What is the advantage of having a NAS Device
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leo2kp
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So that they can all be stored in one central location and shared by all, and it saves disk space if they have smaller drives. Also, you can set up a NAS for RAID1/5/10 for redundancy in case of a single-disk failure. Most PCs don't have that kind of protection and all your data could be lost on a failure.
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1) More storage. Most people's computers don't have terabytes of storage.
2) Easier access. On a NAS, any computer can grab media as needed, instead of having to transfer files from one computer to another with a flash drive or email.
3) Better reliability - a NAS is going to be less likely to die, and on top of that, are often run in a RAID configuration that means that even if a hard drive fails, the data can be saved.
2) Easier access. On a NAS, any computer can grab media as needed, instead of having to transfer files from one computer to another with a flash drive or email.
3) Better reliability - a NAS is going to be less likely to die, and on top of that, are often run in a RAID configuration that means that even if a hard drive fails, the data can be saved.
dwatterworth
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The point of a NAS device is to have a single location that houses all of the files so you can access them from any device, even from mobile / remote devices. It simplifies sharing and backup applications as well as reduces the requirement of storage on each local machine.
If you have enough devices accessing the nas, it quickly becomes more cost efficient to have a single storage unit than the same amount of storage on each individual device.
If you have enough devices accessing the nas, it quickly becomes more cost efficient to have a single storage unit than the same amount of storage on each individual device.
RAID has nothing to do with data loss protection and often increases the risk of data loss over a dedicated backup due to user error in monitoring maintaining and rebuilding a RAID system.
For example a 2-bay RAID 1 array is just as likely to experience data loss as 2 single drive NAS devices connected to the same network backing up data from one to the other, but a 4X1TB RAID 5 is far more likely to experience data loss than 2 X 3TB independent drives.
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