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Synology DiskStation DS720+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure (Celeron J4125, 2GB DDR4) Expired
$320
$399.99
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Amazon has Synology DiskStation DS720+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $319.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member bigbenLA and PolishDude for sharing this deal.
Features:
Thanks to community member bigbenLA and PolishDude for sharing this deal.
Features:
- 2x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core
- 2GB DDR4 RAM
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 2x USB 3.0 Type-A | 1x eSATA
- RAID 0, 1, Basic, Hybrid, and JBOD
- Sequential Reads up to 225.99 MB/s
- Sequential Writes up to 195.42 MB/s
- AES-NI Hardware Encryption Engine
- Synology DiskStation Manager OS
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View All| Product Name: | Synology 2 Bay NAS DiskStation DS720+ (Diskless) |
| Manufacturer: | Synology |
| Model Number: | DS720+ |
| Product SKU: | B087Z6SNC1 |
| UPC: | 846504003136 |
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Before going further, no intention to crap the thread ...
My use case is very simple - (1) store files (backup + media), (2) stream media. Update is very infrequent. Media streaming happens 60-80 times a month for avg 1hr each time. I mostly use VLC/XBMC as the client.
I settled for a used NUC of eBay. It was almost in new condition. With 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, USB3 dual bay SATA doc, I paid ~$130ish.
With OMV, I am pretty happy with the setup. For fun, I tried live transcoding with JellyBean. I don't have content more than 1080P. 2 concurrent streams worked just fine at ~50% load.
I am not too tech savvy, I had to invest couple of hours to understand everything before diving in.
For sure this setup is a package solution, easy to handle and manage. And for sure the SATA interface is much more efficient compared to the USB 3 setup, I have. I have a slightly better CPU and 4x more RAM (for docker, Minecraft, etc), though.
I'm sure you could find *something* to nitpick about any model (and I've got mine about the synology software), but as you get older, you just want reliability even if it costs a few hundred dollars. I've played with the various opensource raid-focused OSes and ideas and there's zero reason to switch (for me).
My 10yo hitachi 2TB drives are still error free. They were the deal at the time and I knew I'd have to replace them. The RAID-10 works for me.
I'd pair this with the two biggest HDDs you can afford, RAID-1, and not look back.
Edit… depending on your budget and space needs, you could pass on this one and wait for a 4 or 5 bay model
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Before going further, no intention to crap the thread ...
My use case is very simple - (1) store files (backup + media), (2) stream media. Update is very infrequent. Media streaming happens 60-80 times a month for avg 1hr each time. I mostly use VLC/XBMC as the client.
I settled for a used NUC of eBay. It was almost in new condition. With 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, USB3 dual bay SATA doc, I paid ~$130ish.
With OMV, I am pretty happy with the setup. For fun, I tried live transcoding with JellyBean. I don't have content more than 1080P. 2 concurrent streams worked just fine at ~50% load.
I am not too tech savvy, I had to invest couple of hours to understand everything before diving in.
For sure this setup is a package solution, easy to handle and manage. And for sure the SATA interface is much more efficient compared to the USB 3 setup, I have. I have a slightly better CPU and 4x more RAM (for docker, Minecraft, etc), though.
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This processor is plenty strong for a NAS. The problem comes when people expect their NAS to be an application server. The NAS vendors share responsibility for this by having app stores with lots of stuff that really should be run on a separate machine. If you are ok with risking the integrity of your data then load it up with virtual machines, Plex server, etc.
Do you *actually* own an NAS, particularly a Synology (and in my case several)?
Data integrity *should never* be compromised by a properly running NAS, even when pegged (unless you chance it with an SSD read/write cache). A consistently oversaturated system can compromise long term reliability, but so can lots of other things, which is why RAID (availability) and backup (restorability) are so important. Any use needs to be measured against a machine's ability to handle it. In the case of the Synology NAS, DSM is extremely efficient and *designed* to simultaneously run many apps/services, with numerous logging and report tools to help ensure you are not saturating it and help identify trouble spots like HDs/SSDs starting to fail.
My Synology DS1520+ for instance has no issues reliably running Plex, VMs and Docker containers, not to mention a host of other services (e.g. antivirus, hyperbackup etc).
Depending on your *performance* requirements, it may make sense to run certain services/apps on a dedicated box based on utilization, but it *is not* a data integrity issue.
I apologize for veering off-track with this. I've had my say and I'm done.
That's often the issue stopping me from bothering with a home DIY solution.
OMV is web UI driven and the UI is pretty good. There are some basic concepts ... user, shares and so on, but I believe those are standard learning for any NSA based system. I haven't tried Plex. There are youtube tutorials for minecraft, JellyBean (similar to Plex but open source). Follow them line by line, there is no reason for those not to work.
OMV is web UI driven and the UI is pretty good. There are some basic concepts ... user, shares and so on, but I believe those are standard learning for any NSA based system. I haven't tried Plex. There are youtube tutorials for minecraft, JellyBean (similar to Plex but open source). Follow them line by line, there is no reason for those not to work.
On MacOS, Windows, Android or iOS?
I've ended up buying a synology DS920+ which cost me a pretty penny for the unit, 4 x14 tb hard drives, 4gb memory upgrade, and 2 x 1tb nvme ssd cache, which cost me around $1300-$1400. I've used it for a few months already and the disks are about 23% full but it really has most of the bells and whistles of a low powered server and certainly less maintence than my old raspberry pi 4 server.
On MacOS, Windows, Android or iOS?
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BTW, no H/W RAID.
I apologize for veering off-track with this. I've had my say and I'm done.
Yet another totally debunked contention:
"if you are 100% confident that your NAS can operate at a sustained 100% load without any risk then knock yourself out..."
Did you bother to read my last post where I clearly delineated the criteria? Or respond with what NAS you do actually have?
In the end, this is about the good/bad regarding Synology NAS equipment and the DS720+ in particular, with your guidance highly suspect and a disservice to those looking for a NAS. As a case in point, also have DS718+ (and experience with another half dozen) so I can responsibly answer questions for others who are looking at this deal
'm looking to export my hdds out of my gaming pc and make a dedicated media server
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Agreed