From: "Chris Zwar" Received: from mail-pf1-f179.google.com ([209.85.210.179] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7231725 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:50:30 +0100 Received: by mail-pf1-f179.google.com with SMTP id w73so5814736pfk.10 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:00:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=chriszwar-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:mime-version:subject:message-id:date:to; bh=FILWfxAh+51bKRghFI80FasHNreVYH4fXdTpMke53gs=; b=anqSsczg72xF32zuEj2eGWiL9TrvJqdGt+3MTVwxwVYiZFDJk3B4LZ9SLumwE+4JNx RCuZj8VGXkkvFnygUPF8Q29YWXxk2wT5SnbddV01toFu0nx0HRt7w+7jSZH6C4ikM9Uo +rVgR8S31FH+ZwywpQZZILYIpOthqentPOK65vvJK0V83VDPnP1olCJjmLr5lMlGGYhR CW7bEiDCltaaHibMalAmcIeXZeQFfcLlPjzLcLc4WESqrWQvr/AUeaw1KwhZGMqwGDow cvewyt+5xfHI4WPaLJxl8C2PtuJVFfSl7L3eqj+z5qNx9rKqZEkML21g96+ViQkUx0YL HCSQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:mime-version:subject:message-id:date:to; bh=FILWfxAh+51bKRghFI80FasHNreVYH4fXdTpMke53gs=; b=bFYYDHvajgmwPeNHZDp1bdcl7ouerDIPOASR8ka+wB/2mKudD1turtUvJYE6efGWMG bRR49xJLApHT9TiXCUxInysGLQpuVdVJxhjaNZ9tPlW1M6WnpdR0C9UaLNSEs3qMou/c TRVLyyGRS04WdBqpj3Qy/zceMsZalfx9z49nUPcWIQC8Xrt/IE+6zNqjsc4x7IzODDhn kbB4b+7PyQjdJ9ZVYUkZXtWAT+ahY2WoTx1GV6gffc0BBlz14Fp4qvFK8QnNL7e88But jwg8Ryfa1KysrJCFZd7tDkrOmQQyu41ovAaX7xnSfmzwZ0hHdOLQyr/u3fCPkQdngUrU N1bw== X-Gm-Message-State: AJcUukeJyDbs08i5NcMiCqutc6D3XSs3WzWjcVYYCD0OpJYD5UvdfhE5 k15P91l4rpmruk1bhiX3w6n6a/i9ckU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ALg8bN68u3x26qEG+o1bHV8NzklTv1Ai4sp6U2TmIaC1abJ97vgeVvB0TUiUaxTOWZhGMgMftksg+w== X-Received: by 2002:a62:345:: with SMTP id 66mr17472815pfd.189.1547780397244; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:59:57 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.0.5] ([101.164.85.130]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id o8sm6012988pfa.42.2019.01.17.18.59.55 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:59:56 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_AE019931-0EEA-475A-955C-F71CE78AD8FB" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Considerations for NAS Message-Id: Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:59:53 +1100 To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) --Apple-Mail=_AE019931-0EEA-475A-955C-F71CE78AD8FB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi all, I=E2=80=99m looking to make my home setup a bit more professional and at = some point I will get a NAS. I retired my Drobo a few years ago but I = am guilty of cluttering my desk with a bunch of external hard drives and = I want something a bit more substantial for the future. =20 For those who=E2=80=99ve already bought a NAS, beyond the basic question = of brand (probably Synology or Qnap), I=E2=80=99d appreciate any insight = on features that I should consider or that might catch me out if = they=E2=80=99re not in cheaper models. My initial thoughts are: - at least 6 or 8 bays - redundancy (ie RAID) - 2 1/2=E2=80=9D bays - preferably optimised for flash drives only - 10 gig Ethernet for future proofing - easy to expand. Will probably start with a few drives and add more = over the years - Mac & Windows - if that=E2=80=99s even still an issue these days - Built in Wifi (?) Anything else? When I bought my Drobo over 10 years ago, the main = feature was its ability to mix different drive sizes. Not sure if = that=E2=80=99s something which has spread to other brands. I=E2=80=99d like to think I=E2=80=99ll never have to purchase another = spinning hard drive again, so the entry level FS model from Synology = looks interesting but expensive: https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/FS1018 = This Qnap is cheaper but with different features: https://www.qnap.com/en-au/product/tvs-882st3 = All advice is welcome! -Chris --Apple-Mail=_AE019931-0EEA-475A-955C-F71CE78AD8FB Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Hi = all,

I=E2=80=99m = looking to make my home setup a bit more professional and at some point = I will get a NAS.  I retired my Drobo a few years ago but I am = guilty of cluttering my desk with a bunch of external hard drives and I = want something a bit more substantial for the future.
  
For those who=E2=80=99ve = already bought a NAS, beyond the basic question of brand (probably = Synology or Qnap), I=E2=80=99d appreciate any insight on features that I = should consider or that might catch me out if they=E2=80=99re not in = cheaper models.

My initial thoughts are:

- at least 6 or 8 bays
- redundancy (ie RAID)
- 2 1/2=E2=80=9D = bays - preferably optimised for flash drives only
- = 10 gig Ethernet for future proofing
- easy to = expand.  Will probably start with a few drives and add more over = the years
- Mac & Windows - if that=E2=80=99s = even still an issue these days
- Built in Wifi = (?)

Anything = else?  When I bought my Drobo over 10 years ago, the main feature = was its ability to mix different drive sizes.  Not sure if that=E2=80= =99s something which has spread to other brands.

I=E2=80=99d like to think I=E2=80=99ll = never have to purchase another spinning hard drive again, so the entry = level FS model from Synology looks interesting but expensive:

https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/FS1018

This Qnap is cheaper = but with different features:

https://www.qnap.com/en-au/product/tvs-882st3

All advice is = welcome!


-Chris

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