Comment Re:SMB (Score 1) 517
I agree, SMB has good compatibility and would be a good choice.
Consering the NAS, your requirements can be boiled down to:
Consering the NAS, your requirements can be boiled down to:
- High performance (Stability, high throughput, large volume)
- Simple deployment (In terms of your own labor)
- SOHO pricepoint ( under $5000 )
The problem is that you only get to choose 2.
High performance + simple deployment = Business-grade solution installed by consultant
High performance + SOHO pricepoint = Server with SATA Raid or ZFS
Easy deployment + SOHO pricepoint = SOHO NAS (ReadyNAS, Synology, etc)
Also, remember the backup. And backup is expensive, far more expensive than disk space.