--- title: Recommended 2-Bay NAS date: 2010-01-19 00:00:01 permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/01/19/recommended-2-bay-nas/ author: Lester Chan categories: - Blog - Network - Storage tags: - 2-Bay - 3-Bay - D-Link - DiskStation - DNS-323 - DS210j - N3200 Pro - NAS - NetGear - Qnap - ReadyNAS - RMA - spoilt - Thecus - TS-210 --- I purchased my [D-Link DNS-323](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/09/01/d-link-dns-323-wall-e/) on the 1st September 2008 during Comex 2008. 3 days ago, my DNS-323 decided to give up on me, just after 1 year and 3 months! The warranty for the DNS-323 is only 1 year so my warranty had just ended! Argh! I thought I might try my luck, I wrote in to D-Link saying I am a blogger blah blah blah and a huge fan of D-Link, spending [S$519 worth of D-Link products during IT Show 2009](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/03/13/it-show-2009-hoot/) and to see if out of goodwill, they can RMA for me. But if it fails, at lest I tried and time to hoot a new NAS. Here is what happen: - I found my DNS-323 switched off and immediately power it back on. - Works normally after powering it on, but after an hour, the DNS-323 disconnect itself from the network. - I tried powering it off and on again by pressing on the power button but to no avail. - I have to manually plug out the power cable and plug in back in again and press the power button to power it on. - Works normally again, but as usual, after an hour, it disconnect itself from the network again. - Power button still does not work, have to manually plug out and in the power cable to reboot it. - This time round, the power LED light blinks non-stop after booting up - I tried hard reset, swapping the harddisks, removing the harddisks, all could not work, the power light continue to blink. - I seek help from my friend, [Andy](http://www.shadowandy.net/), who is an expert with D-Link products, tried some of his method but still could not get the DNS-323 to hard reset While waiting for D-Link to reply me, I did some research on 2-Bay NAS and have narrowed down to the following 4 choices which is within my budget. **SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS210j** ![](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6118940115_cd15692dc9_o.jpg) Price: **S$408** Official Link: [SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS210j](http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS210j/index.php) **QNAP TS-210** ![](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6118940167_72811f64c1_o.gif) Price: **S$514** Official Link: [QNAP TS-210](http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=135) ## NetGear ReadyNAS Duo (Diskless) Price: **S$429** Official Link: [NetGear ReadyNAS Duo (Diskless)](http://www.netgear.com.sg/Products/Storage/ReadyNASDuo/RND2000.aspx)## Thecus N3200 Pro Price: **S$499** Official Link: [Thecus N3200 Pro](http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=89) Note: *This is 3-Bay NAS, but I included it because it is within my budget.*The purpose of me using a NAS is to share files within my home network and to use it as a BitTorrent machine. I also backed up my files on it, so I will definitely run RAID1 with it. Any recommendations on which one I should settle for eventually? Please leave a comment. Thanks a lot!