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Squeezebox and Music Vault NAS

Any Squeezebox or Transporter users using the Music Vault NAS?

http://www.soundsciencecat.com/MusicVault.html

Looks like this NAS device is made specifically for use with the Slimserver based devices. I want something that I can use without my computer having to be on all the time and this would seem to fit the bill. What little I can find about this device seems like its pretty simple to set up and use. Would appreciate any thoughts from first hand users.
cruz123
shazam
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Any NAS will work without your computer being on so long as you have a network (a wireless router can be had for under $100). The Music Vault is double the price of a comparable NAS you could get at any Best Buy (Maxtor, Buffalo, etc). Also, I don't see what drives are in the unit or what the configuration is (i.e. is it RAID capable?). The real question seems to be whether the Squeezebox specific features are enough to entice you.

An interesting concept to be sure - I hope someone here has one and can report on it.
cruz123 OP
586 posts
 
Thanks, I've just started researching the options and I guess I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the feedback.
prpixel
876 posts
 
The advatage of Music Vault NAS is that it runs the squeezecenter software on the NAS. This allows you to just have the NAS powered up by itself.

With a "dumb" NAS, you run the squeezecenter on your computer and it accesses the NAS. Now, you have a NAS and a computer drawing power; might as well loose tha NAS and just stick an extra drive in your computer.

I looked into this unit, but for $900 with 500GB, you could get a cheap laptop and hang a external HD of it and get the added benefit of a multi-use machine.
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
I've been debating this route and my take is the Prpixel is correct.
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