Regardless of how you build your DIY NAS, you'll use a Linux OS with a web interface. This will give you the ability to store files and run apps like Plex Media Server. Related.

Well, after finding some success with my $500 Terminator C3 DIY NAS I wanted to build something for my own use, ... (Celeron 220 @ 1.2ghz vs VIA C3 @ 800mhz) and the RAM (1gb DDR2 vs 2GB DDR).

So we've established that the DIY approach is your favorite NAS option , so perhaps this tiny, super-portable NAS in a box would be a good weekend . Skip to Main Content.

Since building my DIY NAS, the N100 has pretty much replaced the older J series, and Intel has broadened its range with the N105, N250, and other similarly powerful chips.

The DIY NAS option took the top spot with close to 56% of the overall vote, showing that many of you, even though there are affordable and easy-to-configure NAS enclosures with great features, ...

That's a bit pricey for a 2 TB NAS, but it would make a nice little winter's afternoon project. * If your internal network is 10/100 there is a less expensive motherboard (US$50). That's a total ...

ASUSTOR AS-T10G3 is a 10G network card, not a NAS device. The NAS itself is called ASUSTOR Flashstor 12 PRO (there is a smaller, cheaper version with 6 drives and 2×2.5G networking, the Flashstor 6).

Building a DIY NAS is the cheap option to get setup with a home server, here's how I did it and everything you need to know to get started.