aubuti;563857 Wrote: > I have run SBS 7.5 on a LinkStation Pro v1, which has 128MB RAM and a > 400MHz ARM CPU. I'd say both are the very bare minimum you could use, > and most people would say that is well below minimum, especially the > RAM. The limitation isn't so much streaming, because it does that fine > to multiple SBs. But scanning the music library is very slow, and the > SBS web ui is very slow. Those limitations didn't bother me so much, > because I got used to not using the web ui (the IR remote and SB > Controller are much better anyway). Also, you don't have to rescan that > often, and when you do, you can just start it and leave it until it's > done. > > I think realistically you should be looking for at least 256MB RAM, or > really 512MB. For the CPU I'm not sure, but probably at least 700MHz to > 1GHz. > > Make sure that your programmer friend is clearly apprised of what > he/she is getting into. Most NASs are extremely closed systems, to the > point where some serious hacking is involved, and sometimes creating > alternative firmware (all of which invalidates your warranty, btw). > It's rarely as straightforward as opening up a terminal window on the > NAS and issuing some standard commands. > > I think a more useful approach for you may be to look at the many NASs > that are already _known_ to work with SBS. Look over in the 3rd Party > Hardware forum and you'll find plenty, including some in the same price > range. In particular you may want to look at the Sheevaplug, especially > if you already have a USB drive that you will use for your music > library. It's inexpensive, powerful enough, demands little electricity, > and is well-supported by the community. Another good option to look at > is the Vortexbox Appliance, although that is more expensive. > > Good luck.
Thanks aubuti, thats the sort of info I was after. Altough I am still not sure what I am going to get now! -- Dave (Northumberland) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave (Northumberland)'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37753 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80602 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
