Geeba wrote:I do like R-Pi's, got a few myself, but I find once you've messed about buying all the bits for them they seem to not work out as cheap as you thought they were.. and there always seems to be a compromise with them...
I know what you mean but theres the satisfaction that you built something yourself.
If i were to build a RPi NAS in a xbox, My parts list would be as follows;
(I would probably also want to use this for XBMC and emulators)
1x Raspberry Pi 2 Model B $55
1x TP-Link WR703N mini Router $35
2x 3.5" WD Green SATA HDD $180
2x 5.25" to 3.5" bay converter $5
2x Sata to mini USB board $4
2x mini USB to normal USB cable $4
1x 110W Dell Power Supply $10
1x Molex to 2 SATA Power Cable Splitter $2.50
1x Good qualtity HDMI cable $10
2x 360 control recievers to USB $5
1x 80mm Bearing/Maglev Fan $15
Around the total of $520aud approx.
HP microserver 260 + 2(180) = $620aud approx.
I've thought about having duel RPi's, one for NAS and the other for entertainment.