Ever heard of a kuro box? From what I hear they use very little electricity to run, and their perfect if you're going to be downloading/uploading a bunch of stuff. The only problem? You need to really familar with Linux. Well...that leaves me out. I've no problems running Linux, it's just that I prefer a GUI to work with, so having to type a bunch of stuff out isn't something I want to do. In other words, I want to be able to click a bunch of stuff, save the settings, turn off the computer, and still have the torrents downloading/uploading.
I've done some looking and I think LinkStation may be a better alternative. Also, if I sound like I don't know a lot of stuff of what I'm talking about, that's because I don't. I don't mind doing some learning; I just want it to be simple enough to where I know what it is I'm doing.
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Anonymous2008-06-03 4:23
turn off the computer, and still have the torrents downloading/uploading.
Dear god. Just leave.
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Anonymous2008-06-03 7:37
Buy a fucking huge USB or Network external drive. Buy an ASUS eee pc. Install some torrent software on the Asus.
Download the .torrents, run the torrent software, download the files to the external drive.
Turn the volume off, turn the display down, leave it well ventilated, profit.
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Anonymous2008-06-03 7:42
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And you'll still be spending more on hardware than you ever would on power.
I said I didn't know much about it, so what are you so surprised about? All I know is that it's a NAS storage with a Linux kernel installed on it, which explains how it can run even without the computer being turned on. Also, yes, I've heard of people who tried this, so it is possible. I think it requires Debian, Apache, MySQL, and I forget what else.
My point exactly. A 17 watt NAS is more efficient than a 1,200 watt power supply running 24/7 to upload/download. The only question is what kind of NAS should I get? I think LinkStation may be a good start, but I've actually heard of myka, and a few others are also good. The problem is with some devices if your not careful, torrenting it via laptop is faster than the NAS, plus not all of them will have a Linux kernel, so being picky is essential. Any suggestions?
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Anonymous2008-06-03 22:36
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That's the opposite of your point, dude, not your point exactly.
Anyway, NAS devices don't have general-purpose CPUs, and they aren't meant to run software like BitTorrent.
(Also, no consumer desktop has a 1,200 Watt power supply. My desktop machine has a 300 Watt one, and it uses about 200 of that with a heavy load. When it's just running a torrent client, it barely breaks 30 Watt. Laptops would use even less.)
Mine is a custom build. Let's just say I forgot what overkill meant and leave it at that (seriously; I put the best or near-best of just about everything into it).
Anyway, as for what I'm talking about, yes they do have an internal processor and RAM. It may not be a NAS desvice per se, but whatever it is, it gets the job done.
Here is an example of a kuro box if it will make things easier. From what I hear it's what is usually recommended, but it's clientel is usually recommended for expert linux users.
OP: Any of these devices is going to require you to log in to it, and install extra software on it, then log in to it to run that software.
Sine none of them have keyboards or displays you're going to have to do that over a network.
You say that the kurobox needs linux knowledge, and that you need a gui.
YOU CAN LOG INTO YOUR KUROBOX USING A FUCKING WEB BROWSER.
What question are you actually asking? "Is there a device like the kurobox, but suitable for retards?" - the answer is no. All such devices will need you to be able to connect to them, to install extra software, and to connect when you want to start/stop that software.
Sure, start off with one to see how NAS type devices work. But it's fucking expensive. You're much better off using an old machine with many discs, (FreeNAS or NASlite), or just installing bigger drives in your machine and changing the power-use settings.
Also "Most expensive" =/= "best". Buying a 1.2kw power supply brands you as fucking retarded.
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Anonymous2008-06-05 18:17
Actually my computer uses around 800 watts. Add in heat, CPU useage, and the age of the power supply, so I decided to add in another 400 watts as a buffer, and in the event I decid to make any future expansion. Therefore a 1200 watt power supply is what I needed, even though a 800 or a 900 watt unit would have done just as well.
As for doing stuff over a network, I have no experience in this area, so was looking to work with something that was as close to my current level of experience as possible. As I said; I know almost nothing about this which is why I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible. Some information about what type of hardware to obtain, and a guide so that I would at least have a blueprint would be the most help right about now.
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Anonymous2008-06-07 19:36
Hardware: Any ancient PC circa 500Mhz with 256MB of RAM. You should be able to find one at a garage sale or Goodwill for like $20.
Software: Debian Linux, JRE and Azureus
Azureus has a Web UI mode, and if you install that on a Linux platform, it's reliable enough to run 24/7 and connectable via your web browser. Going to be a bit of work to install it though, but sounds like what you need.