Re: SATA NAS with Ethernet?

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--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm reconsidering all this.
>
> >
> I might just be better with a SATA enclosure with USB out plugged
into this
> machine.
>
> Presumably going thru USB to my server is going to be a bit of a
bottle neck
> though?
>
> M.
>

Mark

The USB route is the way I've decided to go too.  I need about 1Tb for
films as I think my current set of DVDs will fill about 800 odd Mb.
Once I fill this I'll just get another drive.  We don't tend to stream
more than 2 films at once so perhaps not too much of a bottleneck
through USB.

All the other media (music & photos) sits on a RAIDed NAS.

I've ordered a Samsung Spinpoint F1 and one of these caddies:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-AN&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

I'll link this into my existing NAS unit (500Mb) or direct into the Mac.

Due to be delivered tomorrow so I'll see how it goes.

Richard