Personal cloud storage?

[MountainPro]

Hey everyone i'm looking at setting up a personal cloud to store some school work and other things that I wanna have access to with my PC and laptop in class and on the go?

 

I just wanted to hear and suggestions that you have to the best options on the market now?

 

Thanks

 

Budget-1-300$

 

Looking for 1-2TB

[ShadowCaptain]

Well you could get something simple like a WD My CLoud which is just a basic NAS that you can access over the internet which is great so share storage between all your devices, though is only a single drive so not the safest backup

 

You could buy a more elaborate NAS like a QNAP which would allow more complex backups, streaming features and RAID support

 

Or you could build a basic cheap PC, shove some drives on it, and run FreeNAS or Windows Server which can basically do anything you want

 

 

All of these are doable for your budget

[MountainPro]

Well you could get something simple like a WD My CLoud which is just a basic NAS that you can access over the internet which is great so share storage between all your devices, though is only a single drive so not the safest backup

 

You could buy a more elaborate NAS like a QNAP which would allow more complex backups, streaming features and RAID support

 

Or you could build a basic cheap PC, shove some drives on it, and run FreeNAS or Windows Server which can basically do anything you want

 

 

All of these are doable for your budget

What type of nas would you recommended?   The newer Qnaps or like an older less expensive model? 

[MoonSpot]

https://onedrive.live.com/

 

If you're using windows and office it is pretty natural to use  OneDrive (SkyDrive)

currently on "sale",  and a free 1TB if you are a office 365 subscriber.  So you may already have access to what you need.

[ShadowCaptain]

What type of nas would you recommended?   The newer Qnaps or like an older less expensive model? 

 

I built my own windows home server from a fractal define mini (silenced) an MSI G43 board and an intel g3220, seemed about the same price as the decent QNAPs but I have more flexability

 

You could easily build a cheap desktop with an AMD AM1, or Penitum, with 2tb of storage, and just add drives as time goes on

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $290.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 03:42 EDT-0400

[MountainPro]

 

 

I built my own windows home server from a fractal define mini (silenced) an MSI G43 board and an intel g3220, seemed about the same price as the decent QNAPs but I have more flexability

 

You could easily build a cheap desktop with an AMD AM1, or Penitum, with 2tb of storage, and just add drives as time goes on

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $290.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 03:42 EDT-0400

 

What server software did you use?

[ShadowCaptain]

What server software did you use?

 

I am using windows home server essentials 2012