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OAC_Sparky,Mar 30 2007, 06:35 AM Wrote:The thing I like about my NAS, (although it's a single drive) is that it's always on; no setting up WOL, no fans, no running upstairs to turn it on, etc. I can control security by creating access groups (right through the html interface, just like your router) for say, admin, parents, family to restric the kids from your document backups while allowing the kids access to the MP3 library.

The drive spins down to minimum power after 10 minutes of non-use then wakes instantly.
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I can do all that with a normal PC too... so what's the difference? Also I would like to have fans in something that has a few harddrives in it. They need to be cooled too. The only thing I can think of, is using a computer to do the same job would cost more in power, however it's considerably cheaper from the start, and you'd have to use a lot of power to make up the difference. I'm pretty sure you can build a PC to do the same job for less.

That link to NCIX, is that $800 for just the box? it doesn't advertise any harddrives! Buy some 500 gig IDE drives and get an old $100 computer and you'll have the same thing for like $600. Since it's over the network you'll never see much speed anyway. And if you must, buy an IDE controller and a GigE card...

anyway just my view on it... the NAS solutions seem nice until I factor in the cost of them... then they just seem stupid.

I'd still love to have one though.