[ILUG] 500Gb NAS at lidl

[Robert Sweetnam]

Justin Mason wrote:
> Possibly-useful thread at boards here:
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56844687
>
> I like this response: 'if you're buying a lidl hard drive to back up your
> information - well then them two points cancel each other out really.'
> ha!
>
> --j.
>   

There are a lmited number of manufacturers that could supply the hard 
disk, so reliability of the disk itself is a relatively moot point. 
However as far as the logic of the device itself goes then it's anyone's 
guess.

If it turns out to be the worst the you end up paying €140 for a 500GB 
disk. But a quick glance at Komplett shows this:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343054

750GB, 32MB cache for €79.

Granted that is a barebones disk but they also have a Buffalo 500GB NAS 
with similar spec to the Lidl jobby for €257.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=362103

YMMV,

Cheers
Robert