Can I use a wireless-N laptop as an NAS for seamless and fast data transfer and access?
- by techaddict
I have a nice spare laptop (Dell 15R, one year old) that I was wondering if I could use as an NAS. The laptop has an E-Sata port, and I was wondering if I could set it up and plug in a few hard drives permanently (meaning I won't be unplugging it) to the eSata port and use the laptop as a wireless NAS to seamlessly and wirelessly store and access my files.
To see more about what I'm looking for in the NAS to see if it's possible to use my other laptop for this purpose, see my other question:
Is it possible to have a wireless in-house NAS with wireless data transfer rates of equivalent to SATA speeds?
Alternatively, would it be better to sell the laptop and buy a dedicated NAS?