[SOLVED] 4TB NAS or Equivalently Sized SSD

[Rui_Cardona_1]

I'm on the fence, I've been looking into storing some archives and backups of mine but I do not have enough space on my computer.

So I've decided to look for solutions and I thought that either a Two Bay NAS or a really big SSD would be the best options, I have a budget of something between 300 and 500 Euros and so far both options fit my budget but I can't make an educated choice by myself even after some research.

My current network setup can support a NAS, and my computer can handle a big SSD just fine too, the problem is which one would be better

 

[SkyNetRising]

My current network setup can support a NAS, and my computer can handle a big SSD just fine too, the problem is which one would be better

Does your computer support internal 3.5"drives?

 

[Gam3r01]

For a backup device, an SSD would generally be a waste of money.
Backups are not frequently accessed so speed is not a priority.

 

[hotaru.hino]

If you want something to use as a backup, a NAS is a lot better in this use case. Especially a multi-bay one.

• You can (actually, should) run the NAS in RAID1, which offers hardware failure tolerance.
• In the case of Synology, they offer btrfs as a file system which also offers data error resistance. Other companies may provide something similar.
• Some NAS units also offer integration with cloud storage services if you have a solution, so it'll do all those back ups for you automagically
• It's easy to set up a share for in case you need to have the data on another computer

 

[USAFRet]

NAS all the way.
So many more options and functionality.

SSD is mostly a waste for a backup target drive.

 

[Rui_Cardona_1]

NAS all the way.
So many more options and functionality.

SSD is mostly a waste for a backup target drive.

If you want something to use as a backup, a NAS is a lot better in this use case. Especially a multi-bay one.

• You can (actually, should) run the NAS in RAID1, which offers hardware failure tolerance.
• In the case of Synology, they offer btrfs as a file system which also offers data error resistance. Other companies may provide something similar.
• Some NAS units also offer integration with cloud storage services if you have a solution, so it'll do all those back ups for you automagically
• It's easy to set up a share for in case you need to have the data on another computer

For a backup device, an SSD would generally be a waste of money.
Backups are not frequently accessed so speed is not a priority.

Does your computer support internal 3.5"drives?

After reading everything I've decided to go for the NAS, can any of you recommend me a NAS + Disk combo that fits my budget?
Thanks for all the replies

 

[Bob.B]

I'm on the fence, I've been looking into storing some archives and backups of mine but I do not have enough space on my computer.

So I've decided to look for solutions and I thought that either a Two Bay NAS or a really big SSD would be the best options, I have a budget of something between 300 and 500 Euros and so far both options fit my budget but I can't make an educated choice by myself even after some research.

My current network setup can support a NAS, and my computer can handle a big SSD just fine too, the problem is which one would be better

Is this something you want connected all the time or something you will send data to once a week/month/year?

Perhaps something like this would work.
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Dupl...2/dp/B07CSG4XM4/ref=psdc_172456_t2_B0759567JT

Get a 4TB hdd and connect it when needed.

 

[Rui_Cardona_1]

Is this something you want connected all the time or something you will send data to once a week/month/year?

Perhaps something like this would work.
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Dupl...2/dp/B07CSG4XM4/ref=psdc_172456_t2_B0759567JT

Get a 4TB hdd and connect it when needed.

That wouldn't do it, it's something I'll need to access all the time so that would be a hassle to always have to plug in. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[USAFRet]

After reading everything I've decided to go for the NAS, can any of you recommend me a NAS + Disk combo that fits my budget?
Thanks for all the replies

A 2 bay QNAP or Synology.
Fill it with whatever drives meet your needs.

Seagate Ironwolf or WD Red.

 

[hotaru.hino]

After reading everything I've decided to go for the NAS, can any of you recommend me a NAS + Disk combo that fits my budget?
Thanks for all the replies

I recently got a Synology DS220+ with a 4TB Seagate Iron Wolf and a 4TB Western Digital Red Plus (I'm using them in RAID1), for the following reasons:

• Synology supported btrfs, which supports error resiliency, something I wanted.
• Synology is straight forward to set up and service. I had a QNAP unit before and it feels less user friendly.
• Using two different hard drive manufacturers wasn't probably necessary, but the theory is getting two drives from the same manufacturer at the same time will likely get you two drives from the same manufacturing lot. Meaning if one goes, the other will very much go shortly after.

If you do get Western Digital Red drives, note that the normal ones use Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR), which may have performance issues in certain cases. Western Digital Red Plus drives use the conventional magnetic recording (CMR). Iron Wolf drives are all CMR.

Total cost for all of this was around $300 for the NAS unit and $260 for the drives.