Ask HN: Can't figure out a NAS solution. Help?

2 points by iapetos 13 years ago | 2 comments

Well I have been looking into pre-built options such as Synology or QNap for Nas storage.

I have contemplated building a desktop from ground up and implementing RAID 1.

Overall I am seeking a backup and redundancy solutions for my terabytes of photographs and personal data.

The attractive part about the pre-built solution is for instance the cloud access for Synology and the mobile Apps. Sounds very convenient and mobile access is a Huge plus for the photos.

Do any of the fellow hackers here have a suggestion for a build or a pre-build sys that would cost a max of $500 Please advise

mdaniel 13 years ago |

I bet the cordcutters subreddit encounters this question quite a bit: http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters

You also might try /r/gadgets for the same reason. I am certain there are probably a fair number of geeks that hang out on HN, but I suspect there is more of a consumer friendly atmosphere (especially about purchasing decisions) on reddit.

iapetos 13 years ago | |

sure. I will check it out. Thank you