[ale] NAS enclosure recommendations?

[JD]

I use an external array from these guys: http://www.addonics.com/
attached to a normal Core i5 PC, but mine is only 4 bay. 6+ yrs, ever any issues
besides a loose SATA cable that was my fault.

I'd avoid USB3 as the primary connector. IME, it has queuing issues. Of course,
those could be due to the USB3 card or driver used. I've never had that issue
with eSATA-MP.

For a business, things get harder due to all the choices.


On 05/11/2013 01:50 AM, Doug Hall wrote:
> I want to build a NAS for a friend. I need a five-bay enclosure. It must have a
> 64-bit CPU and allow me to add up to 16GB of memory. It'll be using ZFS, which
> performs better with lots of memory. I'll probably need USB3, eSata and dual
> ethernet ports. A low power unit would be nice.
> 
> Anyone know of and can recommend any such enclosures? The ones I'm seeing appear
> to already be set up to run some proprietary system, but don't even mention
> memory capacities or CPU specs. I want to use FreeNAS, of course. Thanks for any
> suggestions.