Question Looking for an external JBOD or NAS any recommendations on the best for value UK Based

[sgdc191]

I'm Looking for an external JBOD or NAS storage, just asking if anyone has any recommendations on the best ones for value that are currently available I've got £150 to spend in UK Based

 

[kanewolf]

I'm Looking for an external JBOD or NAS storage, just asking if anyone has any recommendations on the best ones for value that are currently available I've got £150 to spend in UK Based

A NAS is network connected and the commercial devices have lots of capabilities built-in besides file storage.
A JBOD could be direct connected to a PC or could be a network device.

What are you looking for? Network or direct connect?
What features are REQUIRED?

 

[Karadjgne]

The only 2 'cheap' NAS I'd consider would be something like the ASUStor Drivestor2 AS1102T or the Qnap TS-233, not really a big fan of the Synology stuff.

Just about everything else NAS will be well above your budget although most have Quad Bay or more if you choose to use a Raid10 etc. All the single/double Bay designs will be restricted to standard or Raid1/Raid0.

A Good NAS isn't cheap, for a pre-built design, but it's entirely possible to take an old Dell Optiplex or similar mini-tower and Build a NAS yourself, using a Linux based OS, at which the biggest expense will be the drives. The pre-builts do have advantages over the home built NAS, such as most use a hot-swappable drive system and multiple high speed ethernet ports that your standard mini-tower pc isn't equipped with.

 

[USAFRet]

Does this £150 need to include the drive(s)?