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Replacement for dead QNAP NAS

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So I posted this on another site but got little to no response so lemme post here, I KNOW I'll get better feedback here.

My QNAP TS-410 NAS was struck by lightning about a week ago (not really sure whether it's just the power brick that's dead or the NAS itself but that's another story).

I'm probably gonna claim from insurance for a replacement NAS unit (if it turns out the NAS itself is dead) but I was wondering if I should be building a DIY NAS unit myself as a replacement? Basically I just store all my media on it and have it accessed over WiFi from my Boxee Box at the moment.

Recently, I wanted to setup a Plex Media Server on the QNAP but it wasn't powerful enough to do any transcoding. Also, because it has an ARM processor, it has very little CPU grunt so I can't really do any heavy duty stuff on it even if I wanted to.

The major upsides for me that it was almost whisper quiet, low power consumption and looked nice. Hot-swappabled bays are just very convenient for swapping out hard drives.

Suggestions...just stick with a pre-built QNAP or DIY it?

Shoot
 
My advice, and I own a Qnap, Synology, Netgear and Thecus NAS, stick with what works for you, get another Qnap. I know a lot of folks on here are fans of DIY NAS boxes, but perhaps they have never owned a Qnap. As nice as DIY NAS's are, IMO, they are a lot of work, more work then a a Qnap.
 
I have been wanting to get a qnap for some time now. Thinking of the QNAP TS-412-US. so... +1 for saying with Qnap.
 
The Diy have some benefits, but involve much more work on the machine and its components.

Buy another Qnap and be happy (and a UPS :p)
 
DouglasteR said:
The Diy have some benefits, but involve much more work on the machine and its components.

Buy another Qnap and be happy (and a UPS :p)
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Yeah, I have to agree with the comment on DIY. I'm fairly happy with my Norco with SAS expander, but I've recently found myself looking at the Synology boxes for my next NAS purchase.
 
If you want to have something that will be super easy to manage buy a pre-built.

If you are looking for something that's a bit more flexible and are willing to do some tinkering build one yourself.

I personally have an all-in-one solution running VMware and OI/napp-it. I have a separate Ubuntu VM that is running Plex Media Server that connects to my library via a cifs share. This solution isn't for everyone but has worked wonders for me.
 
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