On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 05:00 -0800, Mithun Bhattacharya wrote: > Basically I am looking at a Linux based NAS solution. Unless I am > mistaken most NAS systems are costing 5-6 times the cost of the > hardware involved. >
Check out the following link http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9676199755.html IMO, $200 for a Plug-N-Play device is not bad. IIRC, Linksys, Maxtor came out with embedded Linux based NAS devices with competitive price points when they were introduced in the market. These boxes were for the SOHO and Small Business market segment - Plug-N-Play with Windoze (Samba) and *nix boxes, web browser based management etc. Checkout webmin if you want to go the home brew path. > > I am hoping I am making sense here and would like to solicit feedback > as to the viability and interest in trying out the setup. > Besides, the raw cost of the hardware, you have to figure out the R&D cost, Tech support cost, SLA cost, Product liability insurance (in case someone decides to sue your Co.), Marketing/Sales cost etc. These costs are non trivial. HTH, let us know how your venture pans out. -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
