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Mister.T

Mister.T

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Hi,

Does anyone else have experience with a NAS drive, I'm looking for an upgrade. I'm currently using a Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (Hybrid RAID, BTRFS)

I'm using it to store photography, videos and website data.

As anyone used any other NAS apart from Synology, as I'm looking to switch.

Thankyou
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (24H2)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built (Self)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 96GB @ 5600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG 275CQRXF 27" WQHD Curved Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD / Corsair MP700 Pro 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD (OS / DATA) / Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (BACKUP 1) / Seagate One Touch HUB 12TB (BACKUP 2)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1200X Shift 80+ Gold
    Case
    Corsair Link 5000T LX Black Mid-Tower
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    Corsair Link Titan 360 RX
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    Corsair K100 Air Wireless RGB Ultra-Thin Mechanical Gaming
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    Speakers: Razer Leviathan V2 Gaming
I use a Buffalo LinkStation 220 8TB NAS but running as RAID 1 on 2 x 4TB HDDs. The included HDDs are Seagate IronWolf. Total storage is 3.6TB and I have 1.6TB free.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
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    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
One suggestion, get at least a 4 bay NAS drive and make sure it has RAID 10, also known as RAID 1+0, which is a RAID configuration that combines disk mirroring and disk striping to protect data. It requires a minimum of four disks and stripes data across mirrored pairs. As long as one disk in each mirrored pair is functional, data can be retrieved. If one drive goes down, replace with a new of same size and spec and it will repopulate itself with zero data lost.
(y)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3915)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision Mobile Workstation
    CPU
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90 Max Turbo 3.80
    Motherboard
    00V5FJ
    Memory
    64GB DDR4 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5 & Intel(R) HD Graphics P530
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" 4K UltraHD
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB Crucial NVMe & 2TB Seagate SATA
    PSU
    Dell 180W 19.5V-9.23A
    Keyboard
    Backlit
    Mouse
    Logitech G703
    Internet Speed
    WIFI: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security + additional Anti Spyware, Anti Malware, etc.
    Other Info
    Thunderbolt 3
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision Workstation T5610
    CPU
    Dual (X2) Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz Max Turbo 3.80
    Motherboard
    0WN7Y6
    Memory
    64GB DDR3 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB of GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio & NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 Acer Monitors
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2 Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008-2UB102 (RAID)
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
Mister.T said:
I'm looking for an upgrade.
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Um... What kind of "upgrade"? What need to be upgraded in the current NAS? Speed? Capacity? Reliability? Something else?

Mister.T said:
As anyone used any other NAS apart from Synology, as I'm looking to switch.
Click to expand...
This appears to imply a specific reason. How come it is not stated explicitly in the question?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA X99 Micro
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
@AndreyT , Just a hunch but, @Mister.T stated he had a NAS system ("I'm currently using a Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (Hybrid RAID, BTRFS)") which appears to be a two drive NAS.

As shown here . . .
Synology DiskStation DS720+ NAS Server with Celeron 2.0GHz CPU, 6GB Memory, 16TB HDD Storage, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, 2 x 1GbE LAN Ports, DSM Operating System


Good reason to upgrade. I think without mention it only makes sense to not have to rely on merely 2 drives for a NAS with finger-crossing.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3915)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision Mobile Workstation
    CPU
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90 Max Turbo 3.80
    Motherboard
    00V5FJ
    Memory
    64GB DDR4 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5 & Intel(R) HD Graphics P530
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" 4K UltraHD
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB Crucial NVMe & 2TB Seagate SATA
    PSU
    Dell 180W 19.5V-9.23A
    Keyboard
    Backlit
    Mouse
    Logitech G703
    Internet Speed
    WIFI: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security + additional Anti Spyware, Anti Malware, etc.
    Other Info
    Thunderbolt 3
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3775)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision Workstation T5610
    CPU
    Dual (X2) Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz Max Turbo 3.80
    Motherboard
    0WN7Y6
    Memory
    64GB DDR3 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB of GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio & NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 Acer Monitors
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2 Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008-2UB102 (RAID)
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
PCUser said:
One suggestion, get at least a 4 bay NAS drive and make sure it has RAID 10, also known as RAID 1+0, which is a RAID configuration that combines disk mirroring and disk striping to protect data. It requires a minimum of four disks and stripes data across mirrored pairs. As long as one disk in each mirrored pair is functional, data can be retrieved. If one drive goes down, replace with a new of same size and spec and it will repopulate itself with zero data lost.
(y)
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Ya, I'm looking for a NAS with 4+ bays (Speed, Capacity, Reliability), also looking at upgrading my UPS (CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series) as I don't think it would work on a new NAS.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (24H2)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built (Self)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 96GB @ 5600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    MSI MAG 275CQRXF 27" WQHD Curved Gaming
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Corsair MP700 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD / Corsair MP700 Pro 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD (OS / DATA) / Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB (BACKUP 1) / Seagate One Touch HUB 12TB (BACKUP 2)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1200X Shift 80+ Gold
    Case
    Corsair Link 5000T LX Black Mid-Tower
    Cooling
    Corsair Link Titan 360 RX
    Keyboard
    Corsair K100 Air Wireless RGB Ultra-Thin Mechanical Gaming
    Mouse
    Corsair Darkstar RGB Wireless MMO Gaming
    Browser
    Edge 64-bit / Firefox 64-bit / Octo 64-bit
    Antivirus
    Sophos Endpoint (Intercept X) Protection / Bitdefender Total Security 2025
    Other Info
    Headset: Razer Kraken V4 Pro
    Controller: Razer Wolverine V3 Pro
    Webcam: Razer Kiyo Pro
    Speakers: Razer Leviathan V2 Gaming
Mister.T said:
Ya, I'm looking for a NAS with 4+ bays (Speed, Capacity, Reliability), also looking at upgrading my UPS (CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series) as I don't think it would work on a new NAS.
Click to expand...
I think the only issue with a UPS is if it provides sufficient power during a power failure. They are not intended to run for very long, mostly long enough for saving open files and doing an orderly shutdown of devices plugged into them. I've a 1500W APC UPS, works for at least 15 minutes with Router, Modem, 2 computers, NAS and one monitor connected.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
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