[Discuss] NAS: buy vs. build

[Greg Rundlett (freephile)]

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro+blu at gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems that either of these needs could be addressed quickly and
> fairly cheaply with an off-the-shelf appliance, like:
>
> $140 QNAP TS-231 2-bay
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=556803
>

I liked the features of this setup, and so i just plunked down my ~$400 to
get this and two 2TB WD "red" drives.  (I ended up buying through Amazon
since I didn't really want to make a special trip to Cambridge to go
shopping.)

Greg Rundlett
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