12-05-2022, 12:00 PM
I've binge-watched many of your videos and they have helped a lot. Thank you!
After a devastating data loss, it's become blindingly obvious that I need a better backup and archive solution. I like the Synology systems because of their SHR and the ability to mix drives of different sizes which would allow me to use drives I already own. The DS920+ seems the obvious choice but I feel it may be complete overkill for my needs - I'm a single user whose needs I don't consider especially demanding. I don't need to stream media to TV although I would probably be accessing and editing a lot of video files (occasionally 4K) for content creation from the NAS on a daily basis. Virtual environments are not something I use.
I considered the DS720+ but by the time I factor in the price of the drives it brings it up to over the price of some 4 bay solutions which are far more extensible. Also, if in the future I needed to increase the capacity, it's going to be easier and cheaper with a 4 bay.
Thanks for any help and advice you can offer.
After a devastating data loss, it's become blindingly obvious that I need a better backup and archive solution. I like the Synology systems because of their SHR and the ability to mix drives of different sizes which would allow me to use drives I already own. The DS920+ seems the obvious choice but I feel it may be complete overkill for my needs - I'm a single user whose needs I don't consider especially demanding. I don't need to stream media to TV although I would probably be accessing and editing a lot of video files (occasionally 4K) for content creation from the NAS on a daily basis. Virtual environments are not something I use.
I considered the DS720+ but by the time I factor in the price of the drives it brings it up to over the price of some 4 bay solutions which are far more extensible. Also, if in the future I needed to increase the capacity, it's going to be easier and cheaper with a 4 bay.
Thanks for any help and advice you can offer.
