Who makes *FAST* NAS solutions for home/SOHO usage?

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Any recommendations on a NAS for a home-super-user ?

My basement linux 2.6.28 box (Asus/C2D based) provides a sustained data rate of 116 MB/s over gigabit ethernet when reading from a RAID0 stripe (something has happened in newer kernel versions - it used to be 65-70MB/s on older kernels)

I have tried several NAS solutions, and to my amazement they all have lousy performance. I'm still amazed that reviews (at end of article) can characterize any of the tested NAS'es as FAST. Performance is just about the only requirement I have from a NAS. So what brand/models is the "simplest" I can get away with buying that do not sacrifice performance ? I'm expecting 65MB/s+ performance.

krosenvold

Posted 2009-08-10T08:35:04.140

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dupe? http://superuser.com/questions/9118/any-recommendations-on-a-nas-for-a-home-super-user

– fretje – 2009-08-10T09:03:29.183

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duplicity - http://superuser.com/questions/tagged/nas

– MicTech – 2009-08-10T09:21:39.163

3I cannot see this question as being a duplicate of any of the mentioned questions. How about reading my question ? – krosenvold – 2009-08-10T09:52:55.620

Ok, I've voted to re-open, but I'd suggest updating the title to make the difference more clear (e.g. Are there any FAST (>60MB/sec) NAS devices for home usage?). – fretje – 2009-08-12T12:39:53.077

On the other hand... the fact that it are devices for HOME usage (meaning being cheap) makes it almost "by definition" less performing. I think you will have to look at professional devices in stead of the consumer ones. – fretje – 2009-08-12T12:41:31.733

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As already mentioned here, I'd recommend a Thecus N4100PRO.

fretje

Posted 2009-08-10T08:35:04.140

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BUt according to thecus http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=10&pid=77, this NAS has a whooping 35MB/S throughput ?

– krosenvold – 2009-08-10T09:50:39.680

@krosenvold: Well, I haven't got experience with gigabit network at home... only 100 mbit, so data transfer rate is not my priority. I do remember reading somewhere that you can change a setting in the network somewhere to have higher throughput, but I can't find it anymore :-s – fretje – 2009-08-10T10:10:07.270

1I believe the lousy throughput is related to the low-performance hardware most of these NAS boxes use. That's what my question was about – krosenvold – 2009-08-10T10:39:04.607

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