From his statement, he transfer his file to the HDD using EXT3 formatted on his PC and then just slot into the NAS for permanent application.
Well, this works if you don't transfer huge files that often, I just don't like detaching my PC chassis.. so much trouble, hehe
Is RM300 board + RAM expensive? I think those synology and other branded one is much more expensive IMO, plus I can plug-in another PCI SATA and expand my HDDs, well that's me anyway.

Curious to know what's your NAS setup, is it a Synology or other branded NAS? Or a PC NAS?
I don't see anything that would require that much speed (>106MB/s), and especially at home, only few devices that I see benefit from your requirement, media streaming and HTPC.
If all your devices is getting or putting data into that single NAS at the same time, doubt even the HDD can sustain such intense IO, not to talk about the speed, yet.

A very good explanation on the Windows Server CAL.

Forgot to add...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_access_license

This post has been edited by wildwestgoh: Jan 29 2013, 02:36 PM

Yes and only if you need 10 simultaneous access at a single time.
Some users does not need to access the file server at any given time so you may want to plan out your CALs carefully, it's expensive, after all.

Windows 7 does has a limits.
For my case Windows 7 Home Premium.



Open Command prompt on Administrator mode then execute command "net config server", it should show something like above.
If you sharing among small amount of users and don't mind the network bottleneck then you may go ahead, Windows server has better control, "almost" unlimited (depends on CAL license), and has better network performance.
I'm able to transfer at maximum hard disk speed on Intel Atom N230 + Dlink gigabit network card using Windows server, from Samsung HD203WI to my PC (C2Q 9550)'s WDC 3TB Green, maximum obtainable 80MB/s.

Before I switch to Windows server, Windows 7 after services optimization can't even reach 50MB/s, Windows server is better at handling network, it's designed for that purpose.
And for your case, WiFi & WD (NAS?) is the bottleneck.
If you're serious about performance, QNAP/Netgear top of the line product can provide you the speed with price, if you're like me whom want to squeeze every drop of $ for performance and don't mind DIY on hardware and software, DIY NAS is the best.
Full specs of my NAS:
Intel Atom N230 @ 1.6GHz (first gen... yea~~ )
2GB DDR2 RAM (recently upgraded from 1GB, improve GUI performance a bit )
DLink DGE-530T Gigabit network card (Special driver optimization 4MB buffer)
Seagate 500GB + Samsung 2TB

Simple, yea? Powaa of Windows Server...

I got my Windows License from office's server upgrade so basically it's free.
There's plenty of choice out there, Windows server is just an example, but maybe the Linux can does it better, I don't know since I don't use Linux.
And as far as I know FreeNAS network performance is still slow, in my case, the driver is optimized, not sure if Ubuntu (server edition?) can do the same.
So far I only uses Windows applications, switching to another platform is... too tedious

If Expansion is required, I won't recommend using Intel Atom, too little power and slow PCI(-E) slot, best is getting a full pledge system where there's plenty of PCI-E x8 (and above) for better performance on RAID card.

My next aim is AMD APU board which has 4x SATA + Gigabit network so I won't need the PCI Gigabit network card anymore, can probably add a SATA card (2x SATA port) up to 6 HDDs. Maybe can try other OS... but I still need AIO box bah... probably will still sticks to Windows...

Well, if one can get a RAID card, I don't think he'll use Intel Atom anymore, most probably the RAID card can buy few pcs of Atom board
Dual GNIC I don't think I would need such setup for home usage only, for the kiasu only

But for Office, yes those RAID and Multi GNIC is a must for critical application system.

Correct a bit, no offence.
Pair = 2x, so 4 pair = 8 strands.
Those manufacturer like DLink uses 2-pair Cat5 cable on cheap modem, but some do supply full 4-pair.
But as suggested, buy a cheap TPLink Gigabit switch and the speed will fly~

That's one heck lots of different, one is a working PC and another is a NAS only purpose without direct control (only through web browser).
With a PC you can do much more things than just sharing your files/folders, you can install almost anything as OS and/or software goes and configure it to any environment that fits, not easy as plug-in, power-on and able to start using it right away (NAS with pre-configured software).
But of course if you want to save the space, NAS is great as the built is rather compact compare to even the most compact PC chassis out there.
It's up to you to choose either one that suits you, whether you can pay higher to gain compact, easy to use, worry-less setup or go full DIY with smaller chassis that can be get complicated but you get as flexible as any other form of desktop PC, any OS, any software as you like, and it's cheaper to do so.

You're asking the wrong question at the wrong place
Never see "server" sub-forum before, maybe you can post at technical or Q&A sub-forum see if there's any answer.
Or just ask those branded retailer, Dell, HP, IBM, etc.

Erm, it'll be very expensive and you need a rack to hold it, the only thing I know about this server is it's one darn heavy thing and it's super expensive, not worth the money spent.
Almost every branded retailer (IBM, HP, Dell, etc.) has it, you can just head over their website to seek their customer support.

Isn't HP Microserver just a normal PC with the ITX chassis?
Are you sure can access the hard disk like a normal USB?
Unless there's a software which can work like USB storage controller that I'm not aware of?

Pro box? Can you show me link to the software/OS? Kinda interesting.

I may have another suggestion, just grab a normal NAS, subscribe a high speed broadband (UNIFI?) with high upload speed, and of course your mobile device must have good wireless Internet connectivity to be able to enjoy the speed.
You should be able to stream just as normal video from any website, as NAS probably has some media streaming features built-in.

Another case is you want to share your media centre (house A) with your media player (house B), may I know which of this option describe between your house A and house B?
1. Your house A and house B is just next to each other, or easily within sight, within 30 meters.
2. Your house A is much further away from house B, more than 50 meters.

For 1) Wireless N bridge is your solution, might be expensive but you can actually share to even your neighbours provided only 1 or 2 streams it at the same time. This is even easier if house A and house B just next to a wall, just provide short outdoor LAN cable link to each device and you're set to go.
2) Slightly tedious as you might spend more on wireless solution, good directional antenna is expensive unless you willing to fork them out. There's another solution if both house is really far away, UNIFI could be another solution, with the unlimited bandwidth still impose.

All of these require some form of set-up and little knowledge to network solution. Or just cut all the chase and bring huge external HDD.

I believe the "transcode" could have means it's able to stream multiple video files without actually lag, could also means the speed is quick enough to provide multi users access without much bottleneck, this is great under heavy business network environment where network accessibility is the working nature.

Dlink DIR-820 is totally different from DNS-320.
DIR-820 is a wireless router, provide USB storage capability but the limit is the USB speed, possibly the best is only USB2.
DNS-320 is pure NAS capability, all things about NAS can do beside just sharing.
If you only needs to access the files through USB, does not mind the speed, then you can opt for the DIR-820 to access your USB storage. NAS can do more just file sharing, you can read through the capabilities by Google search. (Not to spoon feed but I'm kinda lazy to list it out)

Ah, I'm running out of space as well, and tight budget lately, high commitment.
Want to get the N40L but it's kind of hard to get locally here (Kuching, Sarawak), wonder if I purchase straight from HP, will it be cheaper?
Trying to find time to sort out some of my duplicate downloads as well . Organizing several hundreds of volumes (Anime series, OVA, movies) is time consuming, even with the Gigabit network.

It's hard to keep track after a long years of downloads, and the downloads just keep on coming and... you know... they just never ends, LOL....
And to archive means I will compare qualities, keep only the best, so the size just keep on accumulating (obviously).
I wonder about the space in my room as well after another few years.

Yes, Synology & possibly QNAP has been known for their firmware support and each update bring some improvement and sometimes added features so it's worth pay for the extra $$. Lots of reviews/benchmark on most of their models as well.
Thecus , rarely heard name, lol.. guess I'm still beginner in the NAS section, I just uses PC as NAS only.