Wow... So there are NAS'es that handles iTunes libraries in an acceptable way too? :) Then we're speaking! This has to be investigated hardly before buying :) -David
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 22:30, Ben Mustill-Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > Get a nas. Chris is correct in saying that you can just share a usb > drive, but most nas units come with other desirable features like an > http downloader, bit torrent support, ftp server, dlan server and > iTunes support. > You're basicly getting a very small (But probably not as small as the > mini to be fair) low power (but still capable) computer. I have a > buffalo Linkstation which I grabbed on eBay without any drives for > just over £20 but you can still by them new. If you buy one and are > feeling adventurus you can install debian on it and then, you can do > pretty much anything you could ever want on it - mines even acted as a > mail server for a couple of days. > > One other thing to remember is that if you use a USB drive shared > using the mini on a gigabit lan, you could start to notice the usb > bottlenec but essentially, if you don't mind leaving a computer on all > of the time, get a usb drive, but once you buy a nas, you'll never > want to have it any other way. > > On 05/07/2011, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >> I just have an external Firewire drive hooked to my Mac Mini. The Mac >> can share out the drive as an SMB volumen (Windows file share) so you >> should be able to get to everything on it from the PC just as easily. >> Another thing to consider is how reliable the storage has to be. If the >> drive fails, what is the impact. Will you have to re-rip all your CDs >> and such? For me right now it's not that critical but I've been thinking >> about going to a Drobo down the road if the 500GB drive I have now fills >> up. The Drobo has slots for multiple hard drives and it mirrors the data >> across them. If one of the drives fails it transparently continues on >> with the remaining drives. When the failed drive is replaced the >> mirroring is reconstructed. I think the smallest 4-slot version is about >> $300 empty. That also means I can add capacity over time and eventually >> retire older smaller drives, if they don't fail first. Of course this >> doesn't help if the Drobo is knocked off the table or whatever. So it >> might still make sense to have backups. My drive is mostly rips of media >> so while I'd hate to waste the time doing all that again, it's not >> irreplaceable. For that I use time machine to backup to a hard drive on >> another mac on my home network. >> >> CB >> >> On 7/5/11 1:05 PM, David Hole wrote: >>> Hi folks. >>> I'm on my way to buy storage for all my stuff (especially my music >>> library). >>> What's the best way to go? I have lots of computers (4, 3 in use - 1 >>> Windows and 2 Macs). >>> So far, I'll go for using iTunes as the primary music application - >>> wich also have its issues, but if needed, I'll change to something >>> else if there are. >>> I'll choose between a NAS wich I'll connect to my network, or a >>> USB-disc that I can connect to only one of my computers. >>> Anyone who have been out for this case and have good solutions? >>> I'm open for almost everything, as long as it's as compatible to >>> everything as possible. >>> >>> Kind regards David. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
