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Ask HN: Can't figure out a NAS solution. Help?

Well I have been looking into pre-built options such as Synology or QNap for Nas storage.

I have contemplated building a desktop from ground up and implementing RAID 1.

Overall I am seeking a backup and redundancy solutions for my terabytes of photographs and personal data.

The attractive part about the pre-built solution is for instance the cloud access for Synology and the mobile Apps. Sounds very convenient and mobile access is a Huge plus for the photos.

Do any of the fellow hackers here have a suggestion for a build or a pre-build sys that would cost a max of $500 Please advise

( 2 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: Can't figure out a NAS solution. Help? by mdaniel on Thursday June 14, 2012 @02:39PM (#4112843)
I bet the cordcutters subreddit encounters this question quite a bit: http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters

You also might try /r/gadgets for the same reason. I am certain there are probably a fair number of geeks that hang out on HN, but I suspect there is more of a consumer friendly atmosphere (especially about purchasing decisions) on reddit.

Re:Ask HN: Can't figure out a NAS solution. Help? by iapetos on Thursday June 14, 2012 @04:47PM (#4113442)
sure. I will check it out. Thank you