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    Starter NAS

    I'm thinking about setting some network storage, something I haven't done before though. I was taking a look at this and reading a few reviews (but thought I'd ask you guys):-

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Read...ductPromotions

    They are offering a 500Gb drive as a promo as well I think. General thoughts?

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    Re: Starter NAS

    Yeah they're good units, included software is mostly a load of junk, but they're absolutely fine. Free HD does arrive eventually as well.

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    Re: Starter NAS

    I spotted a QNAP with a 500GB driver over in the FS forum. might be worth looking at. QNAP are quite good NAS' manifacturer and if you watch hexus.tv you'll see that the latest firmware will be quite cool
    http://forums.hexus.net/classifieds-...500gb-hdd.html
    Last edited by circuitmonkey; 07-03-2010 at 09:13 AM. Reason: link

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    Re: Starter NAS

    Cheers guys, and thanks for that link circuitmonkey

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    Re: Starter NAS

    I popped my NAS virginity with a D-Link DNS 323.

    The FTP speeds aren't the fastest, but it's a solid starter NAS. Very hackable, so you can always customise it to fit your needs.

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    Re: Starter NAS

    if you have a spare PC - have you considered using freeNAS or openfiler?
    my Virtualisation Blog http://jfvi.co.uk Virtualisation Podcast http://vsoup.net

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    Re: Starter NAS

    Hmm no not at the moment - under the roof there's 1 main PC, 3 laptops and a PS3 that would be pulling data.

    In a way I've been leaving the main PC on with networked folders/drives for sharing. But because It's in my bedroom, I don't like the noise (fans etc) from the way it's set up.

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    Re: Starter NAS

    Using a spare PC as a NAS is also a great idea. I started out with the D Link DNS 323 to share my media files over the network and was happy with it, but a few months down the line when my storage requirements had increased dramatically I was left with little room for expansion. All I could do was upgrade my 2 1TB drives to 1.5 TB to give me an extra 1TB of space or buy another NAS that could take more drives.

    Unhappy with these options I decided to sell my DNS 323 and just build a low power PC to store all my data.

    I ended up being so happy with the build that I sold my Macbook and started using it as my main computer

    You can throw together a cheap AMD or Intel Atom system that will serve you for years to come.

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    Re: Starter NAS

    id probably suggest getting a two disk drive NAS, otherwise all you have is a hard drive at the end of a network cable and youc an rig that up for super cheap.
    two drives gives you a good chance fo keeping hold of the files on the nas

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    Re: Starter NAS

    True that's a good point.

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    Re: Starter NAS

    In the end I went for a NetGear ReadyNas, not the same one I posted up there, but this one:-

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-RND2...8682649&sr=1-2

    But I paid less then half compared that - 99 quid from Currys on the high street with a 500GB drive, so I thought why not.

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