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WD 24TB My Cloud EX4100 Expert Series 4-Bay Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBWZE0240KBK-NESN $959.57
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WD 24TB My Cloud EX4100 Expert Series 4-Bay Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBWZE0240KBK-NESN [amazon.com] $959.57
- Centralized storage with anytime, anywhere access
- Integrated 1.6 GHz Marvell Armada 388 dual-core processor and 2GB DDR3 memory
- Twonky DLNA-certified media server and iTunes support
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or JBOD and spanning
- Integrated backup software for PC users and time machine support for Mac users
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WD 24TB My Cloud EX4100 Expert Series 4-Bay Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBWZE0240KBK-NESN [amazon.com] $959.57
- Centralized storage with anytime, anywhere access
- Integrated 1.6 GHz Marvell Armada 388 dual-core processor and 2GB DDR3 memory
- Twonky DLNA-certified media server and iTunes support
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or JBOD and spanning
- Integrated backup software for PC users and time machine support for Mac users
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For my use case, 2gb of ram on a unit like this won't get you very far. Docker requires 4gb minimum to run. Something like this wouldn't be bad if you were looking to just store your files manually. Any type of automation or transcoding - plex - is going to completely bog this down.
RAM is very critical in my use case. These older units that will go on sale will limit your ability to upgrade. NVMe slots are a requirement at this point, as this seems to be where the best storage speeds are coming from at this time.
I'm not a IT guy and I'm not telling you not to buy this. I'm providing information to help you make a better decision on tech for yourself.
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Not even addressing deal, I highly recommend buying their drives but not their NAS. It is an adulterated POS
First, the specs on the box are definitely going to limit it. Second, four 6tb drives will net you ~21TB, but at that capacity you should have it set up in raid with at least 1 parity drive meaning your going to net ~15TB total space.
You could easily pick up 2 segate 24tb external drives for $250 each, shuck them, and get ANY recent ~$400 ugreen/synolgy/qnap nas box and get 21tb usable space with 1 drive failure parity and better performance. This might be a be an okay deal if it was $400-$500 if you wanted a 0 effort solution, but almost $1000 is a rip off.
For my use case, 2gb of ram on a unit like this won't get you very far. Docker requires 4gb minimum to run. Something like this wouldn't be bad if you were looking to just store your files manually. Any type of automation or transcoding - plex - is going to completely bog this down.
RAM is very critical in my use case. These older units that will go on sale will limit your ability to upgrade. NVMe slots are a requirement at this point, as this seems to be where the best storage speeds are coming from at this time.
I'm not a IT guy and I'm not telling you not to buy this. I'm providing information to help you make a better decision on tech for yourself.
Also if you're doing containers I wouldn't go below 16GB if you can swing it.
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I purchased a pair of.. heck it might have even been these. They worked kind of.. mostly. And if you are okay with your NAS kind of mostly working, then I guess.. well, then this is still a bad deal.
Not only were they unreliable (and the suggestions involved wiping everything), but they also did not support, and removed critical features.
Western Digital is my current favorite drive company - but their NAS is trash. Find an old desktop or anything thing else.
First, the specs on the box are definitely going to limit it. Second, four 6tb drives will net you ~21TB, but at that capacity you should have it set up in raid with at least 1 parity drive meaning your going to net ~15TB total space.
You could easily pick up 2 segate 24tb external drives for $250 each, shuck them, and get ANY recent ~$400 ugreen/synolgy/qnap nas box and get 21tb usable space with 1 drive failure parity and better performance. This might be a be an okay deal if it was $400-$500 if you wanted a 0 effort solution, but almost $1000 is a rip off.
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