NAS base on AppleTV; Are Apple Interested?

ksecksec
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Looking at AppleTV, for 299 it is similarly priced to todays HOME / SOHO NAS with much better Hardware. By taking out



Geforce 7300

40Gb 2.5" HD

B/G/N Wireless Module

HDMI and Other output



Shouldn't this give apple a good base to work on their NAS?

All it need is a larger casing, a Large Fan for the HD. A structure for holding 4 HD and add Gigabit Ethernet to it. Strip down Leopard Server to the minimum and we should have a NAS that is better then all others currently on the market.

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    joe_the_dragonjoe_the_dragon Posts: 931member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ksec View Post


    Looking at AppleTV, for 299 it is similarly priced to todays HOME / SOHO NAS with much better Hardware. By taking out



    Geforce 7300

    40Gb 2.5" HD

    B/G/N Wireless Module

    HDMI and Other output



    Shouldn't this give apple a good base to work on their NAS?

    All it need is a larger casing, a Large Fan for the HD. A structure for holding 4 HD and add Gigabit Ethernet to it. Strip down Leopard Server to the minimum and we should have a NAS that is better then all others currently on the market.



    It should have SATA then
  • Reply 2 of 5
    hiddenwolfhiddenwolf Posts: 49member
    I'd rather see something like the HP home server, but then with osx server.

    With raid, obviously
  • Reply 3 of 5
    joe_the_dragonjoe_the_dragon Posts: 931member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by HiddenWolf View Post


    I'd rather see something like the HP home server, but then with osx server.

    With raid, obviously



    The os that is on the HP home server will run on any pc what m$ starts selling windows home sever.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    ksecksec Posts: 1,569member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by HiddenWolf View Post


    I'd rather see something like the HP home server, but then with osx server.

    With raid, obviously



    Well that is exactly what i was talking about. A Apple Home Server. With a Strip down OS Server inside.



    We would need a slight update to the hardware. Like a newer South bridge for SATA and Gigabit ethernet and possibly a north bridge without IGfx. As a matter of fact Intel UMPC roadmap 's component fits very well although i am not sure would it be more expensive.



    There is a huge market for it and even HP and Dell are coming in to play. Why aren't apple doing anything?
  • Reply 5 of 5
    hiddenwolfhiddenwolf Posts: 49member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ksec View Post


    Well that is exactly what i was talking about. A Apple Home Server. With a Strip down OS Server inside.



    We would need a slight update to the hardware. Like a newer South bridge for SATA and Gigabit ethernet and possibly a north bridge without IGfx. As a matter of fact Intel UMPC roadmap 's component fits very well although i am not sure would it be more expensive.



    There is a huge market for it and even HP and Dell are coming in to play. Why aren't apple doing anything?



    Apple's focus is the laptop and the pro workstation markets, as far as macs go.

    These are growth area's, with little decent competition. Dell and HP fight it out in the home/office/SMB desktop space. This is the kind of product that'd fit well with a traditional home/SMB network setup, therefore not so likely from Apple.



    Then again, appletv made it a little bit more likely.
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