Home NAS

[NokiX]

I current have an old Lenovo iomega box I use for home storage however it's starting to mess up and give errors on the GUI. This keeps happening and I'm pretty sure it's the box itself since the data is fine it's just the GUI that keeps messing up so I'm looking to replace it.

 

I already have 4 2TB drives in this server which I'll keep so I just need a new chassis but I have no idea what to look for these days for a home NAS. Ideally it needs to have a decent GUI and if possible have transmission torrent or something similar to handle torrents since on the occasion I do download anything it get's stored on the server.

 

Any suggestions?

[Arthur]

There's a currently a £60 cashback offer on the HPE Gen 8 Microserver. Install FreeNAS on it, add an extra 8GB RAM and you've got a 4/5-bay NAS for ~£166.

 

Server: www.ebuyer.com/722189 (£119.99 after cashback)

RAM: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008LMNXS0 (£46.50)

 

There's also a third-party bracket available that lets you add a further 4 x 2.5" drives...

 

http://homeservershow.com/hp-microserver-gen8-drive-bracket.html

 

If your budget is a bit larger the Synology DS916+ is a good choice.

 

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EI015LK (£503)

 

Both are capable of running Transmission, although the Synology NAS might be overkill.

Edited November 7, 2016 by Arthur

[NokiX]

There's a currently a £60 cashback offer on the HPE Gen 8 Microserver. Install FreeNAS on it, add an extra 8GB RAM and you've got a 4/5-bay NAS for ~£166.

 

Server: www.ebuyer.com/722189 (£119.99 after cashback)

RAM: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008LMNXS0 (£46.50)

 

There's also a third-party bracket available that lets you add a further 4 x 2.5" drives...

 

HP Microserver Gen8 Drive Bracket and other mods – Home Server Show

 

If your budget is a bit larger the Synology DS916+ is a good choice.

 

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EI015LK (£503)

 

Both are capable of running Transmission, although the Synology NAS might be overkill.

 

Thanks for that Very helpful! I just need to sell my 2U server to pay for this change now

[Sheepy]

NokiX did you go ahead with either of these in the end? Something im looking into now is having a HP Microserver... fancy the fiddle really

[NokiX]

NokiX did you go ahead with either of these in the end? Something im looking into now is having a HP Microserver... fancy the fiddle really

 

Not yet unfortunately, ended up buying a new gfx card since my 770 wasn't able to run watchdogs 2 on more than low. Sorry I will be getting one before the end of January hopefully.

[Mistert89]

Synology NAS is good. Many useful features