Review: Four NAS Machines

[Guest]

If you need mass quantities of easily-accessible storage, then NAS is right for you. Here are four storage systems from LaCie, QNap and Synology.

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[malici0usc0de]

One of the things I would like to see in a NAS before I actually purchase one is hardware encryption of some sort. It would be nice to know if the unit were stolen that the data on it couldn't be accessed without proper credentials of some sort. For this very reason I still choose to run my storage from a real PC is so I can fully encrypt all the drives.

 

[SuckRaven]

Ignoring price for the moment, I would love to see these, or some other future NAS boxes assessed in a RAID 0+1 configuration, where u get the benefits of both striping, and redundancy. Four 1TB drives though, only to end up with 1/2 the total storage of 2TB is a b*tch though, I know... =)

 

[d_kuhn]

There are 4-6 drive NAS enclosures out there relatively affordable.

Do yourself a favor - if you're interested in Network Storage, DON'T get a 2 Drive appliance. Get a larger unit and populated it as funds allow. Something like the Intel ss4200-e ($160-$200), 4 drives.

 

[awaken688]

Good article. Obviously these commercial solutions are nice. For pure interest sake, I'd love to see a NAS DIY build thrown in to see performance and usability comparisons. A lot of us have spare stuff around to build one minus the hard drives. Thanks for the review though.

 

[wildwell]

^^ Yeah, a DIY description or follow-up article would be cool!

 

[smokinu]

just do a google search on NAS DYI review and you will find several sites dedicated to NAS reviews and comparisons. There are so many ways out there to build one depending on which OS you plan on using.

 

[g00ey]

Why not build your own NAS from a cheap computer using OpenSolaris and ZFS? That's what I would do if I need to extend my storage capacity. ZFS also offers features that are way more reliable than what RAID can offer.

 

[Guest]

I was disappointed not to see my ReadyNAS Duo in the line-up; I think it easily matches the features, it has an active community producnig "add-ons" e.g. in development is a feature for ip security cameras, there's one to stream music over the net, there's an itunes server, at least 3 torrent clients, plenty of local media streaming, as well as normal stuff like storage, RAID, UPS support, backup management

 

[Guest]

What the hell is this reviewer talking about. I just purchased the Lacie NS2 - i have a constant transfer rate of 11 MB/s over my LAN using a Dlink Dir-635 router standard G.

 

[Guest]

This review is just plain wrong. I recieved my Lacie NS2 a few days ago, and the speed is fine.
I use mine on a gigabit lan, and my speed is around 30 MB/s read, and 20 MB/s write on a normal explorer transfer.

 

[msi911]

My sentiments exactly. This is a link to a danish review but you can see the transfer speeds under "Benchmark": http://www.laptopworld.dk/Anmeldelser/Tilbehoer/2869-lacie-network-space-2.html?start=4

 

[Guest]

There is a huge difference between the NetworkSpace 2 and NetworkSpace Generation 1. The first/older model has a ridiculous transfer rate. I can confirm the 4 MB/s measured here.