Has anybody used Sonos with this NAS? Idf so, what has your experience with it been like. Has it worked well or have you had any issues?
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yes. I'm using it with Sonos. Very easy to set up, no issues. Turn on the DLNA media server in the MyCloud settings and sonos finds it no problem.
2010724
I have two of them for my servers. Both units are functioning well. I have one unit that I used to clear out some 200 disk and the unit is still working well.
2051837
I can get 30mb/s over gigabit with jumbo frames and two drives in raid 1. There's a lot of variability depending on if you're moving one large file or many small ones. I don't know if this is due to my drives or the nas.
1087903
Well I connected it to my onkyo system and worked fine ! Don't really know about the Sonos system req but if it can drive the speaker you will hear nice sound!
950761
I haven't seen much of a dip in performance. I would however base your number of users on how much memory is in the NAS unit. The NAS is the only thing upgradable. I use my NAS with expansion unit, with 10 x 2TB all in raid 5. I also have attached a USB 3.0 Sans Digital 4 bay with 4x1TB. I run data over both Network ports with two static IP addresses. I map different software functions over the two IP's so demanding apps like photoshop get preffered bandwidth on one IP and iTunes to the apple tv's share the other IP. I have not upgraded the ram from factory default.
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Hello David Yes, in my domestic network scenario I use a Mac and my wife use a Windows laptop and network drive map works without problems. The NAS is connected on my Apple Time Capsule 1TB old version and the GUI interface of this NAS is easy to use and the access is via http. About the FTP, I can't comment because I've never used.
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It is not really a NAS in my estimation since it is really for working on large files across a network. Additionally, the RAID element of it is not really terribly "safe". I returned mine and got a Drobo instead for the hot-swappable no data loss aspect to it. I run a busy multimedia studio that, in addition to other services, offers photography and video for our corporate clients. I use the Drobo for this purpose and it works great with 5 people accessing the Drobo 5N.
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I am also using the WD30EFRX drives and I would recommend them based on my experience. They have worked well for me. Their performance is good and they're quiet. They're designed for NAS and they're priced well.
2270433
From what I have read it should. I have the Sony media running on it now. Sorry I haven't had the nas type on it yet.
1510554
Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
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Dr. Bozarth, I take all reviews with a grain of salt of course. I also noticed the disparity in the ratings between the two sites. I usually frequent thehomeservershow.com. Many of the forum members are I.T. Professionals, or like myself, a medical professional with a keen interest in technology. The Western Digital Green Drives were the go to drives in the past, but were not ideal for NAS/RAID situations. Many of the members have had good luck with the RED drives, but still recommend a program such as SpinRite or HD Tune Pro to evaluate the drive before putting it into service. I can only recall one situation where a member reported a DOA Red Drive, and many more situations where the Green drives presented problems. The recommended drives for your scenario would be the WD Red drives or the Seagate NAS drives. RAID-1 would be a good solution, and a cloud backup such as CrashPlan on top of that. I have personally purchased two 3TB Red drives and have had no problems with them in the 6-12 months I have owned them. Hope this helps.
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there is a out of sync bug with the TOSLINK on the WD units. It is discussed on the forums, no solution yet.
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Well, all 4 of ours work pretty well, albeit they are not stunningly fast. I did notice the performance really slows down after the first couple TB of small files. But I suspect that's due to Samba, and I wish I could get into the unit, O/S wise, to tune it
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The noise is not super loud as others have stated, just get a Nas hard drive, since it will be on 24/7...
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Works well with Synology NAS. They have downloadable app for Squeezecenter, I have DS 209 and works good, although my duet is mainly used for Pandora and Rhapsody i will admit, not so much mp3's on NAS, but it does work. And your PC or laptop doesn't need to be on.
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Yes. I did exactly that when I purchased my Synology NAS. The BlackArmor NAS was a piece of crap, but the drives are fine and the Syno. NAS will play well with them.
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As a network attached storage device (NAS), it will function as a Sonos library. I have a Buffalo NAS on which I keep all my digital music, and my Sonos system accesses that drive to play my music.