Originally Posted by dpstjp
It means that instead of a hugely expensive MD600 (or TwinStore, etc.), that acts as a mirrored drive NAS for Sooloos only, you can buy a hugely expensive QNAP NAS
Not sure about that.

The more capable (Dual Core Processor and Higher RAM) 2-bay QNAP NAS Devices are approx �600 for 2 by 3TB and �800 for 2 by 4TB (including Drives).

This compares to about �2,200 for 2 by 3TB and ~�2,400 for the 2 by 4TB version (Meridian prices before any discount).

Savings of �1,600 for Storage is quite substantial and if the QNAP offering also offers "Core" functionality, then even better, the savings would approximate to 3-4 MS200 Endpoints.

Personally, I would also favour dedicating a QNAP NAS to Sooloos Music Streaming only and have another NAS for other "Server" duties.

We all know how much time it takes to successfully Import e.g. 3,000 to 15,000 Albums into the Sooloos Database and then to Groom that Library, thus keeping it on a dedicated separate NAS Device makes sense to me.

RAID protection is fine, until the Power Supply or Enclosure fails!

Last edited by Ronnie; 2013-07-29 16:06.
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