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Originally Posted by bojan
BTW, I was thinking about getting some sort of storage controller, perhaps a box with couple of HD’s that are accessible via LAN.
My ADSL modem has USB, where I am having 1TB HD for exactly that purpose. The issue is the speed, data transfer seems to be too slow, so I am not using it very often (BTW, this drive has the same issue with w’7, can’t be accessed from USB port directly).
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Use a NAS only for stuff you want online and accesable 24/7. I use an RN10400 (4 drive bays) into two redundant RAID volumes. This is the way to go for a home server setup. Note that a NAS drive is not a backup system... if something goes wrong (e.g. fire, water, break in) you'll still lose your data.
For backups and ease of access for HDD that you keep in your safe, I use a hard drive cradle.
I have two, a Themaltake BlacX Duet 5G (USB3) and a Channel+ FUDSE30-HCR with an integrated Media Card Reader (USB2/eSata).
The Thermaltake is on my NAS and the Channel+ is on my desktop.
http://www.thermaltake.com/products-...?id=C_00001756
http://forcomtech.com.tw/hddcradle.html
FWIW, your ADSL model probably has a USB2 port, which seriously limits throughput.
OIC!