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Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speed

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speedHard Drives not included in this articleGeorge doesn't mention the cost of hard drives, currently a 500GB drive is about $120-130. The Elite 340 case George specifies in this article is a MicroATX case with two 5.25 and...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NAS, FreeNAS

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

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Best storage strategies for the multimedia PC

Best storage strategies for the multimedia PCCan FreeBSD or Linux use ICH Raid?I’m looking at building a NAS server for my video surveillance DVR at work. need lots of storage I am looking at rack mount cases and boards for this, my question is does the Intel ICH RAID only...

Tags: Operating systems, strategy, RAID, storage, Microsoft Windows, multimedia

Discussion threads 2007-08-26

Windows Home Server versus Linux or BSD

Windows Home Server versus Linux or BSDLinux server for home use?[i]By the nature of *nix aren't you running a server theoretically.It's just a matter of starting or enabling i.e. apt-get a few services or packages all w/o a reboot.[/i]I have one machine that is used as a server/desktop for backups,...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Nothing, Microsoft Windows Home Server, server, Linux, Linux server, Microsoft Windows, BSD

Discussion threads 2007-05-18

2.5 TERABYTE hot-swap storage for $730!

2.5 TERABYTE hot-swap storage for $730!FreeNASIf you want to build a simple NAS system and you have a spare PC hanging about... check out FreeNAS.Decimal vs. binary"Tera" is an SI unit, defined in decimal. So is "Giga", "Mega", "Kilo", etc.Only an old pedantic fart would still go on and on...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Taxes, Free trade, way thing, storage, NAS

Discussion threads 2007-04-30

Windows Home Server Build 3790 (Windows Home Server)

Windows Home Server Build 3790 Windows Home ServerHardware requirements wouldn't be too highCertainly a server that serves 100 or more clients needs better hardware, but if we're talking about enough to serve a family of as many as ten people even a three year old computer will have more than...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Desktops, Video Requirements, server, Home Server, computer, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-04-20