Done with Synology

brad225

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Turned on by Synology 1019 today after being off for 2 months while we were away and got the flashing blue power button. This is the 3rd unit I have had. All have had motherboard failures.

I have heard good things about Qnap. I need a replacement 5 bay NAS. It will be used with my Small Green Computer, SonicTransporter I9.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
Not good. I recently setup a Synology NAS. I’m not using it very much other than for music storage purposes.

I’ve read that QNAP are very good. But, with anything electronic, things can and do happen.

Good luck.
 
Hasn't QNAP had problems with malware infestations? Are those completely cured?
 
Heck I have an older Synology DS413, ( purchased late 2012) and its been working without a hiccup,

Knocking on wood as as type this.
 

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I've had 2 fail. As an additional layer of security, I have it auto sync to Dropbox. The professional version of Dropbox costs me $775 a year. But it's good insurance for over 4TB of music.


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rbbert said:
Hasn't QNAP had problems with malware infestations? Are those completely cured?
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NAS is frequently targeted - QNAP and Synology are the two leaders everyone buy, so both of them are targeted. It is safer to not open them to the internet - but everyone do. Otherwise this will never be cured.

Never.
 
Mine isn't open to the internet/remote sign on. The only external connection is a link to Dropbox.

I keep personal info on there, so would never allow a remote sign in.


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Just an comment that one cannot draw any meaningful or statistically valid inferences about a product's quality for binary quality attributes e.g. Good/Bad or Pass/Fail with the small sample sizes discussed here.

Using the formula, P(x)= nCxpx(1-p)n-x
Where:
n = sample size
x = item of interest
p = probability or proportion defective,

to have 95% Confidence and 90% Reliability in finding a Pass/Fail defect in 1 unit, you need to have a minimum of 47 samples to draw any statistically valid inference about a product being Pass/Fail or Good/Bad.

For the 7 failures as discussed in this thread, you need a sample size of 131.
 
I've got over 50TB of music in my Synology box. Has worked with no problem for a decade. How does Dropbox auto sync work? For $775 a year will it back up 50TB? My upload speed is about 8Mbps. Does that mean it will take 6,000,000 seconds to upload (about 2-3 months) or have I got the math wrong? Thanks, Larry

PS. I have two complete backups stored on external hard drives - one stored at home and one stored in safe deposit boxes at my bank. The bank storage is inconvenient, and not updated as frequently as I would like.
 
astrotoy said:
I've got over 50TB of music in my Synology box. Has worked with no problem for a decade. How does Dropbox auto sync work? For $775 a year will it back up 50TB? My upload speed is about 8Mbps. Does that mean it will take 6,000,000 seconds to upload (about 2-3 months) or have I got the math wrong? Thanks, Larry

PS. I have two complete backups stored on external hard drives - one stored at home and one stored in safe deposit boxes at my bank. The bank storage is inconvenient, and not updated as frequently as I would like.
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Dropbox professional is unlimited space.


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wklie said:
QNAP fanless HS-453DX.
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Thanks Peter, I am hoping to be able to use the 5-4TB drives that are currently in the Synology. I have 4-6TB of music currently on them. I don't remember what Raid level I set the 1019 for originally.

I will look at other Qnap units and see what I find.


Thanks to other for their input.
My first Synology was a batch that had bad Intel motherboards. When that one failed I sent it back and they sent me a new one. When that one failed I contacted them again and asked if there was a different motherboard in the replacement. They told me no just the original. They offered me another replacement and I declined. I purchased a newer Synology unit that i figured had a different board.

This is a rhetorical question but, why would a company put parts known to be problematic in a piece of electronics and send them to customers?
 
Phishphan said:
Dropbox professional is unlimited space.


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Thanks. I checked out Dropbox Professional and found the unlimited was $720 per year for three licenses (the minimum number you can buy for unlimited). I'll see whether any of my friends want to share the licenses. Larry
 
Puma Cat said:
Just an comment that one cannot draw any meaningful or statistically valid inferences about a product's quality for binary quality attributes e.g. Good/Bad or Pass/Fail with the small sample sizes discussed here.

Using the formula, P(x)= nCxpx(1-p)n-x
Where:
n = sample size
x = item of interest
p = probability or proportion defective,

to have 95% Confidence and 90% Reliability in finding a Pass/Fail defect in 1 unit, you need to have a minimum of 47 samples to draw any statistically valid inference about a product being Pass/Fail or Good/Bad.

For the 7 failures as discussed in this thread, you need a sample size of 131.
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In general this (too small sample size and/or improper statistical tool) is true for almost everything discussed in this and other audiophile forums
 
astrotoy said:
Thanks. I checked out Dropbox Professional and found the unlimited was $720 per year for three licenses (the minimum number you can buy for unlimited). I'll see whether any of my friends want to share the licenses. Larry
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The licenses are all going to go to your account, so you'll have access to each others files


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