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brunes
Oct 23rd, 2007, 02:46 PM
What is the best place to get a NAS enclosure in Canada? Most of the major online sellers (Anitec, NCIX, etc.) seem to have lots of enclosure sbut few / none with NAS. FS / Staples either. There have *A FEW* overpriced external drives with network capability, but I just want an enclosure.

All I want is a simple enclosure that allows me to share files with SMB. Note it has to be SMB - no drivers required on other PCs. This is because I need to be able to access it from my Xbox as well.

How come I can find so many of these enclosures on eBay for < $40 but none in Canada?
JanBulis
Oct 23rd, 2007, 03:58 PM
http://www.ncix.com/search/?q=nas+enclosure&minprice=Min.+Price&maxprice=Max.+Price

http://www.shopbot.ca/default.asp?kw=nas+enclosure&position=search
brunes
Oct 23rd, 2007, 04:24 PM
http://www.ncix.com/search/?q=nas+enclosure&minprice=Min.+Price&maxprice=Max.+Price

http://www.shopbot.ca/default.asp?kw=nas+enclosure&position=search

I think you missed the "best price" part. I don't see anything on either of those for less than $60. Not looking to pay more than $40 here. No justification for these things costing so much.
JanBulis
Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:35 PM
I think you missed the "best price" part. I don't see anything on either of those for less than $60. Not looking to pay more than $40 here. No justification for these things costing so much.

You can't fork out the extra $2.64 for the Vantec at Direct Canada?
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Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:39 PM
The best price is to use an old PC and put Linux server in it. And I won't go for cheap enclosures as the ventilation in those ones usually not good and will cause problem with your hard drive later on.

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=catalog&catID=156
brunes
Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:40 PM
The best price is to use an old PC and put Linux server in it. And I won't go for cheap enclosures as the ventilation in those ones usually not good and will cause problem with your hard drive later on.

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=catalog&catID=156

Problem with that plan is it ends up costing yo about $10 a month on your power bill vs. a simple enclosure - much worse idea over the long run.
brunes
Oct 23rd, 2007, 06:44 PM
You can't fork out the extra $2.64 for the Vantec at Direct Canada?
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The only Vantec NAS at DirectCanada I can find is $63

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14940NW8984&vpn=VT-375LX-BK&manufacture=VANTEC