I agree with your reasoning, but after having used this box now for a while I have found that it is far more than a simple NAS.
One of the most outstanding features is the Infrant forum. Taking nothing away from the Slimdevices forum (which is excellent IMOHO), but just like here if you have ANY issue with your Infrant NAS you will receive lots of help from both Infrant folks as well as enthusiasts. Personally I had 2 minor issues, both of which were resolved within about an hour of posting them on their forum. How many other NAS manufacturers can say that? None! Check the Buffalo site to see the exact opposite. disclaimer - I do not work for Infrant in any way, just a user. Also, how many simple NAS devices offer built-in media streaming, FTP, HTTPS, etc, etc, etc? It also provides error checking and will both email or text you if it detects a problem? It will even shut itself down if the problem gets serious enough. It can also automatically check for and download new firmware versions and will also notify you when they are ready. BTW, it did this once at 2:30 a.m. on a Sunday, grrr! I hate getting texed at 2:30 a.m. (unless it is for a booty call of course)! Best of all? It runs Slimserver without hacking the OS! You can even download SS from their site. I have never played around with Linux (eventually I will learn it once I have more time), so obviously this NAS is easy enough for even ME to use! If I had a choice it would be for an 8 HDD (or larger) ReadyNAS and it would be a bit faster, but right now none is available (being worked on though AFAIK). I have had SS running for a couple of weeks without even one hiccup while also doing my backups and other tasks. Pretty cool for a little "storage device", no? Yeah, I'll bet my boss wishes I would get this enthusiastic about work! ;) -- Jetlag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jetlag's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1012 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20678 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
