Listener;219412 Wrote: > > As I said earlier in this thread, I think the perfect solution > > would be if Logitech sold 2 separate boxes, one client box > > (the SB3) and one server box (with pre-installed, > > pre-configured SlimServer). If these are made in a nice > > dockable setup, some users can only buy the client part > > and use their standard PC as server and some users > > can buy both parts and dock them together to get a > > single box (with two parts) that is easy to setup and use. > > This would result in a very easy setup for those chosing > > to buy both boxes. > > If you put the file storage in the same place as the client, there > isn't much reason for the Slimdevices architecture. A PC or Mac > running some music player program works just fine.Some people may like to use > their already running 24/7 sever, in this case a single fat client would mean that they would have to pay for stuff they already have, the server part that is.
I expect it to be a lot cheaper to develop a standard computer with a chassi that is dockable with a SB3, compared to developing a completely new fat device. The problem with the fat device is that Logitech would still need the thin device for other customers that need the thin device features, for example synchronization of audio between several players. If one have a computer based server instead of a NAS server, one might argue that the need for a SB thin device is less. Why buy the SB when you can play the audio directly from the computer ? But I can still see several reasons for the SB thin device, like: - Better audio quality than any computer in resonable price range would be able to offer - A great large display you can see from the other side of the room. - The server part can be tucked away in another room and you will get a completely silent fanless solution in the living room. davep;219428 Wrote: > > Michaelwagner;219416 Wrote: > > It seems if Slim bundled a sufficiently powerful NAS with the software > > at a reasonable price, that would solve the non-geek problem. Many > > people just want an appliance that works. I think even most geeks can > > appreciate the idea of one server, many clients, one per room. > > > > The technology to do all but the price is there now. The price will > > take care of itself with time.> > > > Isn't this what SD were aiming to do when they put together the > Infrant bundle. It doesn't get mentioned on the main product pages > of the SD website but I see that if you go to the "Buy Now" page it > is still listed: 2 x SB3 + 1 x Infrant NAS for US$1,499. I'd always > assumed that this was intended to be an integrated > server+storage+player solution. However, the blurb doesn't actually > mention that SS is installed (or even installable) on the NAS but > seems to present it as just a 1Tb storage solution. Also, according > to at least one report on this forum the Infrant isn't actually > powerful enough to run SS decently, so I'm not really sure what > positioning SD were targeting with this bundle after all. I think the problem is that we shouldn't be focused on a NAS solution at all. None of the NAS boxes available to a resonable price is powerful enough to run SlimServer good. The future NAS boxes won't be either, the reason is that NAS boxes will always be focused on one single thing: serving files to clients. SlimServer is a lot more than just serving files. If we look at the Infrant bundle at US$1,499, I expect the NAS to be about US$1,000 of this price. For those US$1,000 it is pretty easy to build a silent low power computer that is much more suitable for running SlimServer. The thing is also that if one want to go real cheap, the computer doesn't have to be neither small nor silent, because it can be put in a completely different room. You just need the SB thin device in the living room. I think some people look at NAS solutions because it's a bit cool and other people are tricked into NAS solutions by getting them to think that this is the cheapest way to get a small silent SlimServer solution, but the thing is that it is neither the cheapest way nor the best way. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.homeip.net) 'My download page' (http://erland.homeip.net/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and RandomPlayList plugins' (http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37279 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
