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Huawei B525 and a USB drive (as a network) - service, quality, durability of the

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  • #1 17081227
    vanport
    Level 2  
    Please let me know how your hard drive connected to the LTE router's USB port works as a network drive?
    1. Are these good solutions that can replace a typical NAS?
    2. What are the average real USB download / upload transfers for the router as per subject?
    3. In the absence of network traffic, does the disk go into standby or does it work permanently 24 hours a day?
    4. How do you assess such solutions? Is a USB network drive based on the Huawei B525 router, e.g. from Plus, a good move?
    5. Are there specific contraindications for such a solution compared to the use of NAS from the bottom / middle shelf?

    Until now I had a desktop computer. Due to the lack of time to sit in one room, the need for mobility around the house (fast and efficient use of the computer in unusual rooms - kitchen, living room), and the limited capacity of the SSD in the planned laptop (256 GB) I thought about liquidating the PC and using one larger networked data warehouse.

    Typical useful tips are welcome - not theoretical :)
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  • #2 17081310
    siewcu
    Level 35  
    In fact, you can connect a USB drive to any router if it supports such a function. Will NAS replace it - it's hard to say, you will definitely be deprived of the functions typical of NAS and it will work rather as a typical network drive. These are only home routers, they are not designed to replace dedicated devices.
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  • #3 17081733
    vanport
    Level 2  
    siewcu wrote:
    In fact, you can connect a USB drive to any router if it supports such a function. Will NAS replace it - it's hard to say, you will definitely be deprived of the functions typical of NAS and it will work rather as a typical network drive. These are only home routers, they are not designed to replace dedicated devices.


    And what additional, important in use, functions deprives me of connecting a USB disk to the NAS. It seemed to me that the only important functionality for me was having a typical network drive.

    Waiting for the actual data on copy transfers from disk and to disk. I hope someone checked it in practice (not only for flash memory)
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  • #5 17081928
    rafish
    Level 13  
    in general, USB drives are not designed to work 24 hours a day, they are rather backup devices, you do not know how much such equipment will work, there is a high probability that the USB disk will wear out quickly, unless you find a USB disk for continuous operation, don't bother your guitar with my statement, but I personally don't recommend this solution, of course I write about disc disks ... but it seems to me that since you are not buying a larger SSD for the interior of your computer, you probably want to cut costs ...
    this huawei has LANs, so you can connect a normal NAS from Qnap or Synology to it, in probably every NAS you have two drives so your data is secure, and in the case of a USB drive you don't have this security
    when it comes to the speed of data transfer, the bottleneck will be wifi, you will not achieve more than 130 Mb / s, no matter whether the disk will be on usb or LAN - as I see in the specification b525 has 1Gb / s ports and I take such into account writing that there will be a difference
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  • #6 17082766
    vanport
    Level 2  
    rafish wrote:
    in general, USB drives are not designed to work 24 hours a day, they are rather backup devices, you do not know how much such equipment will work, there is a high probability that the USB disk will wear out quickly, unless you find a USB disk for continuous operation, don't bother your guitar with my statement, but I personally don't recommend this solution, of course I write about disc disks ... but it seems to me that since you are not buying a larger SSD for the interior of your computer, you probably want to cut costs ...
    this huawei has LANs, so you can connect a normal NAS from Qnap or Synology to it, in probably every NAS you have two drives so your data is secure, and in the case of a USB drive you don't have this security
    when it comes to the speed of data transfer, the bottleneck will be wifi, you will not achieve more than 130 Mb / s, no matter whether the disk will be on usb or LAN - as I see in the specification b525 has 1Gb / s ports and I take such into account writing that there will be a difference


    I omitted the important information that to perform the function of a USB network drive would have to use your equipment:
    - Seagate Barracuda LowPower drive, 3.5 years, 2TB, SATA / 600, 64MB cache (ST2000DL003)
    - Fantec USB 3.0 eSATA 3.5 "external pocket with power supply.

    Added after 8 [minutes]:

    So I understand that the disk connected to the router via USB is not awakened only in the event of network traffic - works 24/7? And this should be treated as a weak point of the budget solution I am considering, right?
  • #7 17082834
    siewcu
    Level 35  
    Rather, check it out yourself. After all, the disk only works when something is happening on it - for me, the HDD connected to anything stops after some time of non-use (I did not check how much) and somehow I doubt that the router will try to access data every second. In the NAS I turn off after 2 minutes.

    And if you have the opportunity - there is currently a Zyxel NAS set with two disks on the allegro, you can hunt for this type of occasion, it will be safer, safer and faster ...
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The discussion revolves around the use of a USB drive connected to the Huawei B525 LTE router as a network drive, exploring its viability as a substitute for a traditional NAS. Users express concerns about the limitations of using a USB drive, such as lack of advanced NAS features, potential durability issues, and the drive's operational status (whether it goes into standby mode). The average data transfer speeds are noted to be limited by Wi-Fi, with a maximum of around 130 Mb/s. Users recommend considering dedicated NAS solutions for better data security and performance, highlighting the importance of using drives designed for continuous operation. The conversation also touches on specific hardware recommendations for optimal performance.
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