The File Server Buyer’s Guide

AnandTech takes a look at WHS 2011 as well as FreeBSD, FreeNAS, Ubuntu and Samba in their File Server Buyer’s Guide.

The guide looks at ideal CPUs, motherboards and ram for a file server , and tells us what’s best to purchase.

Cases, power supplies and hard drives are next on their list:

“The largest drives currently available are 3TB, which can now be found for as little as $110.  The second-largest capacity drives at 2TB generally offer the best $/GB ratio, and can regularly be found for $70 (and less when on sale or after rebate).  1TB drives are fine if you don’t need much space, and can sometimes be found for as little as $40.”

Its and interesting 6 page read which you can find here.

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