dathai
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Software | Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
Hi,
I've been considering building some kind of NAS for a while to cut down on the power draw caused by leaving my work machine on to stream movies to several laptops around the house which are using XBMC.
I had been considering re-purposing a 5 year old Dell Inspiron 6400 or some even older laptops I have lying around and some 1TB HDDs I already own.
However, this is intended as a "build and forget about" kind of rig so it would be plugged in 24/7 and power consumption is a big concern.
I have been looking at the Raspberry Pi and that seems like a good option but there is no way of knowing when it will be available again.
Does anyone have any advice or similarly priced alternatives?
Thanks in advance
I've been considering building some kind of NAS for a while to cut down on the power draw caused by leaving my work machine on to stream movies to several laptops around the house which are using XBMC.
I had been considering re-purposing a 5 year old Dell Inspiron 6400 or some even older laptops I have lying around and some 1TB HDDs I already own.
However, this is intended as a "build and forget about" kind of rig so it would be plugged in 24/7 and power consumption is a big concern.
I have been looking at the Raspberry Pi and that seems like a good option but there is no way of knowing when it will be available again.
Does anyone have any advice or similarly priced alternatives?
Thanks in advance