Reliable Data Storage on the Cheap!


Author: LinusTechTips
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Comments

  1. Is it just me or is that broken clock in the background driving you crazy too?
  2. Activate windows
  3. yes but which components did you go with for your cheap server?
  4. why does the clock in the video not work?
  5. #FreeNAS for the win
  6. Buy two hdds and copy your important files to both of them. Then burn your super important files onto 3 blue rays. Store one in a cool dry place, store one in your mom's house, and keep the other near your computer.
  7. thanks because I practically need a Nasa supercomputer to keep up with my save games
  8. or maybe i have my own data base of tv shows and movies. 10TB and counting
  9. So what if your wife is on you about computer gear or clutter? An off-the-shelf solution for a few time machine backups is one of those things that still does have a place, even for part time geeks. What would you recommend for a situation like THAT, huh?
  10. Just use GSuite for Business. I pay about $8 a month for unlimited storage and i put really EVERYTHING on it... And for that money i don't have to worry about power, HDD failure, slow system, etc. I use Expandrive with it, to easy access all the files and save them easily!
  11. I don't need DIY NAS, I need is best price performance NAS with best remote access on android or ios ( specially photos and videos ) and has best download manager.
    WD,QNAP,SYNOLOGY ?
  12. YOu could also buy a Dell R510 with 8 sata/sas drive bays and throw in your hard drives and run Freenas :)
  13. I understood nothing.
  14. Hey Linus, here is a really nice inexpensive HBA that I recommend. It has two SFF-8087 connectors, and it can support up to 8 drives. I think this would be a good HBA for a home NAS.
    SUPERMICRO AOC-SAS2LP-MV8
    You can find it on Newegg.
    Supermicro also makes motherboards and stuff. You should check them out if you want to build another server or something like that.
  15. +LinusTechTips I really love hearing you talk about server hardware. I'm working on getting my own file server up, so I find hearing your experiences very interesting.
  16. my optiplex 755 has 1GB LAN
  17. s u c c
  18. 1,787th!
  19. I was thinking to get a 2 or 4 bay off the shelf nas. But if I can grab a pc good enough to use for the same purposes for cheaper, I'd rather do that I guess. I need to backup 4 years of RAW files, and my new camera's RAW's are 3 times larger than my old ones :( I need some storage quick time, what's the easiest way to backup files and make sure even if 1 disk fails files won't get lost?
  20. recommends a i3 instead of a low power xeon
    reccomends a desktop THEN reccomends a server case instead of just reccomending a server straight up

    WHAT
    A DELL C2100 WOULD DO THE JOB JUST FINE AT 200 DOLLARS

    WHAT WHAT WHAT WAHT WAHT FHO