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Originally Posted by b15
I believe the WD reds? are the ones for NAS units? I will take a gander at Qnap devices.
As a local NAS, would RAID 5 be overkill? Any reason why I should go 5 over 1? Note that I'm looking at two drive setups, but open to better suggestions from more knowledgeable folks!
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Parity and performance in one. RAID 5 is never overkill. If you value your data at all, RAID 5 is the minimum IMNSHO. It gives the parity of a RAID 1 (mirrored) combined with the improved performance of a RAID 0 (striped).
But obviously there are increased costs. Typically you have to get a 4 bay unit (3 bay is enough but make sure it supports RAID 5), which costs more than 2 bay units. And you have at least one additional drive (3 minimum).
So if you have all of the data on your NAS backed up on a separate portable HDs regularly as well as an online storage solution, and you don't need the additional performance boost then you might feel comfortable saving a few bucks and just running a 2 bay RAID 1 NAS
