What do you actually want this low power always-on server to do? There are some quite good NAS type units out there. Drobo are actually really great from the perspective of "just stick in any SATA disks you like", but they're not cheap.The Drobo NAS units also let you run "apps" on them too. There's better price point now, provided you're willing to do a bit more worrying yourself about specific disk models and things like that. :-) (ETA: I'm also not that sure about the power usage of NAS units, it may not be that good.)
This also isn't a cheap solution (but has side benefits such as being the most awesome home router device ever), but you could even just get the Fritz!box 7390 and plug a disk into the back of it...
Of course, if you're talking about running your own services or something, that's a different story...
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Date: 2011-08-19 04:17 am (UTC)This also isn't a cheap solution (but has side benefits such as being the most awesome home router device ever), but you could even just get the Fritz!box 7390 and plug a disk into the back of it...
Of course, if you're talking about running your own services or something, that's a different story...