Re: NAS hardware recommendations

[Efraim Flashner]

On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 06:26:46PM +0100, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> Hi zloster!
> 
> Thanks for the detailed report and the resourceful links! :)
> 
> After some investigation, I think I'll go for one of the ASRock.
> I could find them at the following price:
> 
> - ASRock J3455-ITX: 98€
> - ASRock J4105-ITX: 100€
> - ASRock J5005-ITX: 120€
> - ASRock J5040-ITX: 150€
> 
> I'll go for the cheapest option.
> No the j3455 and the j4105 are basically the same, the main difference
> being memory.
> 
> j3455 has SO-DIMM 204 pins (DDR3)
> j4105 has SO-DIMM 260 pins (DDR4)
> 
> Any recommendation regarding memory?  Has DDR3L a lower power consumption?

Last I checked DDR3L SODIMMs use 1.35V of power. The DDR4 DIMMS I have
on my desk also say 1.35V.

> For the rest, I'll just get a second hand computer for 30-50€ that has a
> 4GB of RAM, so I can get the whole thing to run on 130-150€.  In that
> sense, it's cheaper than any NAS I can find on the market! :)
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -- 
> Pierre Neidhardt
> https://ambrevar.xyz/



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