If you have more than one drive you are going to want to do some kind of raid, unless you are just going to have the two/three drives as individual shares. personally, I'd have them all as one network share.
I have two Thecus N5200Pro's. Complete overkill for most, and they are expensive. At the time I didn't want to build my own box, I just wanted an appliance type device. However now I'm looking at building my own and selling the NAS boxes as my needs have changed in the past year. What I'm saying is there is a certain simplicity to NAS boxes that is appealing. You aren't tempted to tweak and fiddle with them like you are with regular PCs. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: 04 April 2009 02:16 To: [email protected] Subject: [H] Network Storage Okay, I'm looking at network storage boxes. Simple needs: at least two open bays, 3 would have been perfect but willing to go to four. I have two drives that hold all my video and Dr Who stuff that I want to stick in it and be able to move the computer they're from upstairs for my son. Not planning on doing any raid, although I'll eventually upgrade the router/switch to gigabit. I've looked at Newegg, specifically at the Synology CS407e and the Promise NS4300N. Both have mixed reviews there, either really bad or really good. If either are noisy, I'll find a place to hide 'em. Otherwise I'm looking for reliable for decent price. Any suggestions? Thanks....Steve
