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The NAS box has done its job well for years, but now it's slowly starting to give out. We explain in c't uplink how you can upgrade your network storage cleverly and cheaply. Find out which hard drives belong in network attached storage, why SSDs in NAS are usually useless, what you need to pay attention to with RAM and when RAID even makes sense. With: Christof Windeck and Lutz Labs Moderation: Stefan Porteck Production: Sahin Erengil Editor: Keywan Tonekaboni ► The article discussed in c't 27/2023 (paywall): https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2023/2... 0:00 Intro 0:48 Is it worth upgrading? 2:54 Hard drive or SSD? 6:25 Which hard drives are suitable? 9:48 Why RAID often no longer makes sense. 13:48 NAS as a target of attack 15:11 Good backup strategies 17:27 Upgrading the LAN interface - is it worth it? 22:24 Replacing a RAID disk 25:56 CPU: Can the processor be changed? 28:54 Why replacing the RAM depends on the CPU 35:50 Is Intel lying about its compatibility lists? 42:44 Be careful with the device names 44:05 SMR and CMR?! Hard drive types and problems 49:00 Firmware updates and security 54:28 Reading tip: Backing up data from NAS 55:13 Note c't uplink survey 55:54 Farewell ► c't magazine: https://ct.de ► c't on Mastodon: https://social.heise.de/@ct_Magazin ► c't on Instagram: / ct_magazin ► c't on Facebook: / ctmagazin ► c't on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heisec.bsky.... ► c't on X/Twitter: / ctmagazin ► c't on paper: everywhere where magazines are available! #NAS #hardware #network storage