I was tempted to get one of those hps myself I like the design of them is there a option to get one of units without microshite home server? Lowering the cost.
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On 31 May 2012, at 12:11, "Jan Henkins" <jan@???> wrote:
> Hello Rob,
>
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 11:39, Rob Malpass wrote:
>> 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?
>
> There are several things that counts heavily in the HP Microserver's favour:
>
> * As opposed to the self-build thing, you have relatively easy vendor
> escalation if things goes pear-shaped
> * It can take 4x LFF SATA drives, so you can chuck 2x, 3x or 4x 4TB drives
> in there and play with various levels of RAID for redundancy. The 3.5"
> drives are cheaper and loads bigger capacity wise than their 2.5"
> counterparts.
> * It's still a low-power device.
> * It has been designed to be used in a 24x7 environment.
> * The price is right! :-)
>
> I can probably go on, but will spare you that. Don't get me wrong, I love
> the DIY route for things, but if you have 4TB+ of data to store - that is
> an awfully large amount of data to lose... I break out into a cold sweat
> just thinking about it!
>
> Anyway, even singing the HP's praises, remember that nothing is 100%
> certain. Because you will be using software to do RAID, things might go
> wrong. Depending on your budget, I would suggest you evaluate additional
> layers of backup.
>
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> Jan Henkins
>
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