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| 1375382 | 2014-05-21 05:32:00 | Hi Guys Im considering a NAS for home backups. I have no critical data, so I dont need Raid etc . Its no biggie if everything is lost, just inconvenient Just something to replace a old USB backup, that I almost never use at the mo. Can I use a Media Player/Streamer like WD Live as NAS storage. Something with an Internal HD (I dont think WD Live has that ?) That way I can also use it as a media player in the man cave. Seems like a good idea if workable: I just want it be be available as a normal windows share or mapped drive on the main PC & I'll robocopy my stuff over via a batch file. WD & Seagate have some very cheap NAS drives, that are getting good reviews performance wise. Single drive only (same as a USB, I dont need RAID) & come with a 2T drive included (eg WD RED, I think) www.pbtech.co.nz or , if a WD Live will work as a NAS (I'll need a 1T HD as well of course) www.pbtech.co.nz Any opinions would be appreciated , Im also looking at cheap used NAS units on trademe. Cheers |
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| 1375383 | 2014-05-21 05:52:00 | Hmmn, it looks like most of the Media Players/streamers dont support internal hard drives any more (why ??, they used to) :-( |
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| 1375384 | 2014-05-21 10:07:00 | I use a WD My Book Live (newer ones called My Cloud) as a NAS and media server. I have a sync service keeping it updated with my photos and vids so it is a backup as well. Stuff gets fed to the TV via WMC on a netbook. These WD items are also DLNA servers. |
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