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[kthxbainao]

Hi!

As you may have noticed I'm in need of a bit of help choosing a NAS product.

Let me explain what I want to do first.

The foremost reason I want to install a NAS is to (automatically) backup all of my current HDD's in my PC.
There are 3 HDD's, with about 6 partitions. These add up to about 2,5 TB in total.

Now, it should be feasible to backup all of the drives to one 3 TB HDD if I understood correctly.
If not, I would gladly like to know.

The other reasons are the fact that I want to be able to access my files over the local network but also from the outside world.
This would mainly entail streaming media files to laptops, tablets and phones as it would be ideal for both hobby and work.

The last reason I would like to install a NAS is to run a torrent client during the night.

What I had in mind was to install two 3 TB drives, the WD Green drives which run at 5400 rpm (to keep it as silent and cool as possible). And then to have one drive function as a backup for my PC and the other one for the other things.

Would this at all be possible or are there factors which I haven't accounted for which could possible ruin this plan?

Also, what is the difference between the DNS-320L and DNS-325? Would either one be able to do all of this or perhaps neither? The D-Link website wasn't a big help.

What's the big plus of the cloud part of the DNS-320L?

Thank you for your replies and help in advance!
(underlined some things as it's a long read and might help with replying  )

[kthxbainao]

Really? 50+ reads and no answers? 

[japa-fi]

I have DNS-325 to which I've installed Fonz' fun plug. The functionality of the NAS can fullfill your requirements:
It can do torrents, it can be used for a space to save backups, it can be accessed from the internet. I like fun plug as it provides SSH server to the NAS. I rather open SSH to the world than SMB / NFS. I mount my drive remotely using SSH no matter where I am. A word of caution though, network latency will affect a lot to the usability if you have directories with many files. With 3G connection it takes ages to access directory with 1000 files (pictures).

I don't know the difference between 325 & 320L.

[Northerndj]

all depends on what you need this for
The 320 a Older unit has a Better sharing Via Dnla and has a good fallowing
The 325 has the same following but is Lacking on alot of features this was supposed to be a App type product but the forgot to include the rest
The last update fix Itunes problems but gave us nothing we wanted
Most smart TV's have built in DNLA but the only Units i can get to work Right are the S3 and xbox the rest do struggle
were as a 320 Works the 325 is supposed to be getting all the features but its bean out Months now and No sign of this 

[priitv8]

The 320 a Older unit has a Better sharing Via Dnla and has a good fallowing

The 320L thread opener asked about, is a brand new (summer 2012) device, on the other hand. By the spec much closer to 325.