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Hi,

Couple of weeks back i sold my external hard drive due to 'an offer i couldn't refuse' mafia style :D

Ok, so now i've decided to get a NAS, but which one..

think i'm going to get a ReadyNAS Duo as i currently need nowhere near 1Tb of space, that one is keenly priced and it should see me along nicely until the bigger (4 and 6 bay) units get a price drop..

can anyone recommend something different.. ?

I need ftp access, it must be able to stream at a decent rate to ps3 / xbox which i have heard can be an issue on some? of course, tools like bit torrent would be handy but isn't essential.

Also i have an ass load of amazon vouchers knocking around and would prefer to grab it from there if poss

thanks!

[LaraBoft]

I use FreeNAS. It's software you can download for free. The only thing you need is an old PC (P4 will do just fine) and you have everything you need. FTP, WWW, DNS, Server for your music and movies.... cheaper than a ReadyNAS!

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dammit, knew i'd get a response like that... should have said, no don't want to build it. ;)

I don't have a) the parts b) the time and c) the room for another pc

Long gone of the days when i could be bothered to tinker with comptuers, now i just buy laptops and use them for work.. how dull :(

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thanks for your awesome input neowin..

.. really is apprecitated

[georgevella]

Erm, if you don't want to build it, then I suggest something along the lines of Window Home Server. HP have a couple; there are other vendors. Google should help you out to identify the vendors and then just check there options and choose what you like :)

Also, a Drobo could be good (never tried it since I went DIY with my setup because it offers more flexibility)

[PsychoDoughBoy]

I've a QNAP TS-210 that seems to do the job. I'm quite happy with it on the whole and their support staff were able to connect remotely and fix it when I made a mess of things.

[treemonster]

i'm not sure what a NAS is, but it sounds like he wants to set it up on his main desktop.

don't see why the freeNAS thing int eh first reply wouldn't have helped him.

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i posted here after many weeks of googling, i'm after a "i have this NAS and i like it because x, y, z" answers

or links to a good roundup of pre built ones perhaps that is especially informative..

Also, a Drobo could be good (never tried it since I went DIY with my setup because it offers more flexibility)

the drobo looks awesome to be honest, but it seems like other manufacturers also do the x-raid feature.. so i feel the price is inflated for no seemingly good reason.

I've a QNAP TS-210 that seems to do the job. I'm quite happy with it on the whole and their support staff were able to connect remotely and fix it when I made a mess of things.

and oooo, i've just watched the video on the QNAP and it looks awesome! thank you, will investigate more now :)

i'm not sure what a NAS is, but it sounds like he wants to set it up on his main desktop.

don't see why the freeNAS thing int eh first reply wouldn't have helped him.

here go buddy: http://en.wikipedia....ttached_storage