10-12-2022, 09:15 AM
Welcome back to the world of NAS - A LOT has changed while you were away.... Check out some of Robbie's youtube videos and skip all that reading to bring yourself up to speed in an entertaining format (just don't mention seagulls).
Your QNAP hits End Of Life for security updates & technical support Oct 22 - so your timing is impeccable. It will still work, but a) your vulnerability will increase and b) you'll need to likely remind yourself how it works & reconfigure, so that's time spent on something you'll have to change before too long.
Honest advice, go for a 4 bay NAS, recycle 4 of the 5 drives you have in either 2 x RAID 1 or RAID5 with a 'hot spare' (seeing as they're getting older). That'll leave you a spare disc you can use for offline backup.
As your storage capacity is used (or disks fail) you can add larger ones & HOT expand your capacity without having to reconfigure, payout upfront, or replace all disks at once.
QNAP would be better for a possible system migration, but Synology would be easier to use and have SHR, which is a virtual RAID enabling maximum disc capacity, unlike traditional RAID).
The 420+ is a great piece of kit for what you need... There is likely going to be a 923+ soon, so that'll either bring the 420+ down in price, or for similar money you could likely an even higher spec for the same money, but that could be overkill for what you're actually going to use if for.
Whatever unit you decide on - look for the NASCompares buyer links for some great deals.
Hope this helps..
Your QNAP hits End Of Life for security updates & technical support Oct 22 - so your timing is impeccable. It will still work, but a) your vulnerability will increase and b) you'll need to likely remind yourself how it works & reconfigure, so that's time spent on something you'll have to change before too long.
Honest advice, go for a 4 bay NAS, recycle 4 of the 5 drives you have in either 2 x RAID 1 or RAID5 with a 'hot spare' (seeing as they're getting older). That'll leave you a spare disc you can use for offline backup.
As your storage capacity is used (or disks fail) you can add larger ones & HOT expand your capacity without having to reconfigure, payout upfront, or replace all disks at once.
QNAP would be better for a possible system migration, but Synology would be easier to use and have SHR, which is a virtual RAID enabling maximum disc capacity, unlike traditional RAID).
The 420+ is a great piece of kit for what you need... There is likely going to be a 923+ soon, so that'll either bring the 420+ down in price, or for similar money you could likely an even higher spec for the same money, but that could be overkill for what you're actually going to use if for.
Whatever unit you decide on - look for the NASCompares buyer links for some great deals.
Hope this helps..
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-- Raid is not a backup, but it is a step in the right direction --
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-- Raid is not a backup, but it is a step in the right direction --
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