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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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exactly the reason I want one... and something that's not as big as a full tower would be perfect for me. I want redundacy because I still have 5 dead hdd I need to pull apart and replace the electronics to attempt data recovery... I'm tired of fixing dead hdd's every 4-5 years.

and a 4 bay is the perfect balance to avoid being stuck with mirroring only and getting maximum space using parity.

So yeah.. i've been checking out the stuff at tiger direct and canada computers... funny thing about tiger direct is that the price on the product listing page is $600, but go to the details page or add to cart, and it jumps up to the $900 price (same as canada computers).

I may end up going with the buffalo system... then see about setting up my webserver to boot from lan.