Need Help Buying 24 X 7 download rig

First of all,I have not filled the questionnaire as it is not a conventional rig I'm building. Mods if not OK please inform,I'll edit the post.

So,I need a system which I would be able to use as a 24 X 7 download rig and a storage system. I have a 5 year old Samsung 17 inch LCD monitor which I'll use and a Seagate 1TB HDD which I'll use as the storage device.I'll want to run Windows 7 Basic at least but if not possible I'll manage by using Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
So what I'll be needing is a motherboard,processor,RAM,power supply and cabinet. I want as power efficient as it can get and preferably with a small footprint.
Budget 10-15 K max. Do not need a DVD drive but at least 2 USB ports. I have a Wi-Fi Router so it will be good if I'll be able to connect it wirelessly to my Home-group for data and Printer Sharing with other devices.

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and why not a netbook, you can install OS of your wish on the they are very power efficient, will wait for furthur response

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look no further than this:
atom dual core kit(cpu+mobo)=3900
4gb corsair laptop 1333 ram=1200
psu=generic 500w costing ~550-660 or FSP saga II 400W for ~1800.
cabinet:your choice.look for any mini-itx/micro-atx cabinet costing ~1000.
will run windows 7 any version fine & total power usage will be ~60-70w excluding monitor.

Think about buying nebooks costing between 13-18K.
Will suggest names & models only after your next reply & if you are interested in buying netbook.

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a4 3400-3.5k
biostar a55mlv-2.8k
corsair value ram 2k
zebronics tambi-1.5k
fsp saga2 400w -2k
total-11.8k

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will add one more comment before I see any response. I prefer downloading on laptop than desktop as power consumption in laptop is lesser. That is why was suggesting netbook

acewin said:
and why not a netbook, you can install OS of your wish on the they are very power efficient, will wait for furthur response

Well my monitor and 1 TB HDD will remain unused then.

d6bmg said:
Think about buying nebooks costing between 13-18K.
Will suggest names & models only after your next reply & if you are interested in buying netbook.

acewin said:
will add one more comment before I see any response. I prefer downloading on laptop than desktop as power consumption in laptop is lesser. That is why was suggesting netbook

OK,I'll consider a netbook and I can connect my HDD by USB. Will sell my monitor(for whatever it is worth). Suggest me some good models.

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if you want a netbook get this one
its one of the best and digit awarded it with a best buy award too!
Acer Aspire One 722 Netbook: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Acer Netbook

No more suggestions anyone?

Samsung NP300E4Z-A06IN 2nd PDC /2GB /320GB /DOS Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook
(very good choice)
This one is also good: Acer AOD 270 Laptop 2nd Gen Atom Dual Core/2GB/320GB/Win7 Starter (LU.SGA08.012): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Acer Netbook

Note that Local price will be lower than the flipkart price.

d6bmg said:
Samsung NP300E4Z-A06IN 2nd PDC /2GB /320GB /DOS Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook
(very good choice)
This one is also good: Acer AOD 270 Laptop 2nd Gen Atom Dual Core/2GB/320GB/Win7 Starter (LU.SGA08.012): Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Acer Netbook

Note that Local price will be lower than the flipkart price.

Samsung one is out of my budget and it also has a Pentium D processor. high power consumption and very unreliable.
Acer one is good though. Thanks for the recommendations.

on the techenclave forums there is a discussion thread on pogoplug pro. Which achieves the same goal at a much cheaper price .

cute.bandar said:
on the techenclave forums there is a discussion thread on pogoplug pro. Which achieves the same goal at a much cheaper price .

Could you provide the link please?

Sure thing! PogoPlug Pro - Discussion Thread.

cute.bandar said:
Sure thing! PogoPlug Pro - Discussion Thread.

Thanks..

Where can we buy PogoPlug Pro in india ? which online shops ?

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cute.bandar said:
Sure thing! PogoPlug Pro - Discussion Thread.

I have a tonidoplug for 24x7 use. But GlobalScale gives a lot of options.
Products

You will have to get it from US. Shipping to India is either not possible or very costly.

mandarpalshikar said:
Where can we buy PogoPlug Pro in india ? which online shops ?

I didn't find it anywhere when I looked for it. Ebay global buy is an option.

I think we should ask/insist Flipkart to stock PogoPlug.
That's really a great piece of device.

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I think some routers now days support torrent client and USB storage (external drive). Would be much cheaper i guess with huge capacity !!

4k (Router) + 5k (HDD)

Would be power saving too..

J

saswat23 said:
I think we should ask/insist Flipkart to stock PogoPlug.
That's really a great piece of device.

I dont think flipkart is not gonna import anything from outside.

Again, If you can get any plug from outside, and is comfortable with Linux, I will recommend you to get any GuruPlug. The possibilities are endless with kind of hardware they provide. D2 Plug Dev Kit

I am running rtorrent and a small web and file server in my Tonidoplug. It's one capacitor got burnt out some time back. Got the capacitor replaced. Thanks to my roommate who is an electronics engineer. But another one also got burnt out recently. Yet to be replaced. :-(

I suspect the voltage fluctuations in my flat.

If you just want to download torrent, get a router as Naxal suggested.

Then which routers are good in 5k budget range which can be modded for such use ?

I think this supports torrents out-of-the-box

*www.flipkart.com/asus-rt-n13u/p/it...VMAK&ref=a7179a86-1e43-4622-bfcb-970a33bd2905

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I have it but was not able to make it work for downloading torrents.

Setup of ftp and rest of the functionalities was easy.
Will try once again

Setup of ftp and rest of the functionalities was easy.
Will try once again

*www.techenclave.com/networking/not-able-download-torrents-using-107754/
have a look into above discussion thread

I use asus rt n13 u/b1 +500 gb seagate hdd for downloading stuff.very cost effective(saves alot of electric bill) if u wannna download 24x7.

arko1983 said:
I use asus rt n13 u/b1 +500 gb seagate hdd for downloading stuff.very cost effective(saves alot of electric bill) if u wannna download 24x7.

Could you give me a link for the product?

@lovedonator - here is the linkAsus RT-N13U | Router | Flipkart.com

@arko1983 - Its supports torrent downloads out-of-the-box right ? No need to mod anything like installing dd-wrt ?

no,buy the asus rt n13 u/b1. b1 version(i think only this version supports ntfs) its better not the normal one.i tried using other ddwrt stuff but it didnt work as planned.update your firmware after u buy and install the b1 version drivers.(here i made mistake so went the dd wrt way.)but after returning to asus i have zero probs.can download torrents without any probs with my 500 gb seagate.
this one-
ASUS - Networks- ASUS RT-N13U B1
not this one
ASUS - Networks- ASUS RT-N13U

don't know about the flipkart one it doesn't say b1.