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    Cheap NAS Raid 1 solution?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chigundo, Mar 3, 2009.

  1. chigundo

    chigundo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking for a Raid 1 solution, 1Tb (2x 500gb) external storage.

    I haven't been following the NAS evolution but it seems prices are coming down. I don't want to spend over $200 really for just the peace of mind of Raid 1 storage. If I can network the thing that'd be a bonus.

    So, are there any decent NAS Raid 1 solutions out there? I keep finding $500+ products.
     
    chigundo, Mar 3, 2009
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  2. AuroraAlpha

    AuroraAlpha Notebook Consultant

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    RAID 1 is mirroring and you will only have half the space for use of the drive's individual capacity. So if you use 2 x 500GB drives you will have a 500GB RAID 1 array. If you want 1TB you will need either 4 x 500GB drives, or 2 x 1TB drives.

    If you go the NAS route you are pretty much required to network it as its called Network Attached Storage and generally give best performeence over ethernet, and that is assuming that it has a second connection type. The USB/Firewire/eSATA ports that may be included are to connect additional harddrives, not to connect it to a computer.

    Is your $200 for an emepty NAS box, or the entire solution? 1TB drives are going for about $80+ so you won't find a NAS box for $40.

    Edit: As for price, most continue to be $300-500 because they are basically mini-computers with their own motherboards, CPU, and RAM. They useally run some type of linux and support complex e-mail systems, FTP, automattion, and other fun little tasks that are expensive to develope and use; not to mention they are expect by businesses to be painfully reliable, so there is a cost to making that happen as well.

    Do you have an old computer? You can turn an old desktop into a NAS system if your ok installing and setting up a linux distro.
     
    AuroraAlpha, Mar 3, 2009
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