MrRobot
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:56
So i would have to put its own OS on and just map my drives to the Z600 and then add them to my Plex library.
ChuckMountain
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:56
Yes or if you are not doing any transcoding just run Plex on the Microserver, plenty of people do as far as I know.(I didn't personally because I don't use Plex)
MrRobot
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:56
Thanks i have just asked for a price delivered and so long as it does not make it to expensive i may just buy it.
ChuckMountain
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:56
Yep alternatively look for the N54L model as that was a 2.2GHz processor vs 1.5GHz in the N40L (the N36L had a 1.3GHz)
ChuckMountain
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:56
Assuming original box it should be under a tenner shipped with something like Collect , drop off a local store delivered direct to you.
The N54L are going for nearer £100 on eBay depending on spec.
pr1vatepiles
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:57
I'll add my vote for the hp microserver. I have the older gen8 model and it's been a great investment. It's running plex without problems and i've been extremely happy with it.
Navvie
Publish time 2-12-2019 03:58:57
I've got a Gen8 microserver and the Icybox JBOD enclosure @ChuckMountain linked to, connected via a cheap eSata card. Been working will for a couple of years now. The Icybox enclosure has a strange power connector, so replacing it (if the need ever came up) might be tricky.
Worth bearing in mind the eSata is only Sata-II speed, not Sata-III and I can never get more than 50MB/s to or from drives in this enclosure. Probably the el-cheapo eSata card I bought rather than the enclosure. Not a problem for streaming across the local network but does make copying files a little slower.