tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17540721.post4579428957381046483..comments2007-11-20T16:28:32.867+01:00Szymon Slupikhttps://profiles.google.com/115855762914475187374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17540721.post-3222523463757916142007-11-20T16:28:00.000+01:002007-11-20T16:28:00.000+01:00You also answered the question I forgot to ask, about drive spin down :-)<BR/>The timer feature is very nice! That will help keep energy usage down a lot. <BR/>Thanks for the info! Good luck with your setup!!!<BR/><BR/>janjan van mourikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002917626652330373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17540721.post-50453382129299532112007-11-20T10:06:00.000+01:002007-11-20T10:06:00.000+01:00It is silent. Not very silent, but silent compared to standard PCs. The noise level is comparable to my Shuttle XPC - a computer with fan-less power supply (the Shuttle only has a CPU fan). But still you should plan placing it somewhere where the noise does not disturb you. I put mine in a basement, where I have all the DSL modems, routers etc.<BR/><BR/>Power consumption is around 40 watts with two drives. I think it will be around 55-60 with four. You can set the disks to spin down after some idle time, so this helps saving some power. Also the unit has an internal timer / scheduler, so you can program it to shutdown in the night.Headworxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11659982647690284677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17540721.post-68493526409608135742007-11-20T05:27:00.000+01:002007-11-20T05:27:00.000+01:00Very nice! Thanks for the write-up. <BR/>How much noise does the ReadyNas make, compared to a pc? And do you have an idea about the power consumption of the unit with four drives?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, janjan van mourikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002917626652330373noreply@blogger.com