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Re: Most energy efficient (home) setup


From: Jeroen van Aart <jeroen () mompl net>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:11:47 -0700

PC wrote:
It exists.  Google for "unRAID"  It uses something like Raid4 for Parity
data, but stores entire files on single spindles.  It's designed for home
media server type environments.  This way, when you watch a video, only the

There may be a performance penalty using raid4, because it uses one parity disk. Although that system looks like it can be useful for some purposes it looks less ideal for home use. Also I don't see how it would allow you to install your own OS.

Regards,
Jeroen

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