Just updated my DS1511+ to the latest DSM, 3.2 1944. I built my SHR during the 3.2 beta and couldnt get it to verify so I downloaded the data, wiped everything clean, and started fresh. 5x3TB drives building a SHR with dual-drive parity. Started at 10am, up to 80% parity check. Fingers crossed I...
Just wondering if there are fellow Synology owners here! I've been using a DS1511+ for a while now as my personal backup and iSCSI/NFS storage for my vSphere test environment and absolutely love it.
It depends on what his whole environment looks like. You typically run out of RAM before anything else so if he's building a single machine, go with the SB-E. If he's building a cluster of ESXi hosts and will have vCenter available to him, I'd build multiple SB machines.
ASUS has now begun placing foam insulator pads on the back of the motherboards near the RAM slot area. My buddy had a P8P67 that failed (no fire) and his Rev 3.0 RMA came back with one attached. Looked at a brand new Rev 3.1 board at Microcenter this weekend and it was without it. Guess its luck...