What NAS To Buy?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 30, 2008 @02:31AM from the to-busy-to-build-your-own dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Currently, I'm running an old 4u Linux server for my private backup and storage needs. I could add new drives, but it's just way too bulky (and only IDE). For the sake of size and power efficiency I think about replacing it with a NAS solution, but cannot decide which one to get. The only requirements I have are capacity (>1.5TB) and RAID5. Samba/FTP/USB is enough. Since manufacturers always claim their system to be the best, I'd like to hear some suggestions from you Slashdot readers."

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Re:NAS: Western Digital MyBook World Edition II by voxelz · 2008-06-30 03:01 · Score: 1, Flamebait

I recommend staying away from the Western Digital My Book. It has many bad reviews online. Also, refer to Western Digital's list of files types that you cannot share online. This is a big turn off for many users. They claim "Due to unverifiable media license authentication" you cannot share files with certain file extensions including AAC, MP3, MPG, OGG, WMA, WMV, and even TMP.