spec me a NAS box

Mr-White · 23 Sep 2007 at 15:07

looking for a NAS box preferably around 1TB got around £200-250 to spend, want it to plug directly into my network and be able to play films etc from my xbox.

MW

Hamish · 23 Sep 2007 at 15:21

IMO get a 1Ghz P3, get it running silent, stick a couple of 1Tb drives in raided to make a mirror, stick freenas on and jobs a goodun.

badbob · 23 Sep 2007 at 17:10

D-Link DNS-323? Then add two 500GB as best price per GB.

Paul11 · 23 Sep 2007 at 18:04

badbob said:
D-Link DNS-323? Then add two 500GB as best price per GB.

i just got one and pluggin it in as we speak..

will report back..

badbob · 23 Sep 2007 at 18:08

Update the firmware, D-Link have fixed quite a few bugs (Vista especially)

Paul11 · 23 Sep 2007 at 18:10

badbob said:
Update the firmware, D-Link have fixed quite a few bugs (Vista especially)

thanks for the heads up.

will do that now

Mr-White · 23 Sep 2007 at 19:31

i've been looking at the Western Digital WDG2NC10000E, seen them for £200

MW

kirkster · 24 Sep 2007 at 09:50

I use a Synology DS 207 with a 500Meg WD 500AAKS drive.

www.synology.com

Brilliant. I have also heard that qnap are also good.

www.qnap.com

Steve

Snow-Munki · 24 Sep 2007 at 13:05

Paulus, how you find it ? Very tempted to get one myself.

Kirkster - unfortunately the Synology are way tyo expensive !

Paul11 · 24 Sep 2007 at 17:31

i have to say its actually very good.

easy to install HD, easy to add to network, easy to configure.

ive not copied much too it yet as im waiting for a new HD and just installed a small one for now to test it with, but ill whach a few large files on there a bit later and see how it does at streaming them across the network..