I see no reason not to build it yourself. Depending on the criticality of
your data you may wish to consider a RAID system, which you can do through
Linux in software. You might like to look at some mini-itx motherboards
that are around. Some are quite impressive. The case is likely to be the
thing you'll struggle with, in terms of cost and space.
I haven't been over-impressed with cheap stand-alone NAS boxes, in terms
of performance. I'm sure the expensive ones do better.
Cheers,
Tim B.
> Hi all
>
>
>
> I'm looking for a NAS device / media server - need a recommendation
> please.
>
>
>
> 1) Needs to be able to store 4TB+ of data so presumably need at least 2
> drive bays.
>
> 2) Needs to be on 24/7
>
>
>
> I was thinking (and this list has previously raved about) a HP
> microserver.
> However this gives me a dilemma. I have a PC I could resurrect at the
> cost
> of the drives (which I'd need for the microserver anyway) and the cost of
> a
> big PSU (big enough to run several hard drives in one box). Said cost
> would probably come out just under the £230 for a microserver.
>
>
>
> All of my previous NAS devices (Bufallo Linkstation, Netgear SLU, Netgear
> ReadyNAS) have all been devoted NAS units so this is the first time I'd
> ever
> be buying a "proper" server if I bought the HP thing. So I guess my
> question is - why not build a machine myself instead of the microserver?
> Quietness isn't much of an issue because it'll be in a room separate to
> the
> TV. Are there any other considerations here?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
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