Low power is then a key focus as this lowers heat output and, ultimately, fan noise. Full HD movie playback is an easy task for any modern processor graphics be it an AMD APU or Intel HD Graphics. Without doubt we want a small, neat case which means mini-ITX.
NAS/Home Theater: Very low idle power, very low noise, small size and good sound quality. A couple of drives in RAID 1 will provide some redundancy (Note: redundancy is not backup), but really we want space for four to allow for future expansion without requiring more expensive replacements to increase capacity, or, we can get more total performance from RAID 5.īuild decision: A case that has four 3.5-inch HDD slots. While HDD currently scale to 6TB, with 8-10TB coming soon for consumers (at the time of writing), 2-4TB hard drives are now the sweet spot in price-to-size ratio. For example the price of many-TB hard drives is far more favorable, most of the stored family data is generally required only at home and there's less risk of losing it all if someone cracks your password. What do we need? NAS: Plenty of storage space.ĭespite Cloud storage becoming increasingly popular there are many hurdles that still push people towards local mass-storage.
But you don't want separate devices each requiring a plug and idle power: it has to be a combination. PC (VivoPC?) but as gamers we also want to chill on the couch and play big titles like Minecraft, DOTA 2 or Civilization V/Beyond Earth on a big screen with a keyboard and mouse (so GR8). So you want a NAS box (ASUStor?), Home Theater (Nexus Player).
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