NAS O/S for a 64 bit environment?

[Norcross]

I'm finally getting ready (those darn kids, always wanting food!) to put together a home NAS system. My machines are the following:

• HP workhorse PC: Vista 64 bit
• HP family PC: Vista 64 bit
• Toshiba laptop: Vista 64 bit
• Gateway media center PC: XP Pro MCE2005
• Intel-based server running Windows Server 2003 R2

Currently, most of the shared files are on the server, which also is a web and FTP host (overworked, yes I know). I want to move all the shared files onto the NAS. Given that I am almost completely 64 bit, is there a specific OS or hardware configuration I should look to or avoid?

 

[thiggins]

I have no experience with 64 bit client OSes. But I don't think it matters for the NAS that you choose.

 

[Madwand]

Vista and 2008 have some file transfer enhancement (in addition to occasional bugs) which come into play best when both sides are running Vista or 2008. Given the number of Vista machines in your network, I'd think about running the server on a version of Vista too.

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