NAS Strategy

olds

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Need a little help for automatic PC back ups. That is other than set up, no user intervention needed, Back ups happen on their own, hopefully at 2 AM.
3 PCs need to be backed up automatically.
On a home, wireless network
RAID 1 (probably 4TB X 2, maybe 8TB X 2)
Quiet as possible as the unit will sit in the entertainment console in a living room.
Less heat the better.
Appliance (small) sized.
Able to drag/drop files from Windows Explorer.
Remote access from the Internet.
Streaming to a DLNA device a plus but not needed.
Back up for Android tablets and phones?
Budget I'd like to say at or below $500 but would go up or down as needed. Not over $800.

Looking at this but the reviews are horrid: WD 8TB My Cloud Home Duo Personal Cloud Storage

I am probably missing something, advise appreciated.
 

VirtualLarry

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I do some of that with my 4-bay QNAP TS-451 NAS, and use Macrium Reflect Free to schedule backups to the NAS.
 
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mxnerd

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I do some of that with my 4-bay QNAP TS-451 NAS, and use Macrium Reflect Free to schedule backups to the NAS.

Though cost $90 more than the Synolog DS418, with a remote control and a HDMI output, that QNAP NAS becomes a media center too!