WouldI be better off using a NAS over my WHS?

[SAWYER]

All I use my WHS for it auto backups. Would it make more sense to save power use and room and use a SATA drive in a NAS enclosure? The WHS is actually my old P4 desktop with WHS installed.

 

[RebateMonger]

Well, a NAS isn't going to provide anything close to the backup/restore capability of WHS.

Consider changing motherboards. The Intel Atom 330 motherboard is $83 at Newegg.com and draws around 30-40 Watts. All you need is a single DDR2 memory module and you are good to go. Well....not quite....since WHS is OEM and isn't supposed to be moved to a new motherboard.

Only you can decide if using extra electicity is worth it. WHS backups/restores are awesome.

 

[SAWYER]

Well if a NAS backup solution can't come close to WHS then no way would I switch.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
Well if a NAS backup solution can't come close to WHS then no way would I switch.

I don't know of any backup solutions that work as nicely, as easily, and as reliably as the WHS system. It's brilliant.

You could buy third-party backup software for each PC (like Acronis), but you still won't have the single-instance storage copies (which reduce backup sizes for multiple PCs), or the fully automated backup file management, or the backup and health warnings across all your PCs. WHS is just so easy.