NAS Advice: Buying Today

[nitrobass24]

I dont have time to do research, I typically build my own, but this project calls for space immediately.

Looking for at least 2TB redundant.
Under $1400

Needs SMB & iSCSI
NFS is ideal but not required
Faster the better
Disk must be included
Buy new only...any retailer (bestbuy, amazon, doesnt matter)

If you have a suggestion please post it.

Thanks

 

[odditory]

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[hotcrandel]

BYO, use one of the many open source NAS distributions (freenas, OI/napp-it, openfiler)

Should be able to build it for half your listed cost. A simple mirrored NAS doesn't need a lot of horsepower or memory.

 

[staticlag]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108092

 

[whizbang]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108092

I agree. Pick a Synology model that fits your specs and load with drives on the compatibility list.
I recently installed an 8 Bay Synology at work loaded with WD RE4 drives and its a screamer. It was dead simple to setup too.