excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoDon't throw away your old PC—it makes a better NAS than anything you can buywww.howtogeek.comexternal-linkmessage-square164linkfedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down116cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1551arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square164linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·7 days 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-up2·7 days 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-up4·7 days 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.