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Advice before buying my first NAS?
I'm looking to start with 6GB in a NAS but will need to expand within 12-24 months looking at the current consumption of storage space in the family. The content is mixed in type, format and size, inc...
Thanks for the input. I hadn't really thought much about using the NAS drives as a redundant pair. I haven't had any redundancy or backup before now so I hadn't given it much thought, the idea of getting a NAS was more for the scalable capacity and the single point of storage. Obviously there are big differences between a USB drive that is used irregularly and a NAS box that is always on and I need to consider the fact I won't always be there when something goes wrong and so need to plan ahead a bit.
How good are the Netgear NAS boxes at dealing with power outages/surges/brownouts? Are they fairly tolerant or realistically is a UPS pretty much a requirement to regulate the power supplied to the NAS?
How good are the Netgear NAS boxes at dealing with power outages/surges/brownouts? Are they fairly tolerant or realistically is a UPS pretty much a requirement to regulate the power supplied to the NAS?
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