NAS for small laboratory

netgear readynas duo. With discs will cost around $450.

if there are no requirements for the size and kavinosto — assemble on the basis of pc dualcore atom 1gbps — the best solution
soft — or wines, or spendidly Ala freenas

make one of the computers NAS. will cost somewhere in 0$

Suggest QNAP — you will not regret

I want to advise you NAS Synology DS110J and above.
About him very positively in the Internet and there are a lot of reviews.
I think for your task.

I've chosen nettops (aspire revo). The price maybe a little biting, but the flexibility and performance they will give odds to specialized devices. The only notable shortcoming is the lack of space for hard drives in a standard case, but 2.5" exterior screws come to the rescue. Temperature and lack of noise are also encouraging.