NAS objections...

[leegroves86]

In my wide search for a NAS i came across this at newegg. Its has not been reviewed so I am asking you all. Speed is not important in my nas. Its just backing up photos and mp3s, it will barely be used probably.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145372R

This NAS enclosure seems to have it all:

1. Bring your own Hard drive
-upgradeable unlike others

2. Fat32
-instead of some proprietary crap. I can take HDD out and hook up to any pc.

3. Good up to 500 GB hdd
-not limited to the normal 250 or such.

This seems to be what I've been looking for. Before i click the buy button from newegg, can someone give some constructive criticism? What are the downsides to it?

All the negatives I see are such:

1) Its FAT32 and not NFTS
-not such a big deal since i of course wont be booting off it or anything

2) Newegg only carrys it in "open box" OEM
-this is of course not bytecs fault, i could buy the retail version from a different company

I was going to stick this HDD in it. Does the HDD need to be ata 100 or 133. Bytecc specifies ULTRA DMA....???
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144309

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[thecoolnessrune]

I think that as long as your storing files smaller than 4GB you'll be fine.

 

[leegroves86]

Well, 99% of my files will be smaller than 4gb. But why only smaller than 4gb? I must be missing something...

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: leegroves86
Well, 99% of my files will be smaller than 4gb. But why only smaller than 4gb? I must be missing something...

Here you go (found in the description on Newegg):

Partition Configuration: FAT32
*Up to 4GB Single File System Support

 

[GrammatonJP]

I recommend the thecus nas... its got raid and onboard controller, but not really what you would like with the file protocol

but i dont know your price range

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