Thecus N4310 4-bay NAS at just $279!
Delivery is $5 if required.
A respectable NAS for a great price! MSY sells this for $335.
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Thecus N4310 4-bay NAS at just $279!
Delivery is $5 if required.
A respectable NAS for a great price! MSY sells this for $335.
Please type in PromoCode: ENDOFMONTH
"Delivery is $5 if required." and what exactly does this mean?
my guess is that you can either pickup or if required - pay the $5 postage
Correct - thanks
Isn't an N40 / N54L a better NAS&price?
two very different products.
the HP mini servers are for enthusiasts to build and requires OS knowledge.
this is like a QNAP/Synology NAS's where the OS is embedded with a user interface.
the HP's might be cheaper but for the majority of people - too hard to build and maintain. these standalone NAS boxes make things much easier and hence worth the extra
However once setup I don't think it would be too much issue. I Was originally looking at a synology nas unit.
Also another issue to lookout for is if you are going to use them as a media server of some sort. Processing power might be an issue
Installing FreeNAS on a (bootable) USB stick is hard for the majority of people? I guess that's a fair assessment.
To some, installing proper drivers is a major pain in the ass.
i tried getting freenas going a few weeks back. sure installation was easy but trying to identify a faulty disk was difficult. there's far too many options for the file system / raid and working what is best requires fairly complex knowledge.
these all in one raid boxes make it easy
N54L + Xpenology FTW
Will gen8 handle xpenology?
gotta add RAM and then faff around with an OS, compared to simple plug and play with these AIO NASes.
IIRC Thecus' NAS software isn't as mature or pretty as QNAP or Synology offerings, still a good price.