PC World - There are a few common ways to go about adding network-attached storage to your home infrastructure. You can buy a pre-populated NAS device (or home server unit) and plug it into your existing networking setup. You can pick up some kind of enclosure, fill it with hard drives, and plug that into your network. You can even go the extreme route and transform one of your desktop machines into a storage server through the use of existing open-source operating environments.
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