Looking to use a chromebox and a couple external hard drives as a simple local file server, anyone done this? If so how did it perform?
i use an ecs liva mini pc with an external hdd and plex. works bretty good. at first i had problems with the ext hdd going into sleep mode and not spinning up after no activity for 10 minutes, but it seems to have magically fixed itself after a while. go for it, but be prepared for some unexpected problems
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Better off w/ a dedicated NAS. Been using Synology for a couple of years now and they're very good. Stay away from WD like the plague, although their Red HDD's are good. (what I'm using)