I don't know how available they are over with you, but Thecus devices are pretty highly rated. They are bare NAS boxes and available in 1, 2, and 4 drive configurations. They usually come with loads of server features, iTunes, uPnP, ftp, etc.
250Watt you sure? Two 3.5" drives and a board of electronics should be pulling more than 50Watt. The 500GB WD Caviar drives are rated at 8.77Watt in read/write. n. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: 16 May 2007 21:13 To: [email protected] Subject: [H] ready made NAS box. I have debating about getting one of these, to store video and backups. It is highly rated on this months Maximum PC http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=279 Western Digital My Book World II WDG2NC10000N 1TB 7200 RPM Network Hard Drive - Retail = $381 I know I could pick up a couple of 500GB drives for $250 and put them in my server, or make my own NAS box, but I would like something mobile, that I can run separately 24/7 on the Network that doesn't cost 40 to 60 bucks a month to run .... I am talking about the electric bill. I have a device that measures Kilowatt hours and I run a Xeon server 24/7 and that costs me around $60 per month to run. It is high because I am in Southern California which is also Enron screwie country.... so the bills just keep rising. Plus I have a property with main house and a rental in a single family area, so I am above the SCE average and that pushes me into the 30 cent per kilowatt hour area. Needless to say I don't want to pay 50 bucks a month to run this thing and I can't find any kind of information other then it pulls a maximum of 250 watts, which means it probably pulls less then a amp when it runs. Does anybody have any idea what it costs to run these things over a 24 hour period in Kilowatt hours. It is small, simple to use, like a network printer, and off hand it seems like it won't cost that much to run. So what does the collective think? Comments, encouragement, warnings, appreciated!
