Considering b/w Synology e406 and Thecus 5200 - VRForums - SITEX 2009

b00n12 · Apr 18th, 07, 10:20 PM

Hi all, i m thinking of upgrading my home NAS to the abv 2 mentioned model

i will list the pro n cons of both NAS that i have found online

Synology e406
pros
Robust web interface,
Quiet,
BT downloader
Very gd support (forum as well as firmware)

cons
4-bay
non-hotswapable

price: 1049 from SS

Thecus 5200
pros
5-bay
inbuild router with 4 port gigabit
speedy
Hotswapable

cons
no BT downloader
noisy
poorer documentation and support

price 1399 from HTPC gear

Guys i need input in deciding which to get

tks in advance

booest · Apr 18th, 07, 11:17 PM

Thecus FTW

hotswap i like....

but Synology more chio

b00n12 · Apr 18th, 07, 11:19 PM

lol BT wise.. thecus bo >_<

booest · Apr 18th, 07, 11:23 PM

yeah.. security wise.. no BT

if BT so important

Synology it is then! more chio also

b00n12 · Apr 18th, 07, 11:25 PM

btw.. 407 will be out soon hee.. boo any idea the diff between 406 n 406e...

booest · Apr 18th, 07, 11:27 PM

not sure

b00n12 · Apr 18th, 07, 11:32 PM

hotswap is nice... i love to have haha.. too bad.. btw i read from AVS forum that the thecus is noisy ^^

Dr_ARCHer · Apr 19th, 07, 08:34 AM

Have you considered QNAP TS-401? Price-point is similar to the Thecus.

I was considering between the 2-bay and 2-bay models. Initially, I wanted the 4-bay ones and narrowed the choices to Qnap, Synology and Thecus. I was tempted by the Synology as it was the cheapest 4-bay NAS (along with the 4-bay Thecus N4100). But then, I read about the newer 407/407e was just being released, so I decided to go with a 2-bay model first (chose the Qnap TS201).

Would be interested in your experience with either the 5-bay Thecus 5200 and the Synology 406/406e. My TS201 is already filling up pretty fast.....

Audio · Apr 19th, 07, 09:36 AM

Both are two different product.

Synology is NAS that's works......

Thecus is NAS with a little more power and speed...

Both to also priced proportionally to their power....

Take your pick.

(Audio)

booest · Apr 19th, 07, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audio

Both are two different product.

Synology is NAS that's works......

Thecus is NAS with a little more power and speed...

Both to also priced proportionally to their power....

Take your pick.

(Audio)

he wants BT

TanKianW · Apr 19th, 07, 10:13 AM

Get the Synology 406/406e. In theory, 406 is faster than the 406e series. Their diff is due to the transfer speed and performance of the RAID controller inside if I'm not wrong. But I guess not very big performance gap since oni 100bucks more. Get 4x500GB and VIOLA, a 1.5TB NAS with RAID 5 function. Really worth it. I think its more value for money. In terms of performance, I think its also quite good too as reviewed by several PC mag. I intend to scrap my 3Ware PCI-Ex RAID Card and migrate all to an external RAID 5 NAS, more practical and energy conserving.

Dr_ARCHer · Jun 22nd, 07, 10:16 AM

Sorry for reviving this old thread.

I have 4 Seagate 750 gb drives that are located all over and I am think of putting them into a 4 or 5-bay NAS Tower.

Any comments on the following models: QNAP TS-401, Thecus N5200 or N4100, Synology CS-407 or CS-407e? Cheapest is the CS-407e ($899 from SS) and most expensive is the TS-401 and N5200 ($1,699). I don't do BT and is essentially looking to use the NAS as one RAID 1 storage device.

powersteer · Jul 3rd, 07, 10:28 AM

Synology's BT can do header encryption?