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    Question I need a new network based HDD...which one?

    I need some advice.

    I have been using a desktop PC with connected HDD's to store all my data. Including diagnostic programs and .tib files.

    I am selling up the desktop and moving to laptop, to free up space in my house.

    So obviously i cannot have multiple HDD's connected to the USB's of my laptop that i will use.

    I tested the option to connect a HDD via USB to my router. But the transfer rate was painfully slow.

    My question is:

    What is the fastest network based accessible drive i can buy for not very expensive?. I was looking into WD MY CLOUD NAS drive 4TB. But unsure.


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    What you need is a NAS (Network attached storage)
    Qnap and Synology offer a good selection of NAS devices for home users with plenty of functionality.
    They normally come without hard rives so you can equip them as per your needs.
    Best use a minimum of two hard drives in a RAID so you have data redundancy if one disk fails.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kic View Post
    What you need is a NAS (Network attached storage)
    Qnap and Synology offer a good selection of NAS devices for home users with plenty of functionality.
    They normally come without hard rives so you can equip them as per your needs.
    Best use a minimum of two hard drives in a RAID so you have data redundancy if one disk fails.
    Yes, i've been looking at the WD my cloud as it seems cheaper than the synology and qnap. I am looking for a midrange type one.

    Do they work wirelessly?.

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    If you connect it to your router then you will be able to access if remotely if you need to,also from mobile devices

    "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot."

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    Quote Originally Posted by cunny View Post
    If you connect it to your router then you will be able to access if remotely if you need to,also from mobile devices
    Do you know the transfer speed to and from the NAS if it were connected to a router?.

    If i connect 2 external hdd's to my computer and transfer from one to the other i get about 20mbs.

    Im looking for something 100mbs or higher.

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    It depends on how your network would be setup, power of the Nas etc

    "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot."

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    Quote Originally Posted by cunny View Post
    It depends on how your network would be setup, power of the Nas etc
    I am using a Asus router N66U and I would be connecting a NAS directly to its USB port I guess via LAN.

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    Still there are more variable things to consider. Like Ethernet cables, switches hdd cache speeds and so on.

    Personally I had a netgear stora, though old now I could get about 30mb second copying to and from.

    I know newer Nas and drives you can achieve about 4 times the speeds. I'm not saying you will achieve this but you can. I'd do some research on Google to assist you further

    "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot."

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