Hey guys,
I have a 2007 white macbook act as a file server. Right now it's connected to a 3 TB WD Mybook drive.
I need more space, but not much budget, so after looking through some solutions offered ( Drobo, Synology, Qnap, FreeNAS Box, etc ), they are just way too expensive or have too many feature I don't really need. I only need it to be able store movies, tv shows, music, and backup work data. I don't really need fast drive, NAS capability (since it's already shared through the macbook), or RAID / redundancy stuff.
So long story short, I have two options in my mind :
1. Buy a powered USB hub, and add 3-4 external WD drive. This is the cheapest option I think.
2. Buy a docking station like Sharkoon Quattro.. It's about 100 bucks.
Reliability and also low power consumption is a must, since it'll run 24/7..
So what do you guys think? which one do you guys recommend?
Thx guys.
I have a 2007 white macbook act as a file server. Right now it's connected to a 3 TB WD Mybook drive.
I need more space, but not much budget, so after looking through some solutions offered ( Drobo, Synology, Qnap, FreeNAS Box, etc ), they are just way too expensive or have too many feature I don't really need. I only need it to be able store movies, tv shows, music, and backup work data. I don't really need fast drive, NAS capability (since it's already shared through the macbook), or RAID / redundancy stuff.
So long story short, I have two options in my mind :
1. Buy a powered USB hub, and add 3-4 external WD drive. This is the cheapest option I think.
2. Buy a docking station like Sharkoon Quattro.. It's about 100 bucks.
Reliability and also low power consumption is a must, since it'll run 24/7..
So what do you guys think? which one do you guys recommend?
Thx guys.