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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 270942" data-attributes="member: 15110"><p>Expanding upon the idea a bit further...</p><p></p><p><strong>Apple iServe</strong></p><p>-4 hot-swap 3.5" SATA hard drive bays</p><p>-Supports up to 1tb hard drives (up to 4 terabytes of storage)</p><p>-Supports RAID 0/1/5/JBOD</p><p>-File backup system</p><p>-iTunes Server</p><p>-Printer sharing</p><p>-VPN server</p><p>-Built in router (4 Gigabit ports & 802.11 a/b/g/n)</p><p>-Compact form factor</p><p>-500gb model (2x250gb drives) starts at $499</p><p></p><p>My friend has a TeraStation from Buffalo (available in up to 2 terabyte capacities) and it is okay, but I can see it doing a lot more:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=144&categoryid=25" target="_blank">http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=144&categoryid=25</a></p><p></p><p>It's not like it would be impossible; I have a homebrew server OS in the works myself:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.xnas.org/" target="_blank">http://www.xnas.org/</a></p><p></p><p>It could easily be adapted to be more Mac-friendly. Version 2.0 supports RAID, VPN, hot-swap drives, file/print server, etc., all through a web-based interface kind of like the Linksys routers have. Here's a case that is already available and even comes in white or black!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.psile.com/index.php?page=catalog_details&CID=2" target="_blank">http://www.psile.com/index.php?page=catalog_details&CID=2</a></p><p></p><p>So why hasn't Apple released a server? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 270942, member: 15110"] Expanding upon the idea a bit further... [B]Apple iServe[/B] -4 hot-swap 3.5" SATA hard drive bays -Supports up to 1tb hard drives (up to 4 terabytes of storage) -Supports RAID 0/1/5/JBOD -File backup system -iTunes Server -Printer sharing -VPN server -Built in router (4 Gigabit ports & 802.11 a/b/g/n) -Compact form factor -500gb model (2x250gb drives) starts at $499 My friend has a TeraStation from Buffalo (available in up to 2 terabyte capacities) and it is okay, but I can see it doing a lot more: [url]http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=144&categoryid=25[/url] It's not like it would be impossible; I have a homebrew server OS in the works myself: [url]http://www.xnas.org/[/url] It could easily be adapted to be more Mac-friendly. Version 2.0 supports RAID, VPN, hot-swap drives, file/print server, etc., all through a web-based interface kind of like the Linksys routers have. Here's a case that is already available and even comes in white or black! [url]http://www.psile.com/index.php?page=catalog_details&CID=2[/url] So why hasn't Apple released a server? :) [/QUOTE]
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