http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=410847 was dead.

5/20/2007 10:59:39 PM

tomshardware.com network section...tells some ranges, etc that can help you pick

also...buffalotech and lacie are some good brands for these things

how many gb?

wireless?

mac, linux support?

extra pc laying around?

budget?

5/20/2007 11:10:10 PM

been looking at tomshardware.

not too big, at least 300 GB

don't care about wireless

screw macs and linux

currently using an extra pc

budget < 500

5/20/2007 11:13:02 PM

p.s. looking for gigabit ethernet

5/20/2007 11:46:33 PM

Try http://www.freenas.org/ since you are currently running your own box, then spend the $500 on more disks and a GbE card. I've heard mixed reviews on a lot of these plug-and-play NAS boxes. If you build it yourself you can definitely get more MB/$ and you can ensure that all of the components are of the quality you want.

5/21/2007 10:19:48 AM

Unless you need high performance, I recommend an embedded NAS system. Using an old PC will get you all the same features and more times more, but the embedded systems will do a good job for about a 10th of the power usage. Investing a little bit more money will pay for itself by keeping your power bills lower. Also, they put off less heat so your cooling bill will be a little lower as well (admittedly, probably not enough to decern above the normal varience in power bills). I second the nominations of buffalotech and lacie.

5/21/2007 10:36:07 AM

Had a bad experience with BuffaloTech so I'd 2nd the LaCie vote, but I'd also recommend going with your own box -- if nothing else, provides room for expansion as your needs grow and technology advances

5/21/2007 10:55:37 AM