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Synology DS212J Diskless 2-Bay NAS Server $180 + Free Shipping (expired)
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Synology DS212J Diskless System DiskStation Budget-friendly 2-bay NAS Server for Small Office and Home Use
- $20 off w/ promo code EMCYTZT2999, ends 2/26
Has been this price a couple of times.
Synology DS212J Diskless System DiskStation Budget-friendly 2-bay NAS Server for Small Office and Home Use
- $20 off w/ promo code EMCYTZT2999, ends 2/26
Has been this price a couple of times.
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EDIT: I guess they are - $183.81 shipped at Newegg in CA. Hmm.
Doesn't stream ISO's, avi, wmv, mkv. I've only been able to stream m4v files. Which means, if I use the built in download manager, I then have to bring the files over to a computer and re-rip the media to m4v, and copy them back over to the Synology.
Speaking of the the download manager it was nice in that you could schedule downloads, but it didn't unrar/combine messages. I installed SABNZD which is much better, but I don't get near the download speeds I get when running through the computer. Literally talking a tenth of the download speed.
It's way underpowered. If you're moving files around, downloading, and using other features, the CPU & Memory will stay pegged at 100% for some time.
My issues could be learning how to use it more effectively, but after a month of working with it quite a bit, this is where I stand with it. I see that the previous posted uses Plex on the desktop and the Synology as the storage mechanism. Part of my goal was to lower overall power usage, the Synology is pretty green, I didn't see any point in having the computer and the Synology running, otherwise I'd just run Plex off of my computer.
media player. But i've gotta say this thing works awesome with my WD live player - if you set it up to access shared folders the connection is awesome and zero lag. My wife plays shows for my kids and never has any issues. I havent really messed with the other features but im about to start exploring the Plex app for content when im not at home...i heard it was decent but have no actual experience with it yet.
Looking at Ebay, the oldest Intel mac mini's run about this price. Which would be better for transcoding?
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media player. But i've gotta say this thing works awesome with my WD live player - if you set it up to access shared folders the connection is awesome and zero lag. My wife plays shows for my kids and never has any issues. I havent really messed with the other features but im about to start exploring the Plex app for content when im not at home...i heard it was decent but have no actual experience with it yet.
Does the DLNA server on DS212j play all the "Trailers" downloaded from Torrents?
Looking at Ebay, the oldest Intel mac mini's run about this price. Which would be better for transcoding?
http://forum.synology.com/wiki/in...y_NAS_have
http://www.qnap.com/static/produc...ll_NAS.php
Here's a benchmark comparing it with a 3.0 GHz Core 2 Duo. (The Marvell SheevaPlug also uses the 1.2 GHz 6281).
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/...i-review/4
Yeah, don't even think about it. If you're hoping to do anything processor intensive, stay away from these low-end NASes. Not just transcoding either. I got DS411slim a couple years back. Wonderful device and software if all you want is shared storage. I tossed about 10,000 photos onto it and waited for the photo sharing app to index them. And waited, and waited. After letting it run overnight, I poked around the system (it runs a custom version of Linux) to figure out if it had hung or what. Based on the number of photos it had finished indexing in 10 hours, it was gonna take a month to finish with all 10k photos.
I ended up returning it and building my own NAS with an i5. It does transcoding, video encodes, and runs virtual machines for me, in addition to serving files. I loved the Synology for serving files, but stay away from it if you're hoping to do any heavy processing tasks. If you don't want to build your own NAS, you should probably look at a Synology or QNAP with an Intel processor. Or the HP Proliant Microserver (uses an AMD netbook CPU)
Doesn't stream ISO's, avi, wmv, mkv. I've only been able to stream m4v files. Which means, if I use the built in download manager, I then have to bring the files over to a computer and re-rip the media to m4v, and copy them back over to the Synology.
Speaking of the the download manager it was nice in that you could schedule downloads, but it didn't unrar/combine messages. I installed SABNZD which is much better, but I don't get near the download speeds I get when running through the computer. Literally talking a tenth of the download speed.
It's way underpowered. If you're moving files around, downloading, and using other features, the CPU & Memory will stay pegged at 100% for some time.
My issues could be learning how to use it more effectively, but after a month of working with it quite a bit, this is where I stand with it. I see that the previous posted uses Plex on the desktop and the Synology as the storage mechanism. Part of my goal was to lower overall power usage, the Synology is pretty green, I didn't see any point in having the computer and the Synology running, otherwise I'd just run Plex off of my computer.
Also, you should really think about installing the Serviio [pcloadletter.co.uk]package on it. It's better than the baked in media server. All of my media was ripped to H.264 before I had the NAS, so I cannot comment on ISO support.
As far as the Mac Mini comments go, go with a mac mini if you want a HTPC.
The Synology is completely different. This product has support for 2 drives, which I believe only the older mac minis support 2 internal drives.
The Synology has a built in web server and unless you get OSX Server the regular OSX version does not have this functionality.
The Synology also has cloud access with a free DDNS service. You would have to run an application and use a paid DDNS with the mac mini.
The Synology has raid redundancy, which would be beneficial for small businesses.
The Synology has the ability to be an FTP server
The Synology has the ability to throw a log in page to access files. This is an extension of the DDNS service. Basically the only way to do this on a Mac Mini would be either running some sort of application on the box or connecting to a VPN tunnel.
1. Which unit made by Synology is recommended if you intend to run plex and use it to transcode your videos without utilizing your desktop?
2. Does the OS included with this Synology has a built in template to create an email server, commerce site and website hosting? I read reviews for the Ds213 which stated it does, so wanted to know if this one does.