Home NAS for cheap

[Fatal_1]

looking to build a NAS for basic files to share around the home, im on a 200$ budget and need at least 2tb of storage
thanks

 

[JQB45]

figure $75-$120 just for a decent 2TB hard drive.

 

[Fatal_1]

figure $75-$120 just for a decent 2TB hard drive.

okay whats the cheapest i can get 2tb of storage and anas box for

 

[JQB45]

WD My Cloud 2TB Personal Cloud Storage WDBCTL0020HWT-NESN
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236620

 

[why_wolf]

well if your router supports it you may just be able to just plug a usb hard drive straight into it to get a sort of NAS for the absolute cheapest. After that for a real NAS the lowest I'm seeing is this two bay (no point in buy a single bay) unit from Synology unit. For $140. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108163

 

[Fatal_1]

well if your router supports it you may just be able to just plug a usb hard drive straight into it to get a sort of NAS for the absolute cheapest. After that for a real NAS the lowest I'm seeing is this two bay (no point in buy a single bay) unit from Synology unit. For $140. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108163

hay thats what im looking for, thank you so much, im getting drives from a friend of mine.
thanks for the reply

 

[why_wolf]

well if your router supports it you may just be able to just plug a usb hard drive straight into it to get a sort of NAS for the absolute cheapest. After that for a real NAS the lowest I'm seeing is this two bay (no point in buy a single bay) unit from Synology unit. For $140. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108163

hay thats what im looking for, thank you so much, im getting drives from a friend of mine.
thanks for the reply

your welcome. Snynology and Qnap are the two brands I'd recommend for a consumer NAS. They have about as simple a UI as possible and so far none of the ones I have running at home or work have crapped out on me. Buffalo on the other had...ugh.