An energy-efficient desktop with 64T storage costs only $5011.65 | Linux Today

An energy-efficient desktop with 64T storage costs only $5011.65

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 19, 2014

We have been looking for the best off-site backup solution for our institute (MBNI, U of Michigan), and we end up designing a desktop storage with parts from Newegg. Our design is very energy-efficient and cost-effective, and can be used for lightweight NAS too. Here is the design detail.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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