excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square144linkfedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down114
arrow-up1501arrow-down1external-linkDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexcel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square144linkfedilink
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 day ago Assuming a capacity equivalent NAS might cost $1200 Either you already have drives and could use them in a new NAS or you would have to buy them regardless and shouldn’t include them in the NAS price.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago8 drives could go into most computers I think. Even 6 drive NAS can be quite expensive. https://a.co/d/jcUR3yV
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThat’s not a NAS, that’s a whole-ass PC, though with only 8gb RAM. And way overpriced for the spec.
Either you already have drives and could use them in a new NAS or you would have to buy them regardless and shouldn’t include them in the NAS price.
8 drives could go into most computers I think. Even 6 drive NAS can be quite expensive.
https://a.co/d/jcUR3yV
That’s not a NAS, that’s a whole-ass PC, though with only 8gb RAM. And way overpriced for the spec.