I just followed instructions for the setup with my four HDDs of different sizes under SHR. Im getting over 100MBs file transfer rate over a single 1gbps network connection. No extra RAM and no cache SSD at this time. Very happy.
- Easy setup - DSM is great and intuitive - Good value compared to more expensive 4+ bay options - Powerful enough for Plex and online photo archive
I'm a real novice when it comes to any type of networking but I found the machine setup simple enough for even me to understand. Over all, I'm pleased with the software and I'm able to do what I wanted to do on my local network..
Easy migration from older product Can install software from other sources Can upgrade memory
Good Interface, stable product, great price, good online Video training, easy to setup for basic functions, easy to link to vie home network, TV connections. Quite and good power management.
It just works. And in the computer world thats a big win. Runs as fast as a local hard drive.
- Intel Celeron so you can use Plex with this - This version now as 4gb sodimm ram (I easily upgraded to 8gb) - 2.5gbe speed, works great - 2 m.2 gen3 slot - 1 pcie slot so you can add 10 gbe card - 2 usb 2.0 and 2 usb 3.2 (10 Gbps!).
Affordable. And works very well
- Well made - Nice little heatsink on the chip. - Fast ... really fast !
Easy to set-up Easy to be used by any devices Easily support 6 users ( 4 iphones + 2 android + 5 window laptop + 2 macosx + 2 fire tv) backup and streaming)
- 10GB works well - cache drives work well
You're good! With some Exos drives, that can handle 240+MB/s each, fill it up, and you'll see some pretty great speeds from this NAS. (If you buy the 10g NIC.) Granted, I bought the 10g NIC for it. But, it only comes with 4GB RAM... I've got another 16g on the way. I've P2V'd both of my computers onto the NAS before wiping them clean, and starting fresh. (Physical to virtual.) The NAS is very slow to run a single VM on 4GB of RAM. But, it works! Didn't get the VM network set up yet, so I just plugged in a USB drive into my NAS, and connected it to the VM. Copy the data, and use the USB drive to copy back and forth.
Very easy to instal and configure raid, had it running in 15 min.
works as describe and price
- This is a very small and quiet NAS. - Plenty of power to handle our needs - There are some very good tutorials on YouTube that I used to walk me through setting up the NAS.
I was able to replace 2 Raspberry Pi's and a repurposed older desktop with a single compact machine that is SO much easier to maintain. Why did I wait this long?