Re: Re: Which NAS Box?

[Sean <thunderchilduk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I use a Buffalo link station and it can take a USB HD as an add in,
there
are tonnes of USB 3.5 Enc. out there to beef up the storage.

It works with Sonos and pulls very little power. I use it with my itune on
the mac as well.

Sean

On 5/15/06, keyvan2r <keyvan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I use one of these:
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> http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=288569
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> It looks nice :-) and works fine with sonos and is very quick &
> quiet. But I agree with Mal, if cost is an issue you can use any pc
> (I have used an old PIII 800Mhz / 256Mb Gateway in the past with
> good results) and put your IDE drive in it and get one of many free
> Linux NAS software tools around - Samba or similar. If the PC case
> can take it, you can a cheap IDE-PCI contoller for more storage
> later.
>
> Keyvan
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Mal Lansell <mal@...> wrote:
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> > You may not "need" a full blown computer, but that's
basically
> what is
> > inside any NAS.  It's a lot cheaper to just throw together a
> simple PC
> > (especially if you have any spare parts lying around), and would
> save
> > more than the value of that 250Gb drive you don't want to waste.
> >
> > Mal
> >
> >
> > Ben McCormack wrote:
> >
> > >Hi All
> > >
> > >I am looking for a NAS box to server a few machines around
the
> house
> > >and I have the following requirements.
> > >
> > >1. I already have a 250Gb IDE Drive that I want to use. So
the
> unit
> > >must be bare and take IDE Drives
> > >2. I would like it to support iTunes sharing.
> > >3. Mac Compatible.
> > >4. I am happy to do some hacking to install Linux if thats
what I
> need.
> > >5. I have no need for a full blown computer.
> > >
> > >So any ideas on the best unit?
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >Ben
> > >
> > >
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