Its basically a 2tb hdd in a case with a processor that runs linux and a gigabit ethernet port.
I'm testing one of these for deployment as a backup system. The owners are cheap cheap cheap so this fits the criteria.
So far I've been impressed average speed is 30-50
MB/s
Cost was 119$+ free ship including the 2tb drive.
It has tons of other features I haven't explored.. ie CLOUD features and twonky media server etc.
It also has 2 usb ports for adding storage or a printer.
You could easily put 2 3tb usb hdds on this and max out the usb transfer rate.
Not sure how dependable it will be I'm currently copying 1.4TB to it as a starter test.
another option would be something like
Western Digital 3TB My Book Live Home Gigabit
http://www.jr.com/western-digital/pe/WD_...NpZXTdbCXnwYtmQ
I has some experience with some older consumer grade nas devices and basically they were slow slow slow even with gigabit.. like 10-12MB/s slow
I built my own freenas box for home use.. but this is alot easier to support in a small business environment where the owners are so cheap they didnt even want backups etc.
I'm testing one of these for deployment as a backup system. The owners are cheap cheap cheap so this fits the criteria.
So far I've been impressed average speed is 30-50
MB/s
Cost was 119$+ free ship including the 2tb drive.
It has tons of other features I haven't explored.. ie CLOUD features and twonky media server etc.
It also has 2 usb ports for adding storage or a printer.
You could easily put 2 3tb usb hdds on this and max out the usb transfer rate.
Not sure how dependable it will be I'm currently copying 1.4TB to it as a starter test.
another option would be something like
Western Digital 3TB My Book Live Home Gigabit
http://www.jr.com/western-digital/pe/WD_...NpZXTdbCXnwYtmQ
I has some experience with some older consumer grade nas devices and basically they were slow slow slow even with gigabit.. like 10-12MB/s slow
I built my own freenas box for home use.. but this is alot easier to support in a small business environment where the owners are so cheap they didnt even want backups etc.
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