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NAS Newbie, please help

  • 19-03-2012 7:33pm
    #1
    Rael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I have a query about NASs. I'm a newbie to the topic so be gentle!

    I currently have a PC with an external HD connected with all my music and video files stored on it. I'm getting a Mac Mini, so I'd like to be able to set up a NAS, put all my multimedia files on that and be able to access them from both devices. In essence I'd like to have my local iTunes content stored on the NAS.

    Am I correct in thinking that to access the NAS, it's just a matter of physically connecting it to the same router the PC & Mac are connected to, and then accessing the NAS from either machine through an IP address in a web browser or via a W7/OS X program supplied by the NAS manufacturer?

    Getting down to the rest of business, can you recommend which NAS to go for, I've heard good things about QNAP and Synology, and I'd like to get a decent amount of storage (at the moment my media library weighs in about 600gb but will keep expanding)

    Thanks for any and all help,

    Rael


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  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Rael wrote: »
    Am I correct in thinking that to access the NAS, it's just a matter of physically connecting it to the same router the PC & Mac are connected to, and then accessing the NAS from either machine through an IP address in a web browser or via a W7/OS X program supplied by the NAS manufacturer?

    Very much so.
    Rael wrote: »
    Getting down to the rest of business, can you recommend which NAS to go for

    If you have some spare machine, you can easily biuld one yourself. Boot FreeNAS from USB and fit in hard drives according to your needs.


  • #3
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    yep, they work pretty much the way you think they do.

    QNAP and Synology are both very good pre-built devices that will be perfect for someone with no prior NAS experience. you could build one yourself from an old PC using freeNAS, clearOS, unRAID or any one of the freely available NAS OS's you can get, but most of them have a fairly steep learning curve compared to the ready built devices.

    Steer well clear of Thecus, i've owned one of their high end NAS's for several years now and i wouldn't recommend them to anyone. if I was buying a new NAS, rather than building one myself, Synology would win hands down, followed by QNAP. other than that, go self build.

    The HP Microserver thread in the BA forum would be a good place to start if you were thinking about it. they are a great value option if you want to build your own NAS.


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