TechNutz: I have previously written an article on a great DIY NAS build and wanted to see what I could do with a lower budget while still maintaining performance. The initial cost of a Synology DiskStation DS412+ without any disks comes in around $625. In my mind this is not affordable, with a little DIY sweat equity, one could easily match or best the performance of this box. The money saved on hardware can be put toward the purchase of disks for the array and you can actually configure a useable storage pool for less than the cost of the DS412+ alone. This build is geared toward using FreeNAS to handle OS duties and I can highly recommend it for ease of use and great community. So let’s recap the key features one needs to consider when building their own DIY NAS.
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Network Attached Storage continues to be a hot commodity as enterprise and personal users alike amass more and more digital content and data. And making network attached storage easier to configure and access continues to be a key area of focus for NAS providers.
Maximum PC: Don't go bidding farewell to ECS in the branded DIY motherboard business just yet. After catching wind of yesterday's rumor claiming that ECS decided to stop pushing its own brand mobos in favor of building solutions for ODM and OEM partners, company president Sunny Yang sent a letter to the press calling the rumor "untrue."
