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[DDR-PIII]

I might be getting some additional storage, but I need more space on all my computers for other things "apps, music, photos...etc" So I looked around and came up with this from Linksys, so I was thinkin' if i were to get that with 2x120GB HDD's that should be good for a long time , but what are it's limits ? the LAN connection that it would be on ? any others ?


-DJ

p.s. i already asked in the storage section of these forums, but I got no answer so I'll try much luck here.... It's kinda pricey, but it'd be worth it... .

 

[AllenSmoker]

The only real limit is the network connection.

Another option that can be cheaper is to just use an old computer to house the drives. Ata133 cards are pretty cheap and it would allow you to use 4+ drives and add multiple network cards for greater speed.

And you can use all its spare cycles to crunch numbers(folding,seti,etc)

 

[Kingslayer]

I would be more concerned with hard drive life than I would bandwidth.

 

[DDR-PIII]

I would be more concerned with hard drive life than I would bandwidth.

why ? they seem to outlast their technology, so thats a good thing right ?

 

[nemisys]

AlienSmoker has the right idea. I would think that a regular machine would be more extensible then any canned solution.

And if you are anything like me, today you need 80 gig, tomorrow you need 120, the next day you need 160. It'd be nice to have something you can keep adding to as necessary. As far as I can tell, the linksys device only allows you to add one additional HDD to the unit.

 

[DDR-PIII]

Nah I dont always upgrade h/w actually I'm only using a 6Gb hdd from '98 still haha

 

[Kingslayer]

why ? they seem to outlast their technology, so thats a good thing right ?

Because new hard drives are crap compared to that old 6 gig you're using. They built using cheap material to keep the cost down. Why do you think most HDD manufacturers have gone from 3 year warranties down to 1 year warranties on all their drives except for their more expensive lines?

I have a 4.3 gig samsung that is running just fine. I have an 80 gig Maxtor that didn't last 8 months...

 

[DDR-PIII]

oh :/ i didnt know about that with these newer ones, :/ what would you suggest ? I think I'm just going to buy one HDD now for in my machine, im thinking of a maxtor 80= or 120GB with 8mb cache.

 

[moorcito]

Iomega has some nice looking NAS boxes. I'm not sure about the prices though, since it's been a while since I've looked at them. They're basically mini-pcs, for example the A300u's specs are 3 40GB ATA-100, supports Raid 0/1/5, 900MHz Celeron, 128mb RAM, 10/100NIC, running a UNIX-based OS. That's the cheapest one, which I think retails for about $800-900.

I think they're kind of cool, but probably too pricey for what you are wanting. You can achieve the same effect with a cheap pc with raided drives for way less the cost.

 

[DDR-PIII]

Iomega has some nice looking NAS boxes. I'm not sure about the prices though, since it's been a while since I've looked at them. They're basically mini-pcs, for example the A300u's specs are 3 40GB ATA-100, supports Raid 0/1/5, 900MHz Celeron, 128mb RAM, 10/100NIC, running a UNIX-based OS. That's the cheapest one, which I think retails for about $800-900.

I think they're kind of cool, but probably too pricey for what you are wanting. You can achieve the same effect with a cheap pc with raided drives for way less the cost.

actually the Linksys one is $850 cdn with an 80GB hdd, ad it's a dhcp etc.... al lof that stuff,its nice too, but... haha yeah myabe when I'm rich