I'm looking to purchase (Or build?) a NAS/Home Server for storing films, photos and other files, and streaming said films (Generally 720p) to our kit (Computer, Laptops, HTPC and PS3) that's ideally small/quiet, has 4 3.5' bays (For expandability later on) and preferably can be used to torrent.
I just have a few questions first!
Cheers for any help!
I just have a few questions first!
- Are there any recommended enclosures/solutions?
- What should I be looking for with regards to specs? Seeing as it's just being used for storage and streaming, would I really need a 1.5GHz processor +8GB RAM over say 800MHz +2GB?
- RAID 1, RAID 5 or just a scheduled backup to the other disc/s?
- What OS? WHS 2011 or FreeNAS 7/8
Cheers for any help!