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It's disappointing that the author thinks a NAS is some off-the-shelf appliance of sorts. Your old desktop with a few big HDDs in it can be a NAS. It's more abo
by opan 3y ago
It's disappointing that the author thinks a NAS is some off-the-shelf appliance of sorts. Your old desktop with a few big HDDs in it can be a NAS. It's more about the role.
- diffeomorphism 3y agoThat is just how the word is commonly used. Just like people associate "server" with a specific hardware form factor and not an android phone running apache. For many people "a NAS" refers to a dedicated hardware device with a specific look and which provides network storage services.