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So I am loving XBMC, but I've already noticed that my hard drives are full. The case I have now,can't remember the name (no bigger than an old school dvd player) it can house two 3.5s, a 2.5, and one optical drive.
So it's time I ask the experts :-)
Staying around the size of a standard home theater piece of equipment (like a reciever or player), what case allows me to add the most hard drives?
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+1 for the separate server!!
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So a sever
And use this little motherboard i have and stream everything via wireless?
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well 1080P via wireless isnt recommanded,,,
but the rest, its all good!
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If I didn't want to do a server
Or more accurate almost all my stuff is 1080p
Are there any decent cases?
right now my set up as it is is completely silent
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I can only echo what others have said. Adding continued "storage" to your HTPC is a bad idea, for a number of reasons.
Far better to invest in a high quality NAS or to build an UNRAID server. Host all of the media there and then stream it over the network to the HTPC. Wireless will work but is a lot of effort. Wired ethernet should work perfectly.
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Any recommendations on a good NAS box, or a great guide to UNRAID server construction?
My plan was to have all this in one case, because I will be moving overseas for a while, but shrinking the media box, and bringing a server is doable I think.
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The 6 looks like it will work
But for a mobile HTPC I have a new E350
IS there a super small case?
One small enough just for the board, a 2.5 SSD, blu-ray drive, and a micro power supply?
