Need advice on network storage

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RBS

RBS

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    We are in need of super basic network storage, 250gb. No user management, no fancy stuff - just so each of us can map that drive in Windows and put stuff on that drive. We have switch, so must be network enabled.

    NAS or just network hdd?

    I have one quite old IOMEGA network drive, but its crap - complicated software, containts folders which cannot be deleted.

    All I need - set ip address for that drive, map it, use it.

    Any suggestions?
     
    Posilan

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    For something basic that you dont need to manage, try a NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo RND2110.

    Comes with a 1TB hard drive (you can add a second and run in RAID 1) and is a neat, quiet, unit.

    They are normally around £150+vat, but I would recommend adding a second 1TB hard drive for the RAID fuctionality (should only add another £40-50 ish)

    Steve
     
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    A NAS is a network hard disk.

    I've got an old Buffalo Netstation I was very happy with - you don't need to mess around with extra software, it's managed from a web browser and you can access files with Windows built-in file sharing. It was reasonably cheap and cheerful - certainly did the job.

    I've since upgraded to a Synology - rather more expensive and you have to buy and fit the disk separately but very much the Rolls-Royce of NAS boxes.
     
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    Posilan said:
    For something basic that you dont need to manage, try a NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo RND2110.

    Comes with a 1TB hard drive (you can add a second and run in RAID 1) and is a neat, quiet, unit.

    They are normally around £150+vat, but I would recommend adding a second 1TB hard drive for the RAID fuctionality (should only add another £40-50 ish)

    Steve
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    "Microsoft CIFS" - is this for mapping drive in Windows?
     
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