NAS and seeding right from one...

[Ricolientje]

Hi, I'm new to BakaBT but i'd like to help you guys seed (a lot).


I was wondering if anyone here knows what kind of NAS (network attached storage) i could use to seed non-stop. I need one that will be able to seed on its own, without any pc connected to "help" it so to speak.

It's because.. well.. my grandparents don't mind me using their network for sharing and it's a nice 100MBit line. But i can't drive to their place daily with my bigass PC.

The nas would have to be able to take at least 2TB, preferably 4.

That way i could just download stuff at home, synchronise with the NAS once a week and get you guys a 60MBit upload line extra =]!

oh, if i said something weird or stupid don't slap me please! :<


edit:

also, the price shouldn't be TOO high. around 200 ex. harddisks would be okay, price in euros so in dollars it's around 250-300.

http://www.intel.com/products/server/storage-systems/ss4200-ehw/ss4200-ehw-overview.htm?iid=prod_storage_home+body_ss4200-ehw this one seems nice, since it can take 4 HDD's internally and it has usb and e-sata support for even more storage!

yet, i still wouldn't know if it can run independently...

[Freedom Kira]

I remember looking at that exact thing, I think. The price is around $300 though, maybe $270. But definitely no lower than $270.

I ended up building my own system using an Intel Atom board/processor running Linux (Ubuntu) and a SATA PCI card that can connect four drives. Right now I have four 1.5TB drives connected to that card and a single 500GB drive for booting, since you can't boot off the PCI card, and definitely not off a RAID array you build. A friend helped me with all this; he kinda talked me into it too, and I don't regret my decision. I think of it as my big jump into Linux.

The board and case (including power supply) cost me about $150 and the drive about $60, though nowadays you can buy drives cheaper than when I built mine about eight months ago. The card cost like $30. RAM (1GB) cost $50-ish, I think. Going by memory here.

So if you know a place that prices their computer stuff fairly, and kinda know what you're doing, I'd point you in that direction instead. Not to mention the Intel NAS unit may be just a NAS with nothing else, so you might have trouble running anything on it. The Atom is also cheaper and runs on lower power. I even dare say it's got more processing juice than the Celeron. And you can install whatever on it - the Atom board should have one DDR2 slot so you can install up to 2GB of memory (1GB is plenty enough for Linux). There's nothing on the item description of the Intel NAS unit that says anything about being able to run third-party software on it.

So, if you're just looking to expand your storage space without wanting to seed off the NAS, you'd be fine with just buying that. It is a tad more expensive, but the only work you really have to do is open it up and install your four hard drives inside. Of course, that doesn't seem to be what you're looking for (you said you wanted to seed off of it).

If you're looking for more functionality, you're probably better off building your own.

BTW, if you're going to install four drives, consider creating a RAID 5 array. If you're going down the Linux route, let me know. I can help you a bit with that.

[Ricolientje]

thanks for the quick reply!

Yeah i know my way around computers so i've been thinking about building my own li'l seeding pc as well...

hmm, would be nice to start off with something like that. and i still have a good 250gb harddisks lieing around somewhere which could take linux.

i'd probably be done with approx. 300 euros... heh, well i'm off to work for a bit.

I'll keep everyone here informed of what i'll do and what the costs are.


would be fun to turn that atom into a hackintosh though..

[Chiyachan]

Im using a Xyzel. Has 2 1.5tb drives in it and runs nicely. Inbuilt thingy for torrenting.

[Freedom Kira]

thanks for the quick reply!

Yeah i know my way around computers so i've been thinking about building my own li'l seeding pc as well...

hmm, would be nice to start off with something like that. and i still have a good 250gb harddisks lieing around somewhere which could take linux.

i'd probably be done with approx. 300 euros... heh, well i'm off to work for a bit.

I'll keep everyone here informed of what i'll do and what the costs are.


would be fun to turn that atom into a hackintosh though..

Why go hackintosh when you can go Linux?

And hard drives, I forgot to mention each 1.5TB cost me $160, for a total of $640. CAD, by the way. But if you're gonna be doing hard core torrenting, which you probably will be with your intense connection, you'd probably want more disk space than a few 250GB disks will offer...

Im using a Xyzel. Has 2 1.5tb drives in it and runs nicely. Inbuilt thingy for torrenting.

I've heard of machines that have torrent capabilities out-of-the-box, though I don't know if it's that same one you've got.

[Ricolientje]

I actually meant I'd be using the 250gb for the OS and install one 2TB drive at first and will just add more later. (and it's just for seeding, i'll be downloading on my good ol' 8mb line and when the downloads are done add a copy to the "nas" for seeding.)

Oh, and i just like mac. I've got a Hackintosh pro(i7) and a macbook pro and I'm saving up for an Imac 27 "

[Freedom Kira]

Oh. Yeah, that works, though lately 2TB drives haven't been too reliable. Have a backup handy if you think you'll need it.