Requirements:

100MB interface + USB2 or Firewire
support for any platform (Windows, OSX, *nix)

Nice to have:

802.11g
multiple HDD support would be nice too, as would RAID
Native support for incremental backup software.

A couple that I've looked at:

Netgear SC101 Storage Central - but it looks like Windows only.

Looked at the D-Link DSM-G600 NAS as well, but does not support backup software, and from reviews i've read, it has questionable Mac support.

Anyone know of any NAS boxes that meet the above requirements?

5/24/2006 10:58:38 AM

Depending on your budget, I'd say build your own. How much storage are you looking to get?

5/24/2006 11:06:08 AM

For now, around 300GB is all I need. I don't know that I can build my own for cheaper than a manufactured one. If i had a spare PC lying around, sure, but I don't.

5/24/2006 11:14:50 AM

Yeah, for 300gb your best bet is to buy.

Lacie make some nice products that will work on any platform.

5/24/2006 11:22:40 AM

Future plans for expansion?

5/24/2006 11:31:49 AM

Yea get a kit NAS, Buffalo makes a few good ones, LaCie as previously mentioned does too.

Check out tomshardware.com's network section, they have a pretty nice spread of NAS reviews that you can quickly find the range of features you want with.

5/24/2006 11:42:52 AM

^ ah, nice, thanks for the link.

5/24/2006 12:04:13 PM

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=127&categoryid=27

That's the one we just bought for work. 1 TB - 4x250 GB SATA 7200 RPM drives, RAID 5, 2 USB ports for USB drives for additional storage, dhcp, LCD, etc. Probably (way) too much for a home user.

It's a Buffalo Terastation Pro. It comes in different sizes and the HDD's are hot-swappable. We also looked at Lacie but for the amount of data storage/transferring we do we decided to go with the Buffalo.

5/24/2006 3:20:38 PM