Re: Watchdog software?

["lexfordparc" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are still going to have to look at power consumption as some
NAS=20
will use as much power as a PC.

Personally I am thinking of upgrading my QNAP TS-101 (which has been=20
very good) to a Synology Rackmounted RS-407. This unit has AD=20
integration and consumes from 70 down to 20Wats.

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Marcus Warrington"=20
<marcus.warrington@...> wrote:
>
> As part of on going drive to reduce my electric bill (currently=20
paying =A3111 a month!) I'm thinking of getting some kind of low=20
powered NAS device to use
> as a server for video and music.
>=20
> Currently all the movies and mp3's reside in the MP3 jukebox=20
machine (old 800 Duron running XP + XLobby). If I can move the data=20
off onto a NAS then this machine can go into suspend/hibernate mode=20
when no one is playing music.
>=20
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a reasonable, cheap NAS ?=20
>=20
> I'm currently looking at the NSLU2 "slug". Its cheap and
plenty of=20
hacks..
> My main concern is bandwidth.. when playing movies to multiple=20
XBOXES
>=20
> Marcus
>