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so i'd like to build or purchase a 1-1.5 TB nas box in a somewhat small form factor (although i'm not locked into it being small). i'm just tired of having all my storage spread across 4 boxes when i do all my work on my laptop and have to turn on a specific machine if i want to access a file.

ideas or links?

you want to build your own, or buy a built solution?

i'd totally do the small form factor and build it myself. setup some hardcore raid. and run!

ideally i'd build it myself.

i'm just looking right now to see what other people have done and maybe emulate that.

i haven't build/purchased one but i'm planning on doing it someday.

check this out

http://www.freenas.org/

my previous nas thread:

http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=866

perhaps you should reference this as well:

http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=293

i can't find dp's post where he said that he almost bought his nas supplies and listed them. :(

ok, here's what i was thinking hardware wise:

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=42 - just the chenbro case and riser card
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=2#p1648 - VIA EPIA EK 10000G Dual LAN Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6816115030 - raid card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6820146545 - 1gb ram stick
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6822148288 - 500gb hddx4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6822144173 - 40gb sys drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6827129013 - dvd burner

total bill: 1275 before shipping

for an extra 640 it could be 3 tb in raid 5!

as for software:
www.freenas.org - this is pretty slick and i've only read good things.

only issue with freenas is that i was hoping this box could also run as a torrent client/music server ala amarok with the web client controlling it and torrents through torrentflux. so a vanilla freebsd install would probably be the way to go.

for now it's too expensive but i can always dream i guess...

i almost forgot, raidzilla!
http://www.tmk.com/raidzilla/

could the processor on that board even get close to utilizing the sata3/32mb cache hdds?

p.s. quit dreaming and get back to work!