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NAS enclosure and drives for media playback and storage - Enquiries - 10-11-2023
Hi NAS Compares,
Long-time lurker on the site here who is hoping to make a purchase soon and wanted to pop the question.
Looking around I have found that synology seems to be reasonably well received - although every single unit has pros and cons.
In a nutshell, what I need for my purposes ideally, is a device that will:
Be a two-bay NAS device
Host 2 x 10TB drives - the drives I keep seeing reviewed positively are WD Red devices but i am open to suggestion on this
Connect to a LAN and run on Windows 10 or 11 PCs
Run plex (well) over a LAN to an LG television
Run plex (well) over WiFi to two additional devices
Provide storage for digital documents
Not need a bespoke software solution just to copy files over the network to and from the PC - that is, the device/drive should show up in Windows Explorer and allow cut, copy and paste functionality
The very rough budget is around £750.
I'm certain that I may have missed points here, but many thanks in advance for any advice.
RE: NAS enclosure and drives for media playback and storage - ed - 10-13-2023
For your needs, I'd recommend the Synology DS423+ NAS enclosure along with WD Red drives. The DS423+ offers the capacity for two 10TB WD Red drives in a RAID mirrored configuration, ensuring redundancy and data protection. It's a two-bay NAS device with a quad-core Intel Celeron J4125 processor, making it more than capable of running Plex smoothly over your LAN to your LG television and other devices. It supports easy file management with Windows PCs, allowing for seamless file transfers using Windows Explorer. Additionally, it can serve as a reliable storage solution for your digital documents. The combination of DS423+ and WD Red drives should fit your rough budget of £750. This setup will not only meet your current needs but also have the hardware power to accommodate any additional requirements in the future. For more details and compatibility, you can check the DS423+ and WD Red drives on our website.