[XCSSA] Tips for DIY NAS?

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> I thought I would fire this conversation back up since I've been  
> continuing to look into this. I was going to build my own (and still  
> might) since I can do it piecewise. Though it would cost more after it  
> was all said and done, I could buy parts little at a time.
> 
> Now I'm torn again since someone mentioned a company called qNAP (http://www.qnap.com/Products.asp 
> ). They basically sell similar things to the Buffalo NAS, and while  
> they are a bit more expensive, they also run embedded Linux (Debian I  
> believe). Has quite a few features that make it fairly compelling...
> 
> Tim S.
> 

I threw together an AoE box to do what I needed it to do with a bunch of 
old parts. I should bring it to one of the meetings or something some time.

If I can ever find time to get to one :(

David