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06-18-2020, 08:36 PM
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NAS for my RV
Hi,
I started out withe a WD 3TBHDD and NAS built into one package it worked great until I outgrew the capacity. I purchased an F2 from TerraMaster and realized I actually needed the F4-200 which I purchased but have been struggling with for several months.
My F4 has 4x4TB internal drives and 2 3TB external USB connected drives.
I keep all my multi-media (pictures, Videos, Movies, TV-Shows, Music, etc.) on them. After all the tech emails to China and their connecting at odd hours and days I am about to return it for a refund as the list of failures is growing by the day.
Can anyone recommend a reasonable priced 4 or 6 bay NAS?
Thanks for the assist people.
SquireDude
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06-18-2020, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
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I've been a fan of Qnap products for years.
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06-18-2020, 11:45 PM
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Location: So Cal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MousePad II
Hi,
I started out withe a WD 3TBHDD and NAS built into one package it worked great until I outgrew the capacity. I purchased an F2 from TerraMaster and realized I actually needed the F4-200 which I purchased but have been struggling with for several months.
My F4 has 4x4TB internal drives and 2 3TB external USB connected drives.
I keep all my multi-media (pictures, Videos, Movies, TV-Shows, Music, etc.) on them. After all the tech emails to China and their connecting at odd hours and days I am about to return it for a refund as the list of failures is growing by the day.
Can anyone recommend a reasonable priced 4 or 6 bay NAS?
Thanks for the assist people.
SquireDude
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I have a two bay Synology that I am happy with. They have larger models also.
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06-19-2020, 07:34 AM
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+1 - Would look at QNAP or Synology - I've been happy with my QNAP "2 bay 251+ - nice size for the motorhome" Started with Raid 1 @ 3 TB / now using 8 TB drives - was able to upgrade on the fly.
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Originally Posted by MousePad II
Hi,
Can anyone recommend a reasonable priced 4 or 6 bay NAS?
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Google "external hard drive shucking"
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06-19-2020, 09:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike625
+1 - Would look at QNAP or Synology - I've been happy with my QNAP "2 bay 251+ - nice size for the motorhome" Started with Raid 1 @ 3 TB / now using 8 TB drives - was able to upgrade on the fly.
Google "external hard drive shucking"
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What a waste to save a few bucks.
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06-19-2020, 09:20 AM
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A little different approach and not sure this is what the OP is after. I have a Synology NAS in the S&B and used to run similar in the coach. About a year ago I switched the MH to an Odroid H2 with an ssd for the OS and two 5TB 2.5" drives running Windows 10. Primarily it's my Plex server but also I utilize the drives as general NAS storage for two laptops we have when we travel. Odroid runs on 12 volts through a 12 volt to 15 volt converter and is pretty energy efficient (<2 amps with the drives spinning). The whole thing including drives ran me about $350. I have the Odroid connected to the front TV with a wireless keyboard for any maintenance I want to do but most of the time it's running headless. I have two Plex clients connected via ethernet for the front and bedroom tv's. If you just wanted a NAS with raid you could use the Odroid running Linux and Open Media Vault.
https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-h2/
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06-19-2020, 09:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BirchyBoy
What a waste to save a few bucks.
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It was a shell game WD played several years ago / not so much now "they actually put the exact same drive in them" - I got 4 red hard drives and saved over $350 to 400 for them. I just play the game based off what the MFG does.
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06-19-2020, 09:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PbdBlue
A little different approach and not sure this is what the OP is after. I have a Synology NAS in the S&B and used to run similar in the coach. About a year ago I switched the MH to an Odroid H2 with an ssd for the OS and two 5TB 2.5" drives running Windows 10. Primarily it's my Plex server but also I utilize the drives as general NAS storage for two laptops we have when we travel. Odroid runs on 12 volts through a 12 volt to 15 volt converter and is pretty energy efficient (<2 amps with the drives spinning). The whole thing including drives ran me about $350. I have the Odroid connected to the front TV with a wireless keyboard for any maintenance I want to do but most of the time it's running headless. I have two Plex clients connected via ethernet for the front and bedroom tv's. If you just wanted a NAS with raid you could use the Odroid running Linux and Open Media Vault.
https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-h2/
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Thanks for posting the info - like the form factor - Have a similar setup for the home backup server but running on an Asus Intel I 5 headless which is over kill
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06-19-2020, 10:52 AM
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We use Unraid OS for larger NAS systems. You just put a big drive as the Parity drive. All rest of disks can be of different sizes and hotswapped out. Boots off of USB drive.
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06-19-2020, 10:54 AM
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I'm a big Synology fan. Get one with + at the end of the model number for all the features. Having a Plex server in your RV is really nice, since streaming off RV park wifi is usually impossible.
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06-20-2020, 09:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike625
It was a shell game WD played several years ago / not so much now "they actually put the exact same drive in them" - I got 4 red hard drives and saved over $350 to 400 for them. I just play the game based off what the MFG does.
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Same with Seagate 2.5" drives. A 5TB 2.5" bare drive is $$$ but you can get a 5TB external drive for <$100 on sale and take the drive out of it. It's the same drive. Why a bare drive costs so much more is beyond me. I have two in the MH and they've been running trouble free for several years. I find myself going away from RAID arrays these days. My media files are all backed up on another system. The really important stuff I just keep on One Drive. My buddy just had his 6 bay Qnap fail on him and it wasn't pretty.
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06-20-2020, 10:16 AM
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I have a 2 and 4 bay Synology NAS in my home. The bigger one runs 18 security cameras.
My concern in a RV is the temperature when it isn’t occupied. If the NAS only runs when the RV is being used the heat shouldn’t be a problem.
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06-20-2020, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by astrocamper
I have a 2 and 4 bay Synology NAS in my home. The bigger one runs 18 security cameras.
My concern in a RV is the temperature when it isn’t occupied. If the NAS only runs when the RV is being used the heat shouldn’t be a problem.
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That and vibration which is one of the reasons I migrated to 2.5” drives. Yes they are slower but more than fast enough to support Plex at 1080p. I don’t need 4K in the RV. Then again I’m not a fulltimer.
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