[ILoveJava]

Hey guys, I was just wondering, what would I require to start a small data center from home?

I don't want anything big, I just want something with fast transfer speeds to store all of my documents/music/movies as to free up space on my laptop.

[blackcompe]

Have you looked into NAS? Please give more details about the requirements of your data center.

[ILoveJava]

Well, I would buy NAS, if there was one that had a very high transfer rate. Do you have any to suggest?

[blackcompe]

Actually, I just realized you said "laptop." Assuming you have an Wireless N adapter, the fastest bit rates you can achieve is ~600 Mb/s. Don't you agree? If you plan on using Ethernet, well, how fast is your adapter? I'd be surprised if it's even 1 Gbit, which is what most NAS devices support.

So it comes down to: Are you using a WiFi or Ethernet connection?

This post has been edited by blackcompe: 06 September 2012 - 06:24 AM

[modi123_1]

When you say data center - what are you meaning that to be? Just an inhouse server/store, or something more?


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[blackcompe]

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When you say data center - what are you meaning that to be? Just an inhouse server/store, or something more?

I think the OP simply wants a fast (wired or wireless?) connection to a relatively small amount of external media storage. "Data center" is a bit of an overstatement.

This post has been edited by blackcompe: 06 September 2012 - 06:50 AM

[ILoveJava]

Thanks for the replies guys. I do happen to have an old computer I could revamp as a media server, I'll look into revamp costs for new hard drives, versus buying an NAS. and it will be done wireless for now, until I get extra ethernet points put in.

[no2pencil]

Commercial grade isp service. This gives you a static IP & perhaps better 2nd tier customer support.