Wireless HD/SS drives?

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Since we have several lappies/netbooks/tablets/phones/desktops dotted around, it probably makes sense to have a central drive so we can access all our files from all our machines. Most are Windows (8 or 10) but a few are Android (relatively recent editions). Can anyone recommend any solutions in particular (or steer us away from either the whole concept or manufacturers/models)?
 
Get a NAS box and plug it in via Ethernet to your modem/router/switch thingy.

I've set-up wireless drives for folk before and it turned into a loathsome affair. You could go single hdd, if you're not storing anything too important.
If you are storing valuable data, go for a dual bay with mirrored raid and buy an external hard disk drive for backups.

Either Synology or QNAP. I sold my DS211j which would have been more than adequate for you for ~£50. New, your looking at ~£100. 1 TB disks from ~£35 a piece.
 
Cheers for the advice.

TBH, if it's a PITA, we may as well just stop being so lazy and use a portable HDD! Or use the desktop as the main storage centre and just access the needed files through that.
 
Synology NAS most definitely, supports media streaming, file access both local and remote and a LOT more.

I've got a DS214Play and a DS414, if you weren't bothered about redundancy though a single-disk DS115 or similar would suffice. Client apps for windows, Mac, iOS and android are available to sync content and provide ease of use.

I use mine with my Chromecast to stream media around the home, not a necessity but considering it does this out of the box its a great feature.

Let me know if you've got any questions, happy to help further if needed :)
 
Nod said:
Or use the desktop as the main storage centre and just access the needed files through that.
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That's what I do. Can anyone explain whether there are any real-world advantages to using a NAS box instead?
 
I for one would hate to have a PC left on in order to stream my media or access my files. For me one of the advantages is the benefit of a small bookshelf sized device with a web-based front-end that requires no screen, kb or mouse to interface with it.

I also find the NAS considerably better when it comes to power consumption, but the same could be said for a micro PC...
 
Sorry to jump in on Nod's thread, but was something I was wondering about as well...I'd looked at WD mycloud / seagate personal cloud for idea's. The Synology seems to be getting great reviews etc, does anyone have a link to what to look at / buy as there seem to be lots of different options - really after 1 drive to use for streaming media / accessing files.

And also, if you need to buy a separate drive - which make / model to go for and do they support SSD's ???

Thanks and hope you don't mind Nod for jumping in.
 
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The model codes work (to a point) in a (number of bays),1,(year) format or something along those lines

As an example the DS115 is a single drive NAS from the 2015 range, the DS214 is a dual drive NAS from 2014 and the DS415 is a 4 bay NAS from 2015.

Yes they support SSD, but my preference is WD Red's

So what your potentially looking at is a DS115 + 4Tb WD Red SATA disk, or suitable SSD option.

Synology document comparability on their website pretty comprehensively, definitely worth a look :)
 
Neilc28 said:
The model codes work (to a point) in a (number of bays),1,(year) format or something along those lines

As an example the DS115 is a single drive NAS from the 2015 range, the DS214 is a dual drive NAS from 2014 and the DS415 is a 4 bay NAS from 2015.

Yes they support SSD, but my preference is WD Red's

So what your potentially looking at is a DS115 + 4Tb WD Red SATA disk, or suitable SSD option.

Synology document comparability on their website pretty comprehensively, definitely worth a look :)
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Thanks Neil

Thats very helpful :)
 
andyred said:
Sorry to jump in on Nod's thread, but was something I was wondering about as well...I'd looked at WD mycloud / seagate personal cloud for idea's. The Synology seems to be getting great reviews etc, does anyone have a link to what to look at / buy as there seem to be lots of different options - really after 1 drive to use for streaming media / accessing files.

And also, if you need to buy a separate drive - which make / model to go for and do they support SSD's ???

Thanks and hope you don't mind Nod for jumping in.
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No need to apologise! Glad I'm not the only one a bit confuzzled by things like this.
 
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