Synology DS214play + WD RED 4TB Bargain?

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  fixi on 06/04/2015 - 16:55

  Did you get a good price? Looking for the same. About to drop $876 + shipping at Shopping Express.

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  halfnhalf71 on 08/04/2015 - 10:51

  Not sure if it helps but i bought the following in Feb this year:
  If you can be bothered going to different stores it can work out a little cheaper but I found that UMart (at the time because Wireless1 was the cheapest the week prior) had the cheapest combination. You can wait for an Amazon deal on the drive but if you get the NAS you will then have to get an Aussie plug or use an adapter.

  Western Digital WD40EZRX WD GREEN/4TB/IntelliPower/SATA3/64MB/3.5"/ADV FORMAT/2YR $187.00 RTB1 warranty
  Synology DS215j DiskStation 2-Bay NAS $245.00 RTB1 warranty
  Total : $432.00
  POSTAGE Cost : $11.00 per 25kg - - $11.00
  Total : $443.00

  Actually if you go to Umart, your combo is $882 delivered. Save $11 shipping if you can get to one of their stores.
  I think you may save $5 :-/

  As an aside, not sure what you are using your NAS for but you don't necessarily need RED drives if you are just putting together a media centre. I have done that and am using Greens. I did my research and enough people have also said that they have had no issues. But again, depends on what you are using it for.

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  fixi on 08/04/2015 - 13:52

  Thanks. For what I ordered, I think I got the best possible price.

  I went with the DS214play because I wanted to be able to transcode with Plex. I also went with RED drives because I'll use it for more than just media storage.