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Bugses
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Hi all,

I got a Synology DS212j, so a model with a few years on it. I'm about to grow out of it though, as I'm gonna need some more space. I currently got 2 TB in it, and I know I can expand it to 8 TB by getting new drives, but should I? Or should I get a newer version while I'm at it?

I use it for backup of movies and photos.

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4 minutes ago, Bugses said:

Hi all,

I got a Synology DS212j, so a model with a few years on it. I'm about to grow out of it though, as I'm gonna need some more space. I currently got 2 TB in it, and I know I can expand it to 8 TB by getting new drives, but should I? Or should I get a newer version while I'm at it?

I use it for backup of movies and photos.

no point upgrading it unless its dead. if you are running out of space replace the drives

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27 minutes ago, the crunchiumo said:

no point upgrading it unless its dead. if you are running out of space replace the drives

You don't think I'll benefit from more ram or a better cpu? 

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3 minutes ago, the crunchiumo said:

not really of you are just using it for mass storage. for your use case replacing the drives is just fine

Okay. I stream the movies to my HTPC, but that takes care of the most of it really. 

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1 minute ago, Bugses said:

Okay. I stream the movies to my HTPC, but that takes care of the most of it really. 

yeah but its still not heavy use for a nas. im sure youll be just fine. if you really want to u can upgrade your nas but there isnt a need to

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39 minutes ago, the crunchiumo said:

yeah but its still not heavy use for a nas. im sure youll be just fine. if you really want to u can upgrade your nas but there isnt a need to

I see. Thanks for the help :-)

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