Chris
I was actually doing that with a Linux PC as a server for years - the main
reason I went to NAS drives is that these draw somewhere around 20-30W
apiece compared to a PC that was probably averaging around 150-200W with its
500W PSU.
--Peter
On 24 June 2011 21:52, Chris. Aubrey-Smith <cas194@???> wrote:
>
>
> On 24 June 2011 16:40, Peter Andrijeczko <peter.andrijeczko@???>wrote:
>
>> I'd second the Netgear Stora, I have three of them.
>>
>> The default firmware is not wonderful but it's hackable and you can add
>> additional software with ipk packages to get it to work how you want - as
>> James mentioned, it's all on openstora.com.
>>
>> eBuyer were knocking them out for about £70 each a couple of months ago,
>> you can get them to support RAID0, RAID1 or JBOD.
>>
>> On 24 June 2011 13:01, James Ashburner <hantslug@???> wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>> On 24/06/2011 12:48, Rob Malpass wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a good NAS device please? Preferably something I
>>> can get from the high street (Argos, PC World etc) because I need it quickly
>>> but failing that - online's fine. My trusty Linksys NSLU2 seems not to
>>> have survived the move (power supply problem and, as ever, not sure if
>>> replacing the power supply isn't just a probable waste of money).
>>>
>>>
> Hmmm... Pulling an old PC out of the store and installing a big disc drive
> (or two) has always worked for me.....!
>
> Chris.
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