325xi Wrote: > Another point is that if I decide to invest a time to start with it, it > must be something substantial: based on SLIx2 mobo, one of SLI would go > for PCI-e 8x RAID, gigabit stuff, etc - it will be about $2500 w/o > software and drives, and time spent. Go figure. NAS is $700 here and > now...
Whoa, SLI is overkill for a system that's not intended to have a monitor connected to it...also 8-channel RAID isn't something most consumer NASes offer. If you compare high-end PC hardware to low-end NAS hardware, obviously the NAS will be cheaper, but it isn't a level playing field. However if you compare on a competitive basis (no SLI, 4-channel PCI-e 1X RAID, onboard video, onboard LAN), PC hardware will be cheaper, and the CPU and memory will be bigger/better. BTW ClarkConnect is as easy to administer as one of the NAS GUIs - it's all web pages. And it's also free. I can understand if someone doesn't have the skill, time or inclination to build one themselves, but in terms of price, a -comparatively-configured- PC server will be cheaper. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25784 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
