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    What do you want/need in a NAS? Help me design it!

    Marketing is no doubt very important... Or are you referring to what I'm doing *now* ? If so, well, I haven't started yet, I'm just (honestly!) seeking information to make a product that you guys would buy, or rather, determining how to package what I already got working in a way that would make...
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    What do you want/need in a NAS? Help me design it!

    I hear ya, concerning *BSD. Exactly why I started with freebsd and developed on it first. I got a working linux prototype now, too, but I don't know how I'd handle the whole GPL issue if I were to put it in production. Haven't put much thought/time at that matter, either, yet. On another...
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    What do you want/need in a NAS? Help me design it!

    I do agree, as I said: Point taken regarding customer support and "robustness of engineering" (which is at least half part marketing, unless you have intimate knowledge of the company). For the sake of discussion, do you have any other decision factors?
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    What do you want/need in a NAS? Help me design it!

    Regarding investments and money, assume it's covered. This is not part of my question, in any case. You do not worry how Synology or QNAP funded themselves, as long as they provide the products you need along with the service and support you expect. But yes, it does and will cost a lot of...
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    What do you want/need in a NAS? Help me design it!

    Hi, I'm currently contemplating starting a business making NASes, and I would like to know what would potentially make you buy a NAS and what you would pay for it. This might be a good opportunity to make yourself heard regarding the features and specs you want in a NAS ;) This is what I...
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