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8TB + NAS Solution

I am looking for a NAS solution and need some advice.
I have certain requirements that need to be met.

1. 8TB or more
2. FTP access (for Storagecraft intelliFTP access)
3. Reliable
4. Budget is around $800 without drives....

Every time I look at one vendor, there are many bad reviews to go along with the product. I'm stumped....

Any suggestions from experience would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Esteban Blanco

BlackArmor NAS 440 Network Storage Server. I just installed one for a client and the love it. We use it for backups and cloud access.

http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/network-storage/business/blackarmor-nas-440/

It costs a little over $800 but it's worth it (about $860).

This is a little bit of detail from Seagate's website:
-Drive configurability in RAID 0,1,5,10 or JBOD in up to four logical volumes for the optimal mix of performance, redundancy and storage capacity

-Two Ethernet ports for local network connection, port failover and NAS to NAS backup

-The BlackArmor NAS 440 network storage server can function as a secure FTP server, allowing remote access to files over SSL/TLS—the same technology used to protect your information when banking online.

Cheers!

Esteban

Scott Thomson

A cheap Android laptop running Windows 8

Advantages
- As many drives as you like with ability to interchange and upgrade as usb 3 is more common with bigger spaced drives
- you can take the drive out and continue functioning the other drives and add it back in with no issues if you want to take it away
you can have an extra TB or so of free storage in your laptop to back up critical information on the drives.
- you can set manual syncing etc
- you can shut the laptop/drives down when you would not be using them. saving power
- normally comes with wireless and lan functionality that can easily be upgraded
- can set to use things like DLNA easily through sharing

Disadvantages
- not as easy to transport
- not as easy to set up if you do transport it

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I use a laptop at home as the source of my media files. works lovely and you can enable/disable functions of the laptop as needed to gain speed or do what you like.

noxcho

I have had a good experience with Buffalo NAS devices.

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Gerald Connolly

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April33

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Gerald Connolly - I was looking for a pre-built NAS...

noxcho - They were my first choice until I read a ton of bad reviews about Buffalo NAS's.

Scott Thomson - That set up is out of my scope.. thanks

manu4u - Looks like Synology NAS is the best fit so far....

Thanks for all your input!

April33

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Does the Synology DS 412+ have a built in Ftp server like Filezilla????

April33

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I got my answer

https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/faq/316

I ended up purchasing the Synology DS412+ and 4, 3TB drives all for the out the door price of $1028 (including 2 day Shipping and Tax)

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Gerald Connolly

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April33

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Thanks for your input Gerald Connolly.....

What would be the best file format for this NAS:
EXT4
EXT3
FAT
NTFS
HFS+

I am putting large image files on the NAS....

Gerald Connolly

You mean your NAS gives you a choice?

April33

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Those are the choices for that model NAS.

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Scott Thomson

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April33

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You guys are instrumental in helping to find the perfect NAS for my application!

Thanks bunches!!!!!!!