I was very intrigued when I found out about Storage Spaces and ReFS being introduced in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. But now that I’ve spent some time with it, I’m left disappointed, and I will not be trusting my precious data with either of these features, just yet. Microsoft publicly announced StorageContinue reading “Storage Spaces Leaves Me Empty”
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Synology DS2411+ Performance Review
In my last post I compared the performance of Synology DS1511+ against the QNAP TS-859 Pro. As I finished writing that post, Synology announced the new Synology DS2411+. Instead of using a DS1511+ and DX510 extender for 10 disks, the DS2411+ offers 12 disks in a single device. The price difference is also marginal, DS1511+Continue reading “Synology DS2411+ Performance Review”
Synology DS1511+ vs. QNap TS-859 Pro, iSCSI MPIO Performance
Untitled Page I have been very happy with my QNap TS-859 Pro (Amazon), but I’ve run out of space while archiving my media collection, and I needed to expand the storage capacity. You can read about my experience with the TS-859 Pro here, and my experience archiving my media collection here. My primary objective withContinue reading “Synology DS1511+ vs. QNap TS-859 Pro, iSCSI MPIO Performance”
Archiving my CD, DVD and BD collection
I am about two thirds done archiving my entire CD, DVD, and BD collection to network storage. I have been ripping on a part time basis for about 5 months, and so far I’ve ripped over 700 discs. I have considered archiving my media collection for some time, but just never got around to it.Continue reading “Archiving my CD, DVD and BD collection”
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