Building nas, couple of easy questions!

[plaguepoop]

1. I am going to use windows home server. Will i be able to access my files from another location(other than home network)?

2. Is 1.5gb of ram sufficient?

3. I have one 500gb sata drive, and one 500gb ide drive. Is there a significant difference between using the two? The sata one is in a computer at the moment, so if there isnt much of a difference id rather use the ide one. Im willing to use both if there is an advantage for doing so (maybe backing up somehow?)

Thanks!

 

[plaguepoop]

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[claykin]

WHS V2 is coming in the Fall (probably). If you aren't in a hurry, consider waiting. Note that V2 will require a 64 bit CPU. Also, you can beta test V2 here: https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer

1.5GB RAM may be sufficient, but what are the rest of the hardware spec's?

One of the big advantages of using WHS is the drive extender feature.

I think you'll find detailed answers and more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_home_server

 

[davemex]

I finally ditched WHS after a few months. You can access files remotely but you can do that with any server OS. Personally I found that my system ran a lot hotter and was a bit slower with WHS than on Ubuntu.

It was already mentioned that V2 is coming out this fall so if you use WHS at all you'd probably be best off waiting until it is released to evaluate it then.