FreeNAS

We're impressed with FreeNAS. Windows Home Server has more media-friendly capabilities such as Xbox 360 connectivity, but if you are looking to set up a basic NAS box using your existing hardware, for free, FreeNAS is well worth a spin.

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3.50
Price Free
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  • Minimum System Requirements: Pentium processor; 128MB RAM, 256MB RAM required for iSCSI targets; prior 0.687x all network cards supported by FreeBSD 6.2, from 0.687x all network cards supported by FreeBSD 6.3; CD-rom/DVD-rom drive; keyboard and monitor; bootable hard-drive or compact flash, USB flash drive - minimum 64MB; any size storage media.
  • Free, open source
  • Installation more complicated than Windows Home Server
 
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