Electronics are growing rapidly, and so is the amount of data stored in each of us. For example, mobile phones take pictures and videos, and in a short period of time, they will fill up the memory and need to be transferred to the computer. The amount of data on the computer is even larger, and after the video is high-definition, the volume of local video is also N times larger, and several T hard disks have become insufficient to watch.
Cousin because of work reasons, almost all the data needs systematic storage, the other day to ask me the NAS question, want to solve the storage problem.
In fact, the reason why NAS has not been popular for a long time has not been well solved, and many gods have said that NAS is not suitable for individual users, because it is not practical, not easy to use, and not grounded.
This does make sense, because nas is a home storage server, inherited from the traditional server concept, originally designed for industry users, not for individual users. This gene has also limited the development of NAS for a long time, and naturally has a high threshold for use.
The emergence of polar space has changed the original situation, individual users can enjoy the convenience of private cloud, we also got the latest polar space Z2S, in a number of functions have further innovation and optimization.
Solve the problem of ease of use first
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This is a stem, we can ignore it, just need to sort out the real needs, we want multi-terminal calls, data security, cost performance and large storage. All kinds of gameplay are not free lunches, and all need to have energy, there is technology to toss, many functions to be studied before installation, and the mobile end is difficult to get, plus energy consumption, noise problems, for most users are not applicable.
So how about exchanging high costs for ease of use? It is also not necessary, because the polar space Z2S solves these pain points.
Without the complicated installation and deployment process of traditional NAS, without any network, IT-related knowledge, or even without referring to tutorials and manuals, you can install Z2S in a few minutes, and achieve the ultimate in intelligent and fool-like installation.
We used two Seagate 4TB hard drives for this experience
For users to quickly assemble, Polar Space provides an installation kit, prepare a 3.5-inch hard disk in advance, choose up to two 20T pieces, store photos, and high-definition film and television resources are enough. Because of the integrated design of data and power supply, it is more convenient to install without buying a separate cable.
Networking is also simple, after plugging in the Internet cable, booting, mobile phone scanning code installation pole space APP, the same LAN can find the device, fast binding. The functions of the mobile phone side are consistent with the PC side, which is more convenient for querying, calling, dumping and so on.
You can see the product configuration information and storage status in the mobile APP
In terms of backup methods, Polar Space provides more choices, and its own feature is ZDR mode. In fact, most users who choose to use NAS pay more attention to data storage security and are more worried about the loss or damage of a large number of photos, videos, files and some precious data. There are also many ways to do backups, large-capacity USB disks, mobile hard disks, network disks are choices, since the choice of NAS, is to hope that on the basis of secure storage can also be called conveniently, which is to choose a more suitable backup program.
You can check the running status at any time to know what to expect
Multiple hard disk composition of a variety of RAID is a more commonly used way, RAID1, double RAID1, RAID5 these modes of polar space Z2S are also supported, there is a unique ZDR mode, do not use the whole disk to do backup, you can specify folders for key protection, more flexibility, to ensure disaster recovery and security on the basis of the use of space is more flexible, most users are more inclined to this solution, after all, the comprehensive cost performance is too high.
Small functions and big uses: extranet access and HDMI
In the past, when using NAS, I wanted to access the Internet, which was a learning process, watching tutorials, making settings, and possibly encountering various problems. Now polar space Z2S has fooled this step, without our own configuration, you can access it at any time on the Internet.
A lot of work data are stored in, so that the mobile phone storage becomes a lot cleaner, need to use the time to log in to the polar space, directly in the inside of the file downloaded back to the local or share with each other can be.
It is also very convenient to watch videos when traveling, no need to move these large files to mobile phones or laptops, and play them in the polar film and television. The internet speed of hotels and offices on business trips can support the smooth playback of these high-definition videos on the extranet.
Of course, we can think of the extreme space Z2S as a super-large storage database, the vast majority of personal and family data can be backed up, to solve the problem that we can not always carry massive data around the problem. As long as our external network speed is fast enough, it is easy to get these backup data, including files, pictures, videos and so on. Compared with the high-speed network disk that buys members, the ease of use and the cost of use are much lower.
We also need to talk about the HDMI external function, which is a big highlight that distinguishes it from other products of the same type. We often encounter the problem that the playback device does not support transcoding, including playback stuttering, etc., more because the playback device itself has limited hardware configuration.
Now the polar space Z2S can directly take over the parts that the hardware needs to deal with, output to large-screen devices such as TVs and displays through HDMI, and also support multi-channel video playback. If you want to watch high-definition movies, you can also temporarily skip changing to a more expensive TV, which is greatly convenient for users.
Multi-terminal consistent file management The whole family can use it with confidence
Work reasons require a lot of photos and videos, including products, events, Vlogs, etc., but the amount of data I was crushed by my mother. Because the old man helps to watch the child, the pictures and videos related to the baby taken every day are so large that I doubt life, and every three to five years I have to go to her old man's home to transfer the things in the mobile phone to the computer, otherwise it will not be saved.
You can quickly download the client on the official website
The client interface setup is simple, straightforward and easy to use
Since the use of mobile phones has been accustomed to the use of various mobile terminal software logic, then the polar space APP does not have any difficulty in getting started, and can achieve the same functional experience as the PC side, and many problems about home storage are solved.
As a young person who is relatively familiar with products and technologies, he can act as the administrator of Polar Space Z2S, and family members are ordinary users, and installing polar space APP on mobile phones can use many commonly used functions.
Personal space can store personal data, polar albums and polar film and television can be more finely combed pictures and film and television resources, is the most commonly used function of home users. Clear classification, easy retrieval, smooth use give me a good impression of use.
A RAW picture is about 80MB or so, although the vast majority of the photos we take will not have the opportunity to open it again, but it is impossible to give up these pictures, especially the elderly, these memories must be well preserved. The popularity of the video has exacerbated the problem of insufficient storage space on the mobile phone, and it will cost hundreds of megabytes to shoot a video, and it will be downloaded to watch the short video, and the minutes are not enough.
Polar album can more reasonably store and manage these pictures and videos, but also convenient to find out when you want to recollect it, but also provides automatic deduplication function, freeing up a lot of space. Like the mobile phone gallery, it has the function of classifying according to the logic of time, and there is also an AI deep learning function, which is classified by type, including shooting time, location, etc., and it is faster to find photos in the cloud.
The setting of the team space is similar to the "square", and it is very convenient to put the files that family members can share here, such as the content of the party taken, the video recipe, and the funny paragraph can be backed up here.
It is very convenient to share files in the polar space
Uploading backups is fast
Managing some work profiles has also become easy
If home picture storage is the biggest demand, or even an overwhelming proportion of the reason for deciding to buy a dedicated storage device, it is recommended that the larger the choice of hard disk, the better, a single hard disk is recommended to start 10T, otherwise it will be found that it will soon be insufficient.
Talk about audio and video, this is also the biggest driving force source for many people to buy NAS, personal cloud, before tossing NAS also to study the playback software, such as KODI, streaming software including Emby, Jellyfin, PLEX and so on. If you feel that the above software scraping is not beautiful, you can also use the tiny MediaManager plug-in for movie information scraping.
In short, it is necessary to learn, digest, understand, and practice the process, this stage is enough to dissuade more than ninety percent of people, young people are still so, the elderly are more difficult to get started, with a strong geek color of the application although it is very convenient to master, there is also a sense of achievement, but it is very unfriendly to family members.
Many resources do not have such detailed information when downloading, and smart matching is too convenient
If there are too many resources, you can also quickly search by keywords
Polar space Z2S in the storage, management and playback of film and television content has done a lot of optimization, the use of threshold directly smoothed, in the APP there is a very beautiful film and television wall function, the local resources can be uploaded after intelligent classification, but also the video related information to sort out and display, the effect and we open the smart TV video library similar.
Whether it is chasing dramas or watching movies, you can browse through the automatically generated posters, and instantly feel that wild resources have become regular troops. At this time, we can choose to comfortably nestle in the sofa to watch the TV big screen playback, or choose to cast the screen to the projector, or even go to the bathroom to watch movies with a tablet or mobile phone. Blu-ray movies can also be played smoothly without caton, with no problems with subtitle display and audio track synchronization, and the viewing effect is first-class.
The playback effect directly in the polar film and television is very smooth
There is almost no difference in the experience and mainstream players
Here it should be mentioned that the Z2S video resources can be output to the TV screen through HDMI, and both 1080 and 4K film sources can be easily decoded.
The internet speed at home is fast enough so the 200G movies are backed up quickly
The data of the network disk can also be quickly stored in the polar space
The network disk does not open a member, so the download speed is relatively slow, and you don't have to worry about using Z2S in the future
The product design is both stylish and practical
Many people have the impression that NAS products are very solid, considerable weight, occupy a lot of space, and indeed feel very professional and geeky at a glance. Polar space Z2S is more like a young smart device, the color version is very stylish, very young, the size is very small, occupies a small space area, and will not bring much space pressure.
The material of the fuselage shell is skin-like, relatively gentle relatives, and now many mouse headsets have similar materials, which is also a design that young users are more familiar with and like. The product itself has a high appearance value and is suitable for a variety of home environments and desktop environments.
The interface configuration is decent, there are USB2.0 and USB3.0 interfaces after the front cover is removed, and the indicator light is also on the front to show the working status.
The back is a large size of the heat dissipation port, as well as the new PRODUCT this time the new HDMI interface and network port, very simple, are essential interfaces, the use and identification of no difficulty.
Compared with the previous generation, the hardware configuration has also been upgraded, equipped with Rockchip RK3568 4-core ARM chip, the memory is optional 2GB and 4GB, and the system storage space is 16GB, which is used to install the system and some of the built-in applications. In use, you can experience very smooth, the application is turned on, the interface is switched, and the use of functions is not stuck.
Summary: Simple and easy to use is the new experience that Z2S brings to home users, from the perspective of individual users, installation and deployment are no longer the threshold for use, although it is a new player in the industry, but the product completion degree is very high, user experience, interaction design are very mature. The picture storage, management, and preservation and playback of film and television resources that are most in demand by home users are very well done, and the whole family can use them with high frequency and convenience. Advanced users can use backup, disaster recovery, encryption and other functions according to their own needs. Overall, it is a very cost-effective set of private cloud products that are available.