Cloud Storage at home

[techbaddie]

Hey guys,

I'm need for a back up hard drive and I would like it to connect to the internet not only for around the home use, but also anywhere.
Is this even a possibility?

Price range is about 300-350, if you can find cheaper and it had good reviews please let me know.

Streaming mostly documents maybe some music

 

[DavidRappl]

Hey guys,

I'm need for a back up hard drive and I would like it to connect to the internet not only for around the home use, but also anywhere.
Is this even a possibility?

Price range is about 300-350, if you can find cheaper and it had good reviews please let me know.

Streaming mostly documents maybe some music

I am currently using a Synology DS 213+ and I am more than happy with it: Link to the Synology DS 213+

Here are some of the key features:
* Very quiet
* Beautiful OS (Linux based), very easy to use
* Account manager: Very easy to use with multiple settings (bandwith, disk space, programm rights, administration rights, group management etc)
* Cloud server function: Sync files between PC's and / or phones
* Backup function: Windows, Mac
* iTunes server
* Music server and player: In my opinion better an iTunes. iOS, Android and Windows Phone app available
* Video station: Movie management, IMBD support (works really great)
* Photo station: Photo mangement tool
* App store: Get more programms for it from Synology or other developers
etc etc etc

I could go on for hours 😉 I have this NAS for half a year now, and I've done a lot of research before I bought it - I'm more than happy with what I got. In my opinion, the biggest plus with the Synology NAS is how easy it is to use.

If you have any questions about the Synology NAS, don't hesitate to ask

Price - I don't know how much it costs where you live, but here in Switzerland, it was one of the cheaper ones.

 

[techbaddie]

Thanks for the quick response man,

Whats NAS about?

Also, if the product says (disk less) on it, I am guessing it means it doesn't come with a hard drive?

If so, what kind of hard drive will I have to buy that will work with it, is it only certain hard drives that are compatible or is it any hard drive?

 

[techbaddie]

Is this a good one for someone not using it all that often and not extreme about getting fast download speeds etc?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108119

 

[DavidRappl]

Is this a good one for someone not using it all that open and not extreme about getting fast download speeds etc?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108119

The 112 will be fine, but if you want to extend your storage, I would go for the 212j - you get it for the same price as the 112. It has a less powerful CPU, but you have two hard drive bays.
Synology 212J
Compatible hard drives

If you already know that you will never use more than two hard drive bays, you can go for the 112 and just plug some external hard drives in over the USB...

I always used Synology, there are cheaper ones out there, but I never used one. I don't know if you will need all the functions Synology offers. Is there somebody at Tomshardware who has experience with cheaper NAS?

NAS: It is a network storage. So you hock it up to your router or switch, and Synology f.e. automaticly gives you a DNS. This way, you can access your storage and the full OS over the internet over the web adress of your choice. You can also access it over your local intranet (Internet at home) of course. Look at some of the reviews of Synology on Youtube, you will see how it works.