mlsstl wrote: > That's one reason I like the Vortexbox setup so much. With an Atom > processor and 2GB of RAM, it uses very little power. I leave mine on > 24/7. Yet, it is very responsive to the Touch (and my 3 other > Squeezeboxes) and shows no hesitation when looking for or playing music. > I've got right at 55,000 songs in my collection and the Vortexbox > doesn't miss a beat. The price is right, too, if you build your own. I > built my Foxconn for about $200 and the OS is a free download. > > I'm not sure why one would want a NAS instead unless there are a lot of > non-music storage plans for it. +1 There are a lot of small, low-power computers that offer a lot more processing horsepower and flexibility than consumer-grade NASs, and usually at a lower cost. And "building your own" can be as simple as buying a barebones computer and installing a hard drive, RAM and OS.
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