[olug] Synology Shout-out

[Cooper Vertz]

Was that also a Linux device at all?

Are you running FreeNAS on a Buffalo device?  I didn't know that was
possible.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Ben Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the same price you can get 8TB WITH disks included.
>
>
> http://buffalotech.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/vcode=PGBFT/partnum=LSQV80TLR5/
>
> By the time you outfit that Synology with HDDs, I can almost buy 2 of
> the BuffaloTech devices (again fully populated with HDDs).
>
> Just seems pricy is all I'm saying.  Never purchased an off the shelf
> NAS before but may end up doing so someday.  In the meantime, I'll
> stick with FreeNAS.
>
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Cooper Vertz <olug at vertz.info> wrote:
> > FYI-
> >
> > I got a Synology DS1511+ a few weeks ago and it's AWESOME!  (
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GKLT4G )
> >
> > It's the smallest 5-spindle server I can imagine.  And under the hood,
> it's
> > just a (slightly funky) linux box.
> >
> > I'm disappointed with the 5-bay addon (DX510
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DTLXKG) because it's really slow
> > compared to the primary 5.
> >
> > But now I have a 10-disk 12TB raided NAS that does a whole lot of cool
> > stuff, using a great web interface, and I can inspect its internals like
> any
> > other linux server.
> >
> > And it's small enough that my cat has trouble lying on it comfortably...
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