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From: Yousuf Khan on 7 Apr 2010 20:06
William R. Walsh wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> Yeah, *way* less expensive! Considering the price of the rackmount unit
>> you linked to ($1652), I'm not doing too badly with what I put together
>> at 3TB, and a cost of less than $250. I might also have trouble putting
>> that rackmount into a closet or cupboard later. :)
>
> What about a FreeNAS or similar device? Make it out of an old PC and it will
> work fine, although you may run into throughput problems if the CPU can't
> keep up with the flow of data. Still, you won't need much CPU for a decently
> designed and well supported NIC. If you have gigabit NICs in both machines
> and gigabit capable switches linking them (or a crossover cable) it could
> theoretically be faster than USB or Firewire.


There are way too many computers in the house already. I can't be
running a server room in my bedroom.

Yousuf Khan
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