[geeks] Thoughts? (Cheap NAS with nice feature set)

[Nadine Miller]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:35 , Lionel Peterson wrote:
> 
>> It's $120 + cost of HDs from Newegg.com, but it looks pretty nice for 
>> certain
>> applications:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822344001
>>
>> Mfg. link: http://www.galaxymetalgear.com/Products/3500MGBR_pro.html
>>
>> 2 SATA bays, RAID 1/0, USB expandability, 10/100/1000 ethernet, etc...
> 
> http://en.nas-4220.org/index.php/Main_Page
> 
> I'm disappointed that people have not lined up to hack the Hammer NAS I 
> bought last year, since it would seem possible too.
> 
> Seems to me it is slower than the Hammer, but cheaper too.
> 
The reviews @ Newegg do not inspire a lot of confidence, though.  Not 
recognizing HD's on start up? 3 minute boot times?

=Nadine=