2009-06-05, 14:21
Hi All,
Possibly slightly off topic, but I hope someone might be able to help. I'm looking at getting a NAS for use with XBMC (running on either my Apple TV, or my Mac Mini). I want to move all my media to the NAS and stream it across the network. (currently 100mbit, but could upgrade if required)
I've been looking at the QNAP TS-409, and was all set to get it as it seems to meet most of my needs, but I'm now a little concerned about it's bandwidth capabilities.
Looking over some benchmarks (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component.../chart,15/) it seems quite low in the field. Is this actually a cause for concern?
I don't currently have any blu-ray rips, but don't want to limit myself for the future. Would this handle it? Does anyone have any experience of using this or similar?
If not, does anyone have any other suitable recommendations? I'm after a minimum of a 4 bay NAS capable of RAID 5, for under £500 (in the UK) and able to host Torrent downloads and an ITunes library. The big requirement for me is that I want to put 4x 2Tb drives into it (starting with 2 now, and then expanding) and quite a few models seem to limit this.
Thanks,
Simon
Possibly slightly off topic, but I hope someone might be able to help. I'm looking at getting a NAS for use with XBMC (running on either my Apple TV, or my Mac Mini). I want to move all my media to the NAS and stream it across the network. (currently 100mbit, but could upgrade if required)
I've been looking at the QNAP TS-409, and was all set to get it as it seems to meet most of my needs, but I'm now a little concerned about it's bandwidth capabilities.
Looking over some benchmarks (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component.../chart,15/) it seems quite low in the field. Is this actually a cause for concern?
I don't currently have any blu-ray rips, but don't want to limit myself for the future. Would this handle it? Does anyone have any experience of using this or similar?
If not, does anyone have any other suitable recommendations? I'm after a minimum of a 4 bay NAS capable of RAID 5, for under £500 (in the UK) and able to host Torrent downloads and an ITunes library. The big requirement for me is that I want to put 4x 2Tb drives into it (starting with 2 now, and then expanding) and quite a few models seem to limit this.
Thanks,
Simon
