On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 08:47:25 -0800, Omeriah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the >results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43198 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Question: Do you agree with this posting? > >- Yes >- No >- In the middle >------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'd vote No if I actually used the web interface to the forum. But, let's get precise for a moment. What you're really asking for is a SlimCenter appliance. A small, efficient, dedicated piece of hardware for the sole task of running SC. Technically, once you hack SC and other apps onto a store-bought NAS it ceases to be a NAS. It's a server. A very slow and limited server. You're better off building a much more capable server using either old parts and technology you might have lying around or perhaps some of the newer energy saving systems. This may sound like silly semantics differentiating between a NAS and a server, but there's an important difference. The NAS as we refer to it here is a closed appliance with no official support for installing SC or any other software. Why should any company producing software be urged to support their software on such a system, especially when the appliance in question is so underpowered that it represents an unacceptable lowest common denominator of performance that must be considered when making feature and architectural decisions? Imagine the future SlimCenter that would have significant features either omitted or made optional just to cater to a class of hacked hardware that is slower than the average 10 year old PC. I say it's preferable that Logitech not support store-bought NAS devices as you suggest. However, I would support the notion of a Logitech SlimCenter appliance. Something they would have control over regarding the specs and access to regarding the software. Kinda like a Tivo. That would be a fine idea even if I wouldn't buy one because I do happen to have the knowledge to build and configure my own servers. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
