best nas under 250 dollar

[superninja12]

Purpose: pc backup, im a student and I am aware that there is that 0.1% it might happen.

2tb would be enough , 3 would be great..

but if there isnt any good 3tb nas I will take the 2tb instead.

I saw this one : https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Home-Personal-Storage-WDBVXC0040HWT-NESN/dp/B076D1YV7T/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030879&sr=8-3&keywords=western%2Bdigital%2Bnas&dpID=41vybOqD6YL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

but I saw also this synology : https://www.amazon.com/Synology-bay-DiskStation-DS115j-Diskless/dp/B00MO6ZV52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030946&sr=8-1&keywords=DS115j&dpID=31mVmNgLelL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

and I could pop in a wd red 2tb or seagaste ironwolf 2tb, but im not sure that is worth the extra +- 60 dollars.

prices might vary in the netherlands

 

[kanewolf]

I would recommend you get the Synology but get the next step up, the DS216se. Then you can ADD a second disk later and create a RAID 1 protected device for backup and media.

Look at, and test-drive the software on the Synology -- https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm

 

[superninja12]

I would recommend you get the Synology but get the next step up, the DS216se. Then you can ADD a second disk later and create a RAID 1 protected device for backup and media.

Look at, and test-drive the software on the Synology -- https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm

if thats worth the extra money , I do it Idm to work a day more

 

[kanewolf]

Assuming you will be using this implementation for several years, the delta cost for case is pretty minimal. The disk drive cost can be deferred for additional drives, but once you pick a chassis you are kind of stuck with it.

 

[superninja12]

thats true, however I dont know if raid 1 is worth the additional cost, I mean if my nas breaks, my pc works and if my pc breaks my nas works.
so Lets take a look.

anyways thank you alot kanewolf, I didnt knew about your solution!

 

[seagate_surfer]

Purpose: pc backup, im a student and I am aware that there is that 0.1% it might happen.

2tb would be enough , 3 would be great..

but if there isnt any good 3tb nas I will take the 2tb instead.

I saw this one : https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Home-Personal-Storage-WDBVXC0040HWT-NESN/dp/B076D1YV7T/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030879&sr=8-3&keywords=western%2Bdigital%2Bnas&dpID=41vybOqD6YL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

but I saw also this synology : https://www.amazon.com/Synology-bay-DiskStation-DS115j-Diskless/dp/B00MO6ZV52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030946&sr=8-1&keywords=DS115j&dpID=31mVmNgLelL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

and I could pop in a wd red 2tb or seagaste ironwolf 2tb, but im not sure that is worth the extra +- 60 dollars.

prices might vary in the netherlands

Hi superninja12 . Just wanted to share with you the data sheet and manual of the IronWolf drive. This drive also comes with Health Management included which will monitor the drive itself and give you a warning if something should happen.
Let us know if we can answer any questions; we're here to help and no matter what you choose, we thank you for considering Seagate.

 

[punkncat]

Are you talking like a "restore" backup, or backing up media and files, etc?

If it's just a 'windows backup' I would personally go with a decent external SDD solution and hook it up when you need to backup, put it somewhere "secure" (lol). NAS sits on all the time. It's best usage is a situation where you have lots of user accessed files that you want to stay the same, media to share, view, listen to, etc. NAS go from super basic systems on up. I recommend finding something that allows mirroring and is fan cooled if you go that route.

 

[superninja12]

Purpose: pc backup, im a student and I am aware that there is that 0.1% it might happen.

2tb would be enough , 3 would be great..

but if there isnt any good 3tb nas I will take the 2tb instead.

I saw this one : https://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Home-Personal-Storage-WDBVXC0040HWT-NESN/dp/B076D1YV7T/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030879&sr=8-3&keywords=western%2Bdigital%2Bnas&dpID=41vybOqD6YL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

but I saw also this synology : https://www.amazon.com/Synology-bay-DiskStation-DS115j-Diskless/dp/B00MO6ZV52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527030946&sr=8-1&keywords=DS115j&dpID=31mVmNgLelL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

and I could pop in a wd red 2tb or seagaste ironwolf 2tb, but im not sure that is worth the extra +- 60 dollars.

prices might vary in the netherlands

Hi superninja12 . Just wanted to share with you the data sheet and manual of the IronWolf drive. This drive also comes with Health Management included which will monitor the drive itself and give you a warning if something should happen.
Let us know if we can answer any questions; we're here to help and no matter what you choose, we thank you for considering Seagate.

thank you kindly Seagate_surfer for recommanding a hard drive.
Im a big forum user and this is the first time I see someone from seagate stepping out to help me(or someone else) with my nas problem(WD hasn't done that).


I will go with kanewolf his synology suggestion with an ironwolf HDD

 

[superninja12]

Are you talking like a "restore" backup, or backing up media and files, etc?

If it's just a 'windows backup' I would personally go with a decent external SDD solution and hook it up when you need to backup, put it somewhere "secure" (lol). NAS sits on all the time. It's best usage is a situation where you have lots of user accessed files that you want to stay the same, media to share, view, listen to, etc. NAS go from super basic systems on up. I recommend finding something that allows mirroring and is fan cooled if you go that route.

thanks punkkat but I want to backup my whole pc so im going for a nas

 

[kanewolf]

In addition to backups, one big benefit of a NAS is a low power repository for media. The DLNA server on the Synology will allow many different media players to access it.