Raspberry PI running MinimServer - YES!

[simoncn]

(28-08-2013 14:16)wappinghigh Wrote:  I know what a Pi is....but if a Pi running Minimserver can't stream files off a NAS ie needs the library on an attached USB drive, what's the point of a Pi running Minimserver? Why not just run it on a single one disc NAS like the QNAP? Maybe I'm daft and its obviously real cool and all, but I don't get this.....

It's quieter than a NAS (no fan). It's cheaper than a NAS. It has hard-float support, which very few NASs have. It runs a more recent version of Linux, and can therefore be used with up-to-date versions of other software instead of ancient versions bundled by the NAS manufacturer.