DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

Very interesting model... I hope that QNAP TS-209 will don't have so much problem with stability and firmware. Info here: http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=82
P.s. i hope that this model will have unix system like DNS-323, and it will be no problem to optimize fun plug to it

My choice was a CH3SNAS (its the same as the DNS323), only because the price of the CH3SNAS was 140 Euro and the TS-201 (not the new TS-209) was 320 Euro. The DNS323 has not all built in, but you can install the most with fun plug. (Of course not the 1 touch copy button )

The QNAP NAS is a ready to use station, all you would like is built in. But than I would prefer a ALL6500, nearly the same price, but full Debian firmware, means that you can install all the neat linux things (let the NAS run as a really server or media center or ...)

Btw: my DNS323 is a littler bit slow to convert and stream media data (and the QNAP has nearly the same technical data)

Yep, price is an issue.

I have found the TS-209 Pro for $US 429 and the non-pro for $379. 
For $50 the Pro adds Active Directory tie in and Linux NFS and AppleTalk protocols.

The Synology DS-207 also has Apache and MySQL built in but is closer in price to the D-Link.  It has less hardware than the QNAP.

Pricewise, I like the D-Link, but I really want a good webserver with database and I am concerned that the DNS-323 can't handle it.  Also the TS-209 and DS-207 have Apache and MySQL presetup.

I might add that I already have the DNS-323, but haven't opened the box yet because I thought that I might have to sell it to get the QNAP or Synology.

fordem wrote:

I wouldn't mind the active directory - that's a nice feature to have on a NAS in a Windows environment - I wonder how difficult it would be to add through the fun_plug.

And since I'm posting let me ask the question that I've been itching to ask from day 1 - this is a cheap NAS box, with just enough resources to do what it's designed to do - be a NAS server.

If web and database are important to you, buy one or build one,

I thougth of that, but I like the tiny form factor and power requirements of the NAS boxes.  This is meant to be up and running 24/7.  Otherwise I would just use one of my spare tower boxes with its 300-500 watt power supply.