First of all, raid stands for redundant array of independent disks. Free for everyone who would like to learn more about how to use qnap as your private cloud storage. I was wondering if the ts409 and ts410 is doing hardware or software raid. Synology has always been ahead and has only just started to feel threatened by qnap, which is great news for fans of both companies. The sidebyside comparison of the devices specifications. Sep 28, 2018 it would give you an idea about how their software works. I found that the qnap solution is really a server that can run all types of virtual services. Recommend a nas for small business data storage spiceworks. In ein standard 2bay nas gehort immer ein raid 1 verbund, bei dem alle.
Qnap offers slightly better hardware for the same price. Whats the latest on the qnap vs synology buying choice. Synology takes a different approach by offering some models with expansion cabinets connected by either esata or infiniband cabl. Likewise, qnap has spent years refining their nas operating system with qnap turbo station, or qts. After leaving this page, you can reach your last comparison under comparisons. Shr and raid configuration options on your synology or qnap nas.
Synology nas drives are very slow, theyre more archival nas drives, whilst qnap nas drives work as external hard drives. Drobo vs whoever argument here its a huge waste of time. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting nas. Its never really been a secret that when you buy a synology or qnap nas, half of what youre paying for isnt the hardware, but the software included. In a hardware raid setup, the drives connect to a special raid controller inserted in a fast pciexpress pcie slot in a motherboard. At the time the synology was quite a bit faster 50% or so in real world tests. Some models can support larger single volume capacities after upgrading the installed memory capacity. Chtel bych ho osadit trema seagete archive 8tb do raid.
I use a synology ds212j obviously for about 4 years. Raid 5 is not a good choice for redundancy these days, and likely wont protect you against a disk failure. Synology raid calculator makes recommendations based on the total capacity picked. I was very tempted by netgear and synology for their hybrid raid. Like the qnap software, synologys software is just as feature packed and theres simply way too much to cover in depth.
The synology dsm software is very good and certainly does just work and do what you want it to. Of course, in this qnap series, qnap makes a 16 bay and a 24 bay, and synology does not. When i originally looked into a nas device, i picked the qnap. Asustor, a division of asus, is the youngest nas manufacturer in our group today. Comparison of synology diskstation ds216j and qnap ts228. Synology diskstation manager oder kurz dsm ist einfacher. Qnaps software provides more options, more room to tweak and tinker. Video surveillance surveillance station vpn gateway. Qnap has supported a more traditional manual online raid capacity expansion and raid level migration while synologys hybrid raid shr automatic raid management system takes an approach similar to netgears xraid2 with some shades of drobo mixed in allowing mixed drive sizes. Discussion in nas systems and networked home and smb software started by msvirtualguy. In both cases, they use some very old, patched and somewhat poorly maintained software.
Like the qnap software, synology s software is just as feature packed and theres simply way too much to cover in depth. If you have a less technical background, or heard about nas servers from synology or qnap, but are still not quite certain what a nas is or what. Asustor, qnap, and synology introduce new nas units at ces. Synology vs qnap compared which nas should you buy in. The initial setup process is also a little less polished.
So, lets take a look at the hardware and software included with these nas to. Qnap just calls it rtrr or rsync or whatever, synology gives things names edit. Once again, it comes down to strong and stable yet limited, versus. Whereas synology dsm is more about ios design, qnap and qts are far more in. Qnap s ts251 dualdrive nas offers excellent readwrite performance, solid fault tolerance, and a sweet set of features to serve as a multimedia content storage starall at. The majority of our work is also done from a home office, where.
Denn etablierte hersteller wie qnap oder synology bieten jede menge apps an, mit denen. Why you should not use raid 5 storage but use raid 6. Feb, 2014 yes, the qnap stays up and working reliably but then again so does the g8 microserver as did the n40ln54l i had before it. I put in my own compatible drives, originally 2 x 1tb wd black, then 2 x 2tb wd red. However, the difference lies in the direction of their software development. For software, both companies have modern oses with desktop based admin user. Synology and qnap both off great hardware, with both having worked on their software development to reach a strong solid os. Welcome to the sixth of seven nas stress tests, where we brutalize nas devices to failure and then attempt to see if they can be. The backup process on the synology isnt obvious, either, theres this option and that option, but you need to figure out what they are. Discussion in nas systems and networked home and smb software started by msvirtualguy, jun 15, 2017. Both manufacturers provide great software, albeit qnaps qts is more tuned for performance. Therefore, thats what we would like to explain briefly in this post and also tell you why raid does not equal to a backup. Which storage solution should i buy for personal home use. I went with a qnap personally, because i like to mess with things just because i can.
Dsm continues to make strides in usefulness without clogging up the interface and in general, it just works. But if you are using a synology nas, you shout definitely chose synologys own shr synology hybrid raid and i try to show in. Raidtypen, synology hybrid, raid basic, jbod, raid 0, raid 1. Were a virtual company made up of tech experts from across the globe. While both qnap and synology units support the traditional raid levels raid 0, raid 1 and raid 5, raid 6 and raid 10, but synology nas units support something called synology hybrid raid shr. I just run the g8 headless and connect by rdp occasionally as needed.
Synology takes a different approach by offering some models with expansion cabinets connected by either esata or infiniband cables. Synology has better software, qnap hardware is cheaper or better. Everything else free delivery possible on eligible purchases. For expanding storage beyond the box, qnap s products support an iscsi initiator to build simple sans by attaching to iscsi targets. Qnap ts1685 vs synology ds3617xs battle of the nas behemoths.
Also, you can configure and tweak the qnap far, far more in terms of productivity and individuality. One article i read compared synology to a mac and qnap to a linux box. When the nas is configured as raid 1, raid 5, or raid 6 and any number of hard drives is unplugged from the nas accidentally, you can plug in the same hard drives into the same drive slots and click recover to recover the volume status from not active to degraded mode. If you want raid5 then you would need to look at a software solution or proper raid card but then the synology qnap is only software raid anyway. Due to the california mandate shelter in place, qnap us office located in pomona california will be temporary closed for operation. Weve been testing network attached storage for years and have a good understanding of what makes a great home server. Technisch gesehen sind qnap nas deutlich besser ausgestattet als bei synology. Jun, 2016 comparing hardware raid vs software raid setups deals with how the storage drives in a raid array connect to the motherboard in a server or pc, and the management of those drives.
Once thats complete, take the remaining 2tb drive out and replace it with another drive the same size as the other new one. If you have a less technical background, or heard about nas servers from synology or qnap, but are still not quite certain what a nas is or what to look for in choosing the right device, it can be. It would be nice to have a little more flexibility or have qnap further clarify why they prefer to stick with traditional raid. Synology vs qnap compared which nas should you buy in 2019.
Qnap is concentrating more on virtualization, while synology is focused on surveillance. Ultimately i chose the 569l and bought 3 wd nas drives to start out in raid 5, but the upfront cost was significant for home use. This is simply because sometimes people misunderstand what raid really is and what it can do. Sign in to myqnapcloud to securely access your remote qnap devices, manage your nas from anywhere, and share files easily. Not a huge fan of prebuilt nas devices any more, having worked for qnap and having one of their devices for a few years, as well as having used synology in the past. The choice then was similar a qnap one of just about identical specs and price. Buy qnap ts351 2gb ram 3bay personal cloud nas ideal for raid5 storage processors ts3512gus.
Heres why you should instead use raid 6 in your nas or raid array. But raid 1 in a 2bay means you will only have as much space available at. Aug 18, 2017 i have neither used drobo, nor synology. Also raid 6 is a risk now for big hard drives, your rebuild times will be very long, maybe days, you are better using raid 10. Centralize data storage and backup, streamline file collaboration, optimize video management, and secure network deployment to facilitate data management. It shares many of the features and functionality of the synology counterpart, but whereas the synology dsm software hides all the technical information and restricts actions to a more stable and controlled environment, qnap and qts given you the technical information far more readily. Sep 10, 2019 while both qnap and synology units support the traditional raid levels raid 0, raid 1 and raid 5, raid 6 and raid 10, but synology nas units support something called synology hybrid raid shr. Synology, qnap, and asustor will release updated models of their 2bay and 4bay nas units every year or two, but the main focus will be on their smb offerings. Feels like qnap has the better hardware but mac community. Jan 20, 2019 if you have a less technical background, or heard about nas servers from synology or qnap, but are still not quite certain what a nas is or what to look for in choosing the right device, it can be. Homesmall business use case mostly file sharing and a massive itunes library played through sonos. It combines the storage capacity from multiple hard drives. To find out more, please refer to why does my synology nas have a single volume size limitation of 16, 108, or 200 tb. Apr 29, 2016 raid 5 is a good thing to have for a bit of safety on your data.