I see that point too. I really like the idea of unbox it, set it up and go. I have time to think about it though. It will be at least a month or two before I can get this up and running. 5 years ago I would have definitley built my own from scratch, but marriage and kids has a way of...
Here is my current desktop that I could possibly use. I've been thinking lately about buying a laptop to replace it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130119
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103774...
I've been looking at so many different NAS devices and options for storage the last few days that I could use a little help/input on what you guys think would be best. I'm fairly confident these are my best options for the price range they fall in.
Synology DS209 (would need to buy hard...