Hello
I am looking for a NAS to do the stuff mentioned below and I've read a lot of good things about the Synology NAS systems. I've also seen that they are easy to use and set up.
I am planning to use the NAS for the following things:
I have enough storage with 6Tb. I've seen that there are NAS with 2 slots and others with 4 slots. What's the advantage of having 4 slots? And what RAID version is best to use?
Also, some NAS boxes have 2 gigabit ethernet connections, why is that?
Is it possible to view movies on a Samsung Smart tv directly from the NAS? So without needing my DuneHD?
In some NAS boxes there is a 2 year license of McAfee antivirus included, is that needed on a NAS?
What Synology NAS do you recommend?
Thanks!
I am looking for a NAS to do the stuff mentioned below and I've read a lot of good things about the Synology NAS systems. I've also seen that they are easy to use and set up.
I am planning to use the NAS for the following things:
- downloading torrents
- storage for my movies which I will play on my DuneHD
- storage for all other files which I must have access to from different pcs
- to put my iPhoto library on
- to put my iTunes library (Apple lossless files) on and to play my music from it on different systems (in the future also a Sonos system)
- automatic backup from the different pcs onto the NAS (no Time Machine)
- automatic backup of the NAS onto an external HD
- connect to the NAS from other places
- RSS: serving as some sort of feedbin/feed wrangler (if possible)
I have enough storage with 6Tb. I've seen that there are NAS with 2 slots and others with 4 slots. What's the advantage of having 4 slots? And what RAID version is best to use?
Also, some NAS boxes have 2 gigabit ethernet connections, why is that?
Is it possible to view movies on a Samsung Smart tv directly from the NAS? So without needing my DuneHD?
In some NAS boxes there is a 2 year license of McAfee antivirus included, is that needed on a NAS?
What Synology NAS do you recommend?
Thanks!