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Which ready Nas Newbie
Hello everyone this is my first post. I would like to purchase a ready NAS ASAP. This is what I have and what I want to do. I have cable modem system and using a netgear wireless router and a 8 por...
With a $700 limit, I think I'd go for an 4-bay ultra 4 plus (RNDP400U) - I am seeing that at Amazon for about $530. You could also get a 6-bay ultra (RNDU6000) for about $720. But if your storage needs are in the 1TB range right now, it will take a while for you to fill 6 bays.
You will need a backup solution - possibly based on external USB drives, or possibly using disks on one of your desktops.
Cloud backup is of course a viable approach, assuming you have adequate uplink bandwidth. Netgear offers ReadyNAS Vault cloud storage, but with current pricing the annual cost for 750 GB would be $2300. They also partner with Egnyte, which currently is priced about $540 annually for 1TB - cheaper but still out of my price range. There are certainly cheaper possibilities that I've seen posted here (crashplan.com and onlinestoragesolution.com), it would be nice to hear from folks who are using these services (or similarly priced ones) on how hard it was to set up, any issues they've seen...
You will need a backup solution - possibly based on external USB drives, or possibly using disks on one of your desktops.
Cloud backup is of course a viable approach, assuming you have adequate uplink bandwidth. Netgear offers ReadyNAS Vault cloud storage, but with current pricing the annual cost for 750 GB would be $2300. They also partner with Egnyte, which currently is priced about $540 annually for 1TB - cheaper but still out of my price range. There are certainly cheaper possibilities that I've seen posted here (crashplan.com and onlinestoragesolution.com), it would be nice to hear from folks who are using these services (or similarly priced ones) on how hard it was to set up, any issues they've seen...
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