NSLU2 (aka Slug)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Neat. I was considering something like this before I decided I wanted RAID backup. So since I was building a full server for RAID backup anyway I just multi-tasked it as my NAS/shared drives. I'd probably get slightly better performance out of something like the slug, but ah well.

[Moonliner]

I've seen them but I have never felt the need. I just grab an old PC throw in a few drives a use that.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Neat. I was considering something like this before I decided I wanted RAID backup.

Oh, I'll be building a RAID server for backup (and more NAS) in the next month or so (not on the slug of course). I suppose that could make the slug a little redundant, but you can never have too many toys, right?

I still haven't quite figured out how I'm going to manage off-site backups though. I don't want to use an internet solution. Too slow to backup and too slow to restore. I am considering a removable drive on the RAID server that will hold all critical backups that I swap out once a month and take off-site for safe keeping. We'll see.

Moonliner - I suppose the appeal is the size and low power requirements. Hackable hardware, linux fun, lots of possibilities, in a teeny tiny living space. I've heard of others using this for pbx and voip as well.