[SlimDevices: 3rd-party-hardware] Re: ReadyNAS -- do run SS on your NAS or separtately

[Ksie]

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Question: ReadyNAS Users--where do you run Slimserver?
    
- On the ReadyNAS, using the firmware imbedded SS
- On a separate PC, using the readyNAS as the storage depot
- Both on readyNAS and a pc
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I run SS on a Ready NAS (256 stock memory).  My computer is a lap-top,
and currently I have frequent need to disconnect it from the router. 
So…this greatly increases the convenience of NAS SlimServer for me. 
Also, I’m mostly done with ripping my collection, so don’t have a
frequent need for re-scans.  I should also say that I’m running 6.3.1,
as there certainly have been some performance issues with 6.5 on the
Infrant.  At least that’s my take from the Infrant Forums.

The Web Interface is very clunky, as stated above.  But, I felt it was
fairly slow when I was running SS on the laptop (2.4 ghz), and have
never been particularly fond of some of the design layout either.  But,
I don’t use the Web Interface much and the SB/remote combo works
beautifully.  I really noticed no difference in response at the SB end
after going from PC to NAS SS.  Great gear!

The transition to 6.5 seems to have been a little rocky for the Infrant
guys.  Prior to this upgrade they had been quickly “catching-up” to new
versions, and slowly-but-surely incorporating Plug-ins.  I think that
they’re now caught-up on 6.5 (to be fair, it was a significant change
and I’m not sure the problems were all theirs), and many Infrant users
are having no problems.  I am very impressed with the Infrant folks,
and their level of support.  I just hope that the sync-up with Slim
continues through the impending Corporate changes, and into the
future.

So, in summary: I use SS on the NAS.  I’m very happy with how it works,
although I don’t really have a lot of need (or interest) for some of the
functionality and performance that is admittedly lacking.

Karl


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