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a nas can't do everything a pc can do!! it's a very limited pc designed to serve files using common file sharing methods. you will be limited by the nas ie processor, memory, slots etc to what you can do. nas's can be expensive and are certainly more expensive in terms of what they can do compared to a pc. as i said before, watch the pc world this year for virtual servers. they are coming of age. M$ is releasing virtualisation with 2008 server. vm server is free. this gives you the ability to run multiple os's (multiple xp's if you want) within the same hardware box. just think about the power saving there! the latest intels are very green, hardly any heat from the core duo's and hardly any power. now you can run your server and your desktop from one pc. you can serve up files over the internet, remote access anywhere in the world etc etc. raid is easy with them. backups is easy with them. so a nas? nah..... tooooo limited! -- Lou1z ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lou1z's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43198 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
