howie.stone;638171 Wrote: > Hi everyone > > Right now I'm using a S/B classic with all my music files stored on an > external Samsung 1.5 TB Hard drive, with the S/B server running on my > desktop computer. I'm thinking of changing to a NAS. But I have some > basic questions. > > I. Is it a good idea? > 2. Which brand (I can see there's an old thread which recommends > Vortexbox) > 3. How easy is it to set up? (I'm not really a techie) > 4. How do you do backup? > 5. Will I still be able to use the advanced search feature in the S/B > server? > 6. How does it all wire up? Wired link to the computer and wirelessly > to the S/B? > > Cheers for any help > > Howie
Unless you have a curiosity to learn something new, or have endless time to spend to fix broken things you don't understand or have experience with, I'm not sure why you would consider running SBS on anything besides a Win or Mac machine. If you're looking to reduce power consumption, there are lots of cheap, low power Win PCs that are pretty hard to beat. Also, you can turn it off or put it to sleep when not in use. "Off" is a pretty low power drain. A lot of the techies in the community have had fun spending hours/days to get the software to run on new hardware platforms (like NAS devices and plugs) but those approaches seem unsuitable for the general population who would rather spend that same time listening to music or doing something else. -- Goodsounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88501 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
