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Thursday, June 21, 2018

I've long wanted network storage for my home network, as a backup if nothing else.

I've long wanted network storage for my home network, as a backup if nothing else. I'm currently looking at this, which goes for $A289.00 from this vendor. There's also the bigger version of this, the DS418j 4-Bay, which goes for $A429.00. This is without adding in costs for hard drives, but I already have a couple of spare 1GB 3.5" sata drives just sitting around.

The only other alternative in my budget (under $500) is a WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra 0TB from MegaBuy for $262.75 (incl shipping). It might be time to have another read of the June issue of PC & TECH, which reviewed these and and many more NAS devices (see the online version at https://www.pressreader.com/australia/pc-tech-authority/20180601/281569471346861).

http://www.dcomponline.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=134&products_id=3086
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  1. Fred BeckhusenJune 21, 2018 at 8:38 PM

    I have both a 4 slot nd a 6 slot readynas. 3x 6 tb tb on 3 disks in the 6 slot and I need to expand it already. They support XRAID which lets you pull one drive. Plug in a larger one and it syncs it. The plug in another and sync it. Repeat Mix sizes. And magicly it is larger. No need to save and rebuild the raid which would require a second raid to save and restore from.
    Look for that feature. Its invaluable

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  2. Laura EssJune 21, 2018 at 8:45 PM

    Ooh, the sort of thing I need. I'll download manuals and specs before committing.

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  3. Laura EssJuly 1, 2018 at 6:22 PM

    Hmmm, the two I was looking at have Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) instead, which seems similar:
    synology.com - DiskStation Manager - Knowledge Base | Synology Inc.

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  4. Fred BeckhusenJuly 1, 2018 at 11:05 PM

    Yeah, that's a great system. No waste and you can upgrade one drive at a time for many years of use.

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  5. Laura EssJuly 1, 2018 at 11:10 PM

    Aha. Then - if I can still afford it - I'll get the 4 bay model!

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  6. Fred BeckhusenJuly 2, 2018 at 7:35 AM

    Yes, that's perfect. You can start with 1 drive, then 2, for redundancy. Add a third to grow. When you run low, add a fourth, then go back to #1, then 2 and so on.

    I have a 6 bay one with three 4 TB, or 8 TB. By time I need it which is getting closer, I can put in up to 3 larger drives, one at a time. In a few years, pull the 4TB out one at a time and replace them, and let it rebuild each time.

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