NAS Solution - QNAP ????
Posted by: too old to rock on 09 April 2013
I am looking to update my NAS solution.
Initially the main function will be to backup my HDX and the home network laptops/PC's.
However in the longer term I want a NAS that will be able to stream my music in its own right.
Maybe one day NDS plus NAS will take the place of the HDX. I am looking for reliability/flexibility and speed. In that respect I am considering either QNAP TS-419P 11 OR QNAP TS-412.
The QNAP's satisfies UPnP duties with built in Twonky.
Any comments in favour or against the QNAP's please.
Also will probably populate with 4 x 2 tb drives - any suggestions there for performance/reliability.
Many Tks Too Old To Rock
How do you mean stream itself?
They do that anyhow.
If you mean hook it directly to a hifi that won't work, plus they are very noisy.
QNAPs are OK.
How do you mean stream itself?
They do that anyhow.
If you mean hook it directly to a hifi that won't work, plus they are very noisy.
QNAPs are OK.
sorry not clear..... for now mainly backup duties but in time will use as remote store for HDX as internal disk becomes full - possibly to serve music to NDS. Not worried about noise as not in listening room.
Hi
2TB drives - would recommend WD Reds, designed for NAS applications...and reasonable VFM
QNAPs are very good and reliable products. I have a 119TS in operation since 3 years without any problems. I also use it as a PC backup and server. But I have disable the preinstalled Twonky and installed Logitech Media Server via a QPCK instead. I will not change anything until it goes belly up. But that will be quite some years from now, I guess. Actually I have never heard any reports of QNAPs dying, nor of any other of the major NAS brands for that matter.
Thumbs up for QNAP!
Dear,
I have a QNAP 219 for almost 2 years and it appears to be a very reliable and stable NAS. There is sufficient documentation and support via QNAP's website. I also notice that update or firmware are made available in a regular base.
also in myfriends network, quite some QNAPs circulate all with positive experiences.
Iver
I have a TS-409U and a TS-412U (the rack mount versions) and I would have no reservations recommending them. The power supply on the 409 packed up after 5 years continuous use, and QNAP took it back and repaired it for £30 plus shipping and turned it around within a week. Very happy.
Also, the forum is very helpful.
WD Reds would be my disk of choice if buying today, and QNAP do publish a compatibility list which they keep updated.
only downside for me is that I don't think much of TMS (Twonky). When I started using it at first I thought it was ok but there are better servers out there. I'm using Serviio and Asset for different duties at the moment.
HTH
steve
I run a TS-459 Pro and it's been rock solid for over a year with 4 1Tb datacentre quality drives in RAID 5 configuration. I dont like Twonky, so I run Asset on a separate Win7 server.
QNAPs are good...
Thanks for all replies felt from my research QNAP was good solution nice to have it confirmed. Also thought WD Red the way to go as basically designed for SOHO NAS situation. Will prob go for the 419 , whilst faster processor and add memory useful the USB 3.0 connections should provide reasonably fast external backup.
For my money a hp proliant n40l with open media vault, faster and super. And cheaper
Thanks for this Tylercoupe, I am perhaps trying to look too far into the future with my NAS solution. For now I have a 2TB HDX on which the music is ripped. Now we have the option to also store downloads on the HDX HD this is serving all the music at present into a 1 room system with Supernait/HiCap DR.
Will later this year expand this to our garden room office either with Uniti 2 or Superuniti.
My forward planning re NAS is trying to give myself maximum option when the HDX disc becomes full which at present rate of expansion would be in around 2 years time.
Option would be to upgrade HDX internal storage as guess by then Naim will have managed to source a reliable HD or larger capacity. Or to investigate converting the HDX to SSD (not sure if this option exists) with NAs becoming the music store (from reliability point of view would not want to trust the internal HD on the HDX in the very long term and use in combination with NAS as remote store as eventually the internal HD will fail)
My other option would be to remove the HDX from the equation and replace with NDS using the NAS as the UPNP server. Problem is from my research seems Twonky is universally slated on the forum but as the NAS is Linux based you cant install something like Asset onto QNAPS. I want to keep the box count down and don't really want HDX plus PS/NDS. Probably I'm guilty of overthinking this one and should just consider the QNAP for it backup and media streaming capabilities. In 2/3 years time there may be an even better Naim DAC that I could partner with HDX SSD (upgrade) DAC plus second HiCap DR which would give me as much of an upgrade as NDS would offer( especially as I have no plans to replace the Supernait)
We've been running a 410 for a couple of years. No complaints at all.
WD red hdd..