Need advice NAS acquisition advice for Hank Jones: enthusiast, 1000 USD

[Hank Jones]

Usage type: enthusiast

Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation)

Number of bays: /

Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? Yes

Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: RAID 6

This NAS will be used for: backup

Max budget for this setup: 1000 USD

Number of users that will utilize this NAS: 2

Any preferred network connectivity? 1G

Where will this NAS be used: LAN and over the Internet

Any special network requirements: /

Special cloud provider connectivity: other: iDrive

 

[Rusty]

Does this budget include drives or not? If so, what end capacity are you going for?

 

[fredbert]

edited: @Hank Jones oops, missed the 1520+ is 5-bay ... biggest selling point!

RAID 6 or SHR-2 will need a 4-bay NAS, at minimum.

[The naming convention is DSxNNseries: DS for disk station; x for maximum bays, with expansion modules where supported; NN for release year; series denotes the performance, where 'j' is the lowest.]

If you are likely to use this for more than just plain backup then I would avoid the DS420j, which hits the bare minimum spec for DSM 7. So that leaves the long-in-the-tooth DS418 which really needs an update, so if this one meets your needs I would wait to see if the is a DS422/423 announced soon.

Other than these two, you will then be in the 'plus' range and are capable of doing a lot more too:

• DS420+ (like a DS220+ (same dual-core CPU and 2GB RAM) but with 4-bays, and SSD cache slots)
• DS920+ (like a DS420+ but with quad-core CPU, double the installed RAM, supports an expansion unit)
• DS1520+ (like a DS920+ (same CPU) but with 5-bays, double the installed RAM, two more 1GbE, supports another expansion unit).

Expansion units are an expensive way to add bays, plus they attach using a single eSata cable and spanning a RAID pool across to them isn't recommended. It's best to get the bays in a main NAS unit.

iDrive support is available via their own application from within DSM's Package Center.

 

[Hank Jones]

Does this budget include drives or not? If so, what end capacity are you going for?

Oopd missed that 5 x 4TB drives. (already owned) .

 

[fredbert]

If you are looking to re-use all five 4TB drives then the cheapest 5-bay is the DS1520+.

 

[Hank Jones]

If you are looking to re-use all five 4TB drives then the cheapest 5-bay is the DS1520+.

[If you are looking to re-use all five 4TB drives then the cheapest 5-bay is the DS1520+.]
Thank you.

 

[Paul92688]

Since you already have the drives. Pinch a few more dollars for the tax and buy

Synology DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay​

from BH photo video. I bought mine from Amazon when it was less expensive there. I believe today, BH is the best buy. They are reliable and professional if you aren't familiar with them.

Paul

edit... as of today 2/11/2022 the price is 999.99 at BH. $90 less than Amazon

 

[Hank Jones]

Since you already have the drives. Pinch a few more dollars for the tax and buy

Synology DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay​

from BH photo video. I bought mine from Amazon when it was less expensive there. I believe today, BH is the best buy. They are reliable and professional if you aren't familiar with them.

Paul

edit... as of today 2/11/2022 the price is 999.99 at BH. $90 less than Amazon

[Synology DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay]
Good plan -- Will use the 1821+ gives added capacity when needed.
Thanks