I'm after buying (or building) a NAS server. I've had a look around and noticed that QNAP and Synology have NAS servers with built in BitTorrent, Usenet and configurable mail/web servers.
The main use will be as a mail server, acting as a centralized store for all my mail accounts so I can access them from one location from any PC, and with the ability to backup my mail. Secondary use will be for file storage and perhaps a uPnP media server. Also if it had a BitTorrent/Usenet client I could leave it on during the night when my broadband is unmetered without having a noisy computer on all night.
To get a NAS box with these features seems to be around £150-£200 without hard drive, whereas a basic NAS server with hard drive can be had for less than that. The SheevaPlug would be a good low cost candidate too, but its not available yet.
Does anyone know of any other products that provide a NAS server, mail server and Media Server for less £££?
Alternatively, for about £200, I could get an Atom Nettop like the ASRock ION, which will be much more powerful and flexible, but a little bigger and probably (slightly) more power hungry/louder. It could be setup to do everything I need and more (media player connected to TV) but if it will be left on 24/7 its important that its almost silent.
Anyone used a NAS device as a mail server or indeed any low cost low power device?