Behaving like a consumer?

About almost a year ago, I decided to buy a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. A what? Well, a NAS is essentially a harddisk that is connected to a network (instead of connected directly to your computer). My experience with NAS'es, however, is not the primary reason for writing this post. I wanted to share with you my process of buying the NAS device.So what did I do?I made a list of interesting devices. Based on reviews, based on names I've heard, that matched my primary criterion: a dual hard drive solution (configurable as RAID 1 (two harddrives in one device, that are exact copies of each in case one disk fails)) with a network interface. As energy isn't free either (and a NAS is at least idle 24x7) and I'm not reckless when it comes down to the effects of energy consumption on our planet, I took energy consumption into account as well. Additionally, I had a few, secondary wishes, features, things that I would appreciate. The end score was made up …