On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote:
> pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > search the archives for it. > > > > I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with > > Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *not* a PC > > (you could do a NAS with a PC). > > > > Any suggestions would be helpful. > > What does "cheap" mean to you? $200 to $300 would be nice, but the cheaper the better. Some of the more well known NASes cost $500 to $1000, which is excessive for a box with CPU and some drive bays. > > What does "not a PC" mean to you, and why? > The power and space requirements for even a mini-tower case are excessive for this application. A NUC form factor would work, but they don't have four or more SATA ports. Actually, the most important requirement is that I can install my own Linux OS on it, rather than put up with some proprietary NAS software. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
