In addition to getting something with sufficient horsepower to run LMS,
I would also suggest using something that is sufficiently "open" to
allow you to install what you want. 

Consider this example. There are already changes in LMS 7.8.0 (currently
in beta version) that provide support for TuneIn via the locally-running
LMS, which could be important when the plug is eventually pulled on
mysqueezebox.com. It is quite possible/likely that Logitech will never
officially release 7.8.0, instead leaving it as a SB-community-supported
effort. In turn, this could mean that the people at ZyXEL never release
an LMS update to the "unofficial" 7.8.0. The question then becomes, can
_you_ install the community-supported 7.8.0 on the NAS, or is the ZyXEL
firmware too locked-down, making it difficult or impossible for you to
do so?

I realize the paragraph above has a lot of "ifs", "maybes", "likelys",
and so forth, but I don't think it is wild speculation about what the
future may hold. If you want to buy a NAS that may still be usable for
SBs in a few years, make sure you get something that allows you
sufficient root/admin rights to install whatever flavor of fix the
community comes up with, and doesn't leave you entirely dependent on
Logitech or the NAS manufacturer.


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