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Help me with what to purchase.
Hi all, I'm looking at getting a ReadyNAS system, as all my colleagues at work have one - so that seems as good a testimony as any. My current data requirements are; Music: 1.2TB and growing ...
You don't need to separate music and data/video on separate drives. You will get more space if you use a single XRAID-2 volume. With 6x3TB drives, you can get 15 TB of total space, your structuring only gives you 12 TB.
Alternatively you can get 12 TB with dual redundancy with a single volume - which is stronger protection than the raid-1 + raid-5 scheme, and offers the same space. Backup of course is needed no matter how you structure the disks.
Accessing the media on the road through streaming can be problematic, especially with DLNA. You'd want a VPN router for the best performance. ReadyNAS remote can be to unpredictable. Since you are transcoding on the fly you would need something like plex. If you are planning to also transcode video later on, you would want a pro-6 or a 516.
Newegg (and other retailers) are beginning to discount the older models to clear inventory - that is one reason why you are seeing such good deals on the older stuff. I agree with mdgm that you should look first at the new lines. I don't think he's telling you its a "waste of money" exactly. Just that he thinks the newer lines are a better investment.
Alternatively you can get 12 TB with dual redundancy with a single volume - which is stronger protection than the raid-1 + raid-5 scheme, and offers the same space. Backup of course is needed no matter how you structure the disks.
Accessing the media on the road through streaming can be problematic, especially with DLNA. You'd want a VPN router for the best performance. ReadyNAS remote can be to unpredictable. Since you are transcoding on the fly you would need something like plex. If you are planning to also transcode video later on, you would want a pro-6 or a 516.
Newegg (and other retailers) are beginning to discount the older models to clear inventory - that is one reason why you are seeing such good deals on the older stuff. I agree with mdgm that you should look first at the new lines. I don't think he's telling you its a "waste of money" exactly. Just that he thinks the newer lines are a better investment.
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