Network Attached Storage (NAS) Reccomendations

lob

Joined: 2004-06-24
Posts: 19

Posted: Sun, 2009-05-31 21:00

I am looking for Network Attached Storage (NAS) for my home & small business with 0.5-4 TB capacity and RAID 1 or better redundancy.

And less than $700, too.

Buffalo, Netgear and D-Link have products but some of the reviews on Amazon and Newegg are horror stories.

I'm also considering FreeNAS, but I need the hardware.

Comments?

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Mon, 2009-06-01 20:28

I only read the "bad" reviews on Amazon and Newegg for a laugh. Almost every person posting bad reviews about their "dead" drive or "dead" memory are morons. Yes, it's possible they got a DOA piece of hardware, but why post a bad review about it? Just RMA it and get a replacement. What's really funny are those who say they did this and kept getting bad hardware. Hmmm, me thinks it's the operator or maybe the no-name brand hardware you're using that might be the issue.

Not having experience with NAS myself, I'd go with Netgear for home or even small business use. Netgear acquired Infrant a couple years ago, barring that they haven't screwed with the product line much, I've heard a lot of great stuff about them and their ReadyNAS line.

Plus their X-RAID system is pretty dang cool:
http://www.readynas.com/?cat=54

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lob

Joined: 2004-06-24
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Posted: Tue, 2009-06-02 14:45

I agree that most of the negative reviews usually have a fatal disqualifying flaw, usually revealed as a fundamental misunderstanding by the writer.

For each of these products in question, though, there are one or two reviews where the writer thoroughly documents a problem that I would or could imagine having. I am getting ready to submit my own negative Amazon review on a cheap Seagate external disk that has proved unreliable after light usage in less than a year. Had I seen the negative reviews for this product, I would have avoided it.

Horrible first-tier support is something I've come to expect. It does not surprise me to hear that agents won't deviate from script or are not even aware that a particular problem exists.

For some really entertaining customer reviews (in this case, for hotel rooms), search out the one-star reviews on http://tripadvisor.com.

daniel@emsoft.se

Joined: 2009-06-15
Posts: 1

Posted: Mon, 2009-06-15 12:57

would love to see one as well

lob Joined: 2004-06-24 Posts: 19	Posted: Sun, 2009-05-31 21:00
	I am looking for Network Attached Storage (NAS) for my home & small business with 0.5-4 TB capacity and RAID 1 or better redundancy. And less than $700, too. Buffalo, Netgear and D-Link have products but some of the reviews on Amazon and Newegg are horror stories. I'm also considering FreeNAS, but I need the hardware. Comments?
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nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Mon, 2009-06-01 20:28
	I only read the "bad" reviews on Amazon and Newegg for a laugh. Almost every person posting bad reviews about their "dead" drive or "dead" memory are morons. Yes, it's possible they got a DOA piece of hardware, but why post a bad review about it? Just RMA it and get a replacement. What's really funny are those who say they did this and kept getting bad hardware. Hmmm, me thinks it's the operator or maybe the no-name brand hardware you're using that might be the issue. Not having experience with NAS myself, I'd go with Netgear for home or even small business use. Netgear acquired Infrant a couple years ago, barring that they haven't screwed with the product line much, I've heard a lot of great stuff about them and their ReadyNAS line. Plus their X-RAID system is pretty dang cool: http://www.readynas.com/?cat=54 ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

lob Joined: 2004-06-24 Posts: 19	Posted: Tue, 2009-06-02 14:45
	I agree that most of the negative reviews usually have a fatal disqualifying flaw, usually revealed as a fundamental misunderstanding by the writer. For each of these products in question, though, there are one or two reviews where the writer thoroughly documents a problem that I would or could imagine having. I am getting ready to submit my own negative Amazon review on a cheap Seagate external disk that has proved unreliable after light usage in less than a year. Had I seen the negative reviews for this product, I would have avoided it. Horrible first-tier support is something I've come to expect. It does not surprise me to hear that agents won't deviate from script or are not even aware that a particular problem exists. For some really entertaining customer reviews (in this case, for hotel rooms), search out the one-star reviews on http://tripadvisor.com.

daniel@emsoft.se Joined: 2009-06-15 Posts: 1	Posted: Mon, 2009-06-15 12:57
	would love to see one as well

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