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Bart |
posted on 10th Dec 12 at 16:19 |
id still say Synology everytime, but Amazon have an offer for the smaller readynas at the moment | |
Gary |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 13:49 |
Ian W |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 13:42 |
I considered a microserver but in the end just went for a D-Link NAS as they where on offer. | |
Aaron |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 12:54 |
I have ESXi installed on that N40 Microserver at present. Good kit for the price | |
Dom |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 10:43 |
quote: Microserver isn't exactly a power-house machine :lol: And there are plenty of better spec'd NAS boxes out there. Only reason i'd go with a Microserver would be stick ESXi on it and run a few VMs (Freenas/UnRaid, few linux VMs for webserver/VPN etc). It's completely OTT for a pure storage box. Whittie - Stick to a NAS box - it'll save you dicking about for hours settings it up, plus it'll be more energy efficient. Edit - This is the thread on OCuk, lots of decent info so well worth the read if you're heading down the Microserver route - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18216324 [Edited on 07-12-2012 by Dom] | |
pow |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 09:09 |
I want that Microserver but I have no fucking use for it :lol: | |
noshua |
posted on 7th Dec 12 at 08:22 |
Just get the mother fucking Microserver. None of this NAS storage that has as much processing power as a frog. | |
Andrew |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 23:16 |
http://www.misco.co.uk/product/Q334016/Buffalo-LinkStation-Duo-6TB-2-Bay-NAS | |
ed |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 14:23 |
Actually, it comes with a BitTorrent client, but I installed a better one. Can also control it from the web if you have your router setup properly - I was using it to back websites up onto actually using WebDav. | |
ed |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 14:21 |
Got a Netgear ReadNas Duo - can't fault it for basic storage. Runs Linux on a Sparc processor so can't really do anything else apart from file serving. You can SSH into it and get it to do other things like run as a web server and you can add on a BitTorrent client too. | |
luciaadr |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 13:32 |
I bought the microserver Nismo mentioned. | |
Dom |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 12:35 |
quote: If it's purely storage then FreeNas, or other *nix based storage OS's, would be better suited as it can be installed to a USB drive and can be mounted internally (use the onboard USB socket) leaving you with 4 bays for drives (or 5-6 if you use the 5.25 bay; plus there's space for a SSD which you could use for cache). Although it's a lot of faffing around and a dedicated NAS box will be more efficient. Whittie - Personally, Synology or QNap again - something like a DS212 etc. Although could you not claim for an insurance replacement? Edit - If you do go down the HP micro route then there's a great big thread over on OCuk forums which i recommend reading. [Edited on 06-12-2012 by Dom] | |
Nismo |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 12:16 |
This, put home server on it and you have 4 spare drive bays. (3 if you want to put a rom in it) really good bit of kit, we have been sticking them out on site, running really well. | |
Whittie |
posted on 6th Dec 12 at 11:45 |
As the title really, made a thread about 12 months ago, and ended up buying a Synology or Qnap box with 2 drives, can't remember what it cost, but ideally don't want to re-buy it (broke with water damage). |