NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Backup plan
Hi all, Over the years I have stored all my docs, email, photos on my computer. A few years ago I moved from a single disk to a RAID box and everything has been RAID-5 since. However I then underst...
Thanks for your input.
Yes, NAS are expensive and they don't last forever. But It's £84 per year with Dropbox and it's just 1 TB. I can buy a 4 bays second hand NAS and have the same space for not much but I could fit 2 or 4 TB drives (expandable) and it would be a much more flexible setup.
I agree that maintaining is the key, that's why I'd love to have someone else to do that for me. But it seems very expensive. Let's put it this way: if I could have unlimited space for £7 a month from Dropbox, then I would do that. But just 1 TB I feel it's too expensive.
Thanks for the USB drive idea, it's definitely very simple and worth doing it.
Yes, NAS are expensive and they don't last forever. But It's £84 per year with Dropbox and it's just 1 TB. I can buy a 4 bays second hand NAS and have the same space for not much but I could fit 2 or 4 TB drives (expandable) and it would be a much more flexible setup.
I agree that maintaining is the key, that's why I'd love to have someone else to do that for me. But it seems very expensive. Let's put it this way: if I could have unlimited space for £7 a month from Dropbox, then I would do that. But just 1 TB I feel it's too expensive.
Thanks for the USB drive idea, it's definitely very simple and worth doing it.
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
