home servers

[Astro435643]

This discussion is about servers I am looking for a server  I hope this can also help other people.

this is for any type of server

 

[RollinLower]

servers are just tools you use for some task you want to complete. what do you want to use this server for?

[Astro435643]

mostly just storing files   

[Astro435643]

2 TB 

$1500 

yes

[RollinLower]

if you really only want it for storage, you should probbaly get a NAS to be honest.

[Blue4130]

27 minutes ago, Astro435643 said:

2 TB 

$1500 

yes

You could get a 2tb nas for 1/10th of that. 

[Master Disaster]

Just a word of warning, if you think you want a 2TB NAS you really want a 4TB or even an 8TB. They fill up fast.

[Blue4130]

1 minute ago, James Evens said:

They suck.

The NAS in those price region are weak/slow proprietary hardware which noticeably hurts performance. Meanwhile a old desktop with 4 GB of RAM and  2x 2TB  (SSD or HDD) + 1 boot SSD is fast.

 

An old desktop can be a nas. I did not specify a ready to go box (synology or the like). 

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Servers and NAS

 

Please be sure to include as much details as you can from the start. That way you get most accurate replies.

[PhilAstisxh]

If you only want a NAS with 2 TB, you can look at Synology Products, for 2 TB you can buy for example a Synology DS 220 (+?) for about 350 euros.I have good experience with these Synology products, if you want more than just a storage server, you can download software in their interface.

[Astro435643]

i have ben searching  and i am considdering getting a SAN to run VMS