Home NAS - Anyone using any kit for this ?

[Walowiz]

I've been using, until recently, a Netgear SC101 for home data storage, which I am now trying to get working long enough for me to copy the data from it onto a PROPER NAS device, or find out how to access the data on the still working drives - which is going to be a right bast*rd. And NO I would not recommend one.

Anyway, I'm after a new NAS for home / small business use.
I've looked at a few reviews /costs etc. I need a minimum of 500Gb and fast ethernet access. And I do not want to spend over £400. I don't want much.

So far I've come up with either the Buffalo LinkStation Pro, or Western Digital My Book.

Has anyone had any experience with either of these ?

If anyone has other kit that they can recommend, then I am all ears.

I'm also well aware that is probably not the right forum for a geek related question, but you've got to try.

cheers
Aaron

 

[rc mad]

i'm using a 160Gb buffalo linkstation with a 500Gb usb drive attached to it.

It works, its that simple,Piss easy to set up via a web interface. All the computers can find it easily and you can split the drive into smaller sub drives. I use mine as a music / dvd server, and it performs brilliantly