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  • From: zman <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Network Storage for the Home/Small Office
  • Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:58:39 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Ken Pugh wrote:
I'm looking at buying a network storage device for my
home/office. Here are the uses, specs, and possiblities I've come up with.

I've been looking at the Netgear SC101
http://netgear.com/Products/Storage/NetworkStorage/SC101.aspx?detail=Specifications
It's cheap, it's got lots of cool hacks....
Hell I just got one for $60, I just have to add a couple of IDE drives, which I have sitting here... it'll be $30 after rebate...

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10411261&SearchEngine=Shopper&SearchTerm=10411261&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15889


The Tom's review may help...
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-reviews/review_sc101

Uses:
a.) First level backup for notebooks.
b.) Central storage for photographs/music/etc.

1.) RAID 1
2.) 500 GB minimum
3.) Low electric usage
4.) Quiet

Possibilities:

a.) Cheap computer with lots of storage. No hardware RAID. Probably
could get software RAID
b.) DLINK DNS-323 - 2 bays
c.) Buffalo Terrastation
d.) Buffalo LinkStation
d.) Infrant ReadyNAS (e.g. NV+)

My questions:

1.) Anybody have any experience with any of the small NAS
systems? I've taught for EMC, so I know about the big ones. They
just won't fit my budget.

2.) Any suggestions for additional specs? (e.g. SATA, rather than
IDE drives?)

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Ken

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