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CubicleGeek · 12-09-2007, 06:58 AM

I also invested in a DNS-323 about 6 months ago, though it was a little bit more expensive at the time (at $220) than the $180 or so it goes for currently at Memory Express. Before this I also ran a separate machine running 24/7 just for file sharing. I can really say that after getting that device I really can't live without it. I sure don't miss the hit to the electricity bill for running another machine and having to periodically reboot or update the OS on the file server. The NAS so far has been completely maintenance free.

I find the speed fantastic. Since this past year I've only bought digital distributions of games as opposed to hard copies, I've been keeping the files on the NAS. It probably takes about 10 minutes to copy a 6GB image from the PC to the NAS. My USB2.0 enclosure is certainly not that fast, though as you pointed out it is slightly quicker running a dedicated file server. This is most likely attributed to superior caching ability that a PC has to the DNS-323.

12-09-2007, 06:58 AM	#6
CubicleGeek Scoring Winger Join Date: Oct 2006 Exp:	I also invested in a DNS-323 about 6 months ago, though it was a little bit more expensive at the time (at $220) than the $180 or so it goes for currently at Memory Express. Before this I also ran a separate machine running 24/7 just for file sharing. I can really say that after getting that device I really can't live without it. I sure don't miss the hit to the electricity bill for running another machine and having to periodically reboot or update the OS on the file server. The NAS so far has been completely maintenance free. I find the speed fantastic. Since this past year I've only bought digital distributions of games as opposed to hard copies, I've been keeping the files on the NAS. It probably takes about 10 minutes to copy a 6GB image from the PC to the NAS. My USB2.0 enclosure is certainly not that fast, though as you pointed out it is slightly quicker running a dedicated file server. This is most likely attributed to superior caching ability that a PC has to the DNS-323.