SMB” NAS line with two models based on an Intel D2700 “Cedar View” Atom platform. I’m looking at the four bay N4800, which looks very much like the…
Thecus N7700PRO Reviewed – SmallNetBuilderhttp://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/31120-thecus-n7700pro-reviewedI’m going to take a quick look at Thecus’ upgrade of its N7700 seven bay NAS that I reviewed just about a year ago. The N7700PRO is for all intents and purposes the same as its older sibling but…
Thecus N7510 7-Bay Affordable Tower NAS Review – Software Features | TweakTownhttp://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5242/thecus-n7510-7-bay-affordable-tower-nas-review/index3.htmlThecus strikes gold with the new N7510, a high performance NAS that costs less than $100 per drive bay, and it has more features than you
Thecus N7510 NAS Server Reviewed – Inside, Features – SmallNetBuilderhttp://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/31962-thecus-n7510-nas-server-reviewed?showall=&start=1Thecus has thoughtfully designed the N7510 for easy servicing. The back panel containing the two fans comes off by removing four thumbscrews and unplugging the two fan cables. You can then slide out…
OS options for DIY NAS:
FreeNAS Project – Open Source Storage – FreeNAS Projecthttp://www.freenas.org/FreeNAS is the go to solution for managing storage. Viewers of my podcast often ask me about building servers for work, home and the cloud, when storage is involved my answer is always “Just use…
SnapRAIDhttp://snapraid.sourceforge.net/compare.htmlOther important factors are the support of some form of integrity checksum to identify silent data corruption and then fix it, if you can use already filled disk, if you can recover your data from…
FlexRAIDhttp://flexraid.com/FlexRAID is a highly scalable and smart storage system that turns independent hard drives of various sizes, makes, and models into storage pools and storage pools into storage clouds.
Perfect alternative to Drobo and Droboshare | frankly at a glance. – Part 3http://frankleng.me/2010/05/01/zfs-powered-nas-the-ultimate-alternative-to-drobo-droboshare-the-complete-guide/3/FreeNAS Performance NAS performance is often tricky to measure because everything is relative to the size of the file you are transferring and the caching technique used to facilitate the transfer.…
Building your own drobo + HTPC | frankly at a glance. – Part 2http://frankleng.me/2012/12/15/snapshot-raid-powered-nas-htpc/2/CPU Previously I used an Intel Atom chip. It was very efficient and can be passively cooled, but it simply does not measure up for a HTPC. Therefore, I opted to use a very efficient Intel Core i3…