If you’re on a tight budget for a NAS I would say look around on ebay for some reamer that still has an acceptable CPU and can support SATA HDDs. There’s a ton of these boxes to be had for around $50 to $75. Throw in a couple of new HDDs and then load it up with a little Free NAS goodness and you have a NAS/server on the cheap. Beware though there were some butt-ugly computer cases around a few years back so if you have an issue with aesthetics this may not be a viable option.
