QUOTE(goodseeder @ Jan 8 2012, 01:24 AM)
I'm also in favor of a NAS, a 1-drive Synology like I suggested in my previous post, they are great value for money. The software is mature and very stable.
It will pay for itself eventually, not noisy and no electricity like an old/dedicated full PC. The initial cost might seem higher, but its actually much lower in the longer run.
Its personal preference of course, some people think its ok to buy an RM300++ router then void warranty by flashing it to DD-WRT or something, but to me thats absolutely ridiculous! But again, its personal preference, some people enjoy the hacking and stuff, others just want products that work.

err... what the price of the NAS? Not gonna get a HDD at this momment since the price double up after thailand flood.
by the way, the asuswrt is an official firmware which had been release by asus which can be download from their official site, hence it's not a hacked firmware like what you had claim.
as for those hacked firmware, they still can default back to their original firmware to claim for warranty.

I am not here to argue about hacked or non-hacked firmware.. but just wanna get the best out of the buck that come out from my pocket.
for me, drayteck is definitely a big NO from me at the moment when looking at the price, I will jump up and down, which i will prefer taking mikrotik.. but again, i won't take mikrotik as I am just using is as a home base and i don't need to have those function which is more the a small enterprise, that is why Asus router come to my mind at first when looking at is price and features.
since I got no choice at the moment, i might go to NAS.. but hey, right now my asus seem to be stable up for a day, but just wait for a week before i really make up my decision. I might write a mail to KLSEET seeking his help on this matter since he got a wide range of contact.
thanks/