On 03/02/2015 22:56, James Cameron wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2015 at 03:41:32PM -0700, NOPE9 YES wrote:
>> I wish someone would make an SBC that had
>> 8GB of RAM on it.  ( for NAS )
> Why?  What use case?
>
> Yes, I know how NAS works, on various protocols, but what special use
> case do you have that would actually benefit from that much more
> memory?

If you use ZFS you need a lot of RAM, even more than 8GB!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS
I think that a NAS would not be a good use for a Pi.
A NAS is a serious thing: it contains my DATA...
           Nic

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