Fast NAS: which one should I choose?

[gimme_stones]

A bit "Off-topic", but nevertheless I hope someone can help me (considering the knowledge among MediaMonkey-users):

I'm thinking of buying a Squeezebox Duet and a NAS to use with SB Duet.

<< Choosing a NAS >>
I have about 250 GB of music (22.000+ tracks) which is growing (fast). I would like a NAS which allows you to scroll and choose FAST between albums, artists, tracks etc... using the SB controller. The album art should also show up fast! I just don't want to wait like 5-10 seconds before the album/artist/song shows up The SB controller should react more or less instantly.

I'm thinking of a NAS in the price-range from 250 up to 350 euro's (if possible considering my demands).

List of possible NAS-devices: [price in euro's]
QNAP TS-109 Pro II: 260,00
QNAP TS-209 (PRO): 255,00
QNAP TS-209 II (PRO): 325,00
Synology DS-207+: 295,00
(Synology DS209+: 399,00)
ReadyNAS Duo: 325,00

Which one do you recommend? It doesn't neccesarely have to be one from the list above, but it should be a NAS which is fast. I just know that Squeezecenter 7 runs on these devices.

Hope to hear from you!

Thank in advance,
Dennis.

[Lowlander]

You might want to check out the NAS Charts over at SmallNetBuilder to check which one is the speediest for your network configuration.

[Peke]

Lowlander, nice post and thx for link.

Personally I'm waiting DLNA issues to be yet solved and see DLNA as more stable standard in Multimedia Streaming.

More info regarding DLNA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DLNA
http://www.google.com/search?q=MP4+over+DLNA

[Lowlander]

It seems though that UPnP AV is the more widely supported format. It also seems that Qnap and Theccus support more features than some of the better known brands.