[ale] DIY NAS vs Boxed NAS?

[Alex Carver]

Doesn't seem to be much more expensive considering the motherboard is
running almost $400 without a processor (plus another $200 for the
processor), add the RAM for $150 (32 GB), and a case with indicators for
each sled (I can't find any, if you know of one that has individual
drive indicators let me know).  There's also the extra SATA DOM module
installed which they're selling for $100 preloaded with FreeNAS.

Bonding I don't actually need so that's a lost cost and there's no
chance of 10 Gbps here anytime soon.  By then the whole set of hardware
will need replacement.

On 2018-12-02 09:19, James Taylor wrote:
> 
> That is expensive compared to a similar Synology unit, which has an intel processor and has four 1Gb ports that can be bonded. 
> Or if you're feeling extravagent, a 10GB plugin module. 
> 
> 
>>>> Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org> 12/1/2018 10:30 PM >>>
> A fun revelation: I went to FreeNAS's website to look at the software
> and apparently iXsystems sells a "home" server ready to go.  So they're
> yet another boxed NAS source in addition to being the OS of choice for
> DIY.  A hybrid of the two options.  The case is nice, though, and has
> activity/status indicators for each drive, which seems to be something
> hard to find with ordinary cases.  They're using a fanless motherboard
> so there's at least a little noise reduction.  Looks like possibly an
> Atom as they're quoting only 17 Watts TDP and 80 Watts total when
> populated with eight drives.  The empty four bay is $1k and the eight
> bay is $1,350.
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