This is really neat. I also appreciate his thoroughness with calculating how much electricity the system uses and comparing that with the cost of the online providers. He does seem to leave out, or I missed it at least, that going with online backup providers does give you off-site backups which are key.
About off-site argument for the cloud storage solutions … this box I built while writing this article is my off-site backup box … and yes it physically is in the different location :>
Nice writeup! I’m not totally sold on the idea of mounting the disk inside the case. More stuff inside such a small case means less airflow, plus the disk will be generating its own heat. But hey, maybe it will work fine for you.
It’s not quite fanless but a few years ago I turned a chromebox into a Linux file server. It could do with a memory upgrade eventually but for now It’s still chugging away merrily with an external 3TB disk.
The provided by Supermicro SC101i case steel disk holder will not fit that 15mm SATA 2.5 disk if I would rip it off the case so I decided to try something new and put it as it came with USB 3.0 attachment.
Using Chromebox also sound like a good idea for such setup.
This is really neat. I also appreciate his thoroughness with calculating how much electricity the system uses and comparing that with the cost of the online providers. He does seem to leave out, or I missed it at least, that going with online backup providers does give you off-site backups which are key.
Thank you :)
About off-site argument for the cloud storage solutions … this box I built while writing this article is my off-site backup box … and yes it physically is in the different location :>
Nice writeup! I’m not totally sold on the idea of mounting the disk inside the case. More stuff inside such a small case means less airflow, plus the disk will be generating its own heat. But hey, maybe it will work fine for you.
It’s not quite fanless but a few years ago I turned a chromebox into a Linux file server. It could do with a memory upgrade eventually but for now It’s still chugging away merrily with an external 3TB disk.
Thanks! :)
The provided by Supermicro SC101i case steel disk holder will not fit that 15mm SATA 2.5 disk if I would rip it off the case so I decided to try something new and put it as it came with USB 3.0 attachment.
Using Chromebox also sound like a good idea for such setup.