From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 15:13:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA8981065672 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:13:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f21.google.com (mail-gx0-f21.google.com [209.85.217.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 932328FC0C for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:13:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: by gxk14 with SMTP id 14so3114616gxk.19 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:13:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ocQcgw7Bu5t6u29h1UdWr3TTAqhTaUTpNtKfOlM/5SY=; b=dUl/xwC8z4XUUYxO/QRZiGu09XKpscSoCetoiQUbKN/MsEEbK/CWRfXvVBPmz8QtM5 2oDbk6cpwJImKjM94dhpszrWkcVL/og727/l1wVEUYOYjVjexPEIA6GIX3l2eKeGL4Vh /e2PVfvr/moe0NTmhRBbWjabYnn7t43OGlm7A= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=uetcY1DUqWREBQE/VNDncvxnW9rh0llCO+zUigePhDb0z9PwqBlWwNDr8kAw5z0FAO G9qVukjkdI2EhDNuNy1S/4y5N9xyUk63ePvmh4bkbZYdjkuCSajEcgK0AroGKKmxL5YE 8baTa46EPV5N2I8/byFJ3atQzszyS/k7NtWeo= Received: by 10.90.70.6 with SMTP id s6mr2413073aga.115.1232377988923; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:13:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.148? (adsl-074-245-053-043.sip.jax.bellsouth.net [74.245.53.43]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 38sm3745359agd.21.2009.01.19.07.13.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:13:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49749882.1080404@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:13:06 -0500 From: michael User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Clifton Royston References: <20090119004620.GD26150@lava.net> In-Reply-To: <20090119004620.GD26150@lava.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendations on reliable home fileserver hardware? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:13:10 -0000 Clifton Royston wrote: > I'd consider running a Mac Mini (tiny, silent, s/b reliable) if > it weren't for needing 2+ drives for mirroring. > this would work fine with gmirror using usb/firewire drives. there is also the droboshare. great little fileserver. aopen cubes run great. i've had one since 2005, runs quiet with two fans. they fully support freebsd and it can be more than a fileserver. its about the size of a two slice toaster. it runs below 25db of noise. > I'm comfortable either building my own system, or buying a packaged > system if it offers better value. > > Any advice would be welcomed. > -- Clifton > >