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    Drobo S: A Faster, Fatter Storage Robot With eSATA

    Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server

    Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"

    SheevaPlug: A $99 Linux PC Crammed Inside a Wall Plug

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    LaCie Says 6TB Ethernet Disk Actually Works With Apple's Time Machine

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    Image of gotsmart gotsmart
    11/23/09

    In reply to Drobo S: A Faster, Fatter Storage Robot With eSATA
    Would it kill them to include NAS capability?
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    11/23/09

    In reply to Drobo S: A Faster, Fatter Storage Robot With eSATA
    I just wish they would upgrade their DroboShare to connect via FW800 instead of USB. I really want for my Drobo to be a NAS on my gigabit network, but can't see spending $200 on the DroboShare knowing that my speeds are going to be bottlenecked by the connection between the Drobo and the DroboShare.
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    11/23/09

    @Microxot: it is actually a very valid concern. I have one here in the office, and basically it's unusable except for very large single files. If I want to back a machine up to it I'm better off just plugging the drive directly into the machine...
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    11/23/09

    In reply to Drobo S: A Faster, Fatter Storage Robot With eSATA
    I'm just happy that they decided to HAVE FireWire there instead of sticking it to us with only USB and eSATA.

    But where's the Ethernet, guys? Don't leave networked users out in the cold!
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    11/23/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Nope, if you want ethernet you have to put aside even more money for either the Drobo Pro ($1500) or the Drobo Elite ($3500)
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    11/23/09

    @(Starman) Starman: They have an add-on called Droboshare, that adds ethernet support.
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    Image of fernando_maciel fernando_maciel
    11/17/09

    In reply to Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server
    I just don't get why it has only 1 HDD bay. I'd rather go for a eTRAYz that have 2 bays and gigabit ethernet for a little more than $ 90 #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @fernando_maciel:

    Agreed... if I ever buy a NAS it'll be one that supports RAID 1. #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    In reply to Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server
    Sorry.. a NAS without gigabit ethernet seems almost pointless. As cool as the form factor is, it'd be truly kick ass with gigabit ethernet. #addonicsmininas
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    something_unique_and_descriptive promoted this comment shockwaver was starred shockwaver was unstarred
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    11/17/09

    @shockwaver: Also 2.5" drive, no USB or eSATA external drive support.

    Since you're not going to be dealing with dozens or hundreds of clients drive speed will never be the bottleneck but capacity limits imposed by the 2.5" form factor combined with lack of external expandability and the aforementioned slow network speed kill it. #addonicsmininas
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server
    For that price, I think it's a great deal. #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @MadMacs: BYOHD. I don't know if it's $70 worth of convenience, except in very specific instances. It's not significantly more useful than a prepackaged external hard drive, except in those very specific instances.

    The biggest use I can see for this is keeping a single hard drive accessible, but in a remote location (ex. security or environmental reasons.) Other than that, I certainly would not be in the market for this. Gigabit Ethernet and some redundancy (RAID) are my two biggest requirements for a NAS device; neither of which this has.

    On another note:

    I'd also like to propose that people who have multiple external hard drives, would be better served with no more than one or two external hard drives and a NAS. When one gets to the point where they have three or four (or more) external hard drives, the money they spent on the last two drives would have been spent more effectively on a NAS. #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @soggy_cheerio: I suppose your right. I missed the part that it's only 10/100. #addonicsmininas
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server
    Can someone either a) explain to me in layman's terms about nas and home servers or b) direct me to a link please? #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: Short Answer: They have all your files on them so you don't have to have them on your everyday computer(s).

    Longer Answer: NAS is just a drive any computer on your network can access with a computer being directly attached to it. A home server is a computer that is left on all the time so other computers can access files on it. Both serve the same purpose (for the most part). If ALL you want to do with it is basic functions (like what is listed in this article) then a NAS is the way to go since they take up less room, easier to configure, and consume less power. A home server used to be your only option, but they are still nice if you want to do more complex things that a NAS simply can't do.

    Longest Answer:
    NAS [en.wikipedia.org]

    Home Server [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment Edited by bucho54 at 11/17/09 12:09 AM bucho54 was starred bucho54 was unstarred
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    11/17/09

    @bucho54: star for being helpful! #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @Brian Lam: Thanks! #addonicsmininas
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    Image of kylewilson kylewilson
    11/16/09

    In reply to Addonics' Mini NAS Could Hide A Teeny Weeny Torrent Server
    Size of a what? How many ipods is this thing? #addonicsmininas
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    spannu promoted this comment kylewilson was starred kylewilson was unstarred
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    11/16/09

    @kylewilson: You know, a VHS. It's a little bigger than a Betamax cassette. #addonicsmininas
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/16/09

    @kylewilson: VHS. You know, it's like a DVD but instead of a disk, it's a plastic brick with plastic streamers inside. Not as much fun as crepe paper, but serves in a pinch. Oh and I hear it was good for watching movies from and recording TV shows to back in the day. #addonicsmininas
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    11/16/09

    @kylewilson: it is 250Gb you can clearly see above the barcode above one of the serial on the top right hand corner when the screen is turned on its side and you zoomed in 50x. jeez, some people dont see things when it is right in front of their face. lol #addonicsmininas
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/17/09

    @techguy78: Actually it's 200GB. It's a Seagate Momentus 7200.2.

    Don't be an ass, you never know when you yourself might be wrong. #addonicsmininas
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    11/17/09

    @Nathan Obbards: i am just kidding, and it is 250. #addonicsmininas
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/17/09

    @techguy78: That model HDD does not go larger than 200GB. Trust me, it's a 200GB HDD.

    It doesn't really matter though, as the mini NAS is merely a carrier for an HDD of your choice. #addonicsmininas
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    Image of Jack McCreery Jack McCreery
    11/18/09

    @Nathan Obbards: [www.seagate.com]

    They don't make a 200GB 7200rpm, lol
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/18/09

    @Jack McCreery: You really are retarded aren't you (sorry for the ad hominem, just when people overlook the facts, it pisses me off).

    The model you linked to is a 7200.4, one of their newer models of HDDs. The model in the image is a 7200.2, an HDD whose capacity was capped at 200GB.

    [www.google.com]
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    Image of AvisCinna AvisCinna
    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    "At least your data will be backed up, with both RAID 0 and RAID 1 as an option."


    When will people get that RAID 0 is not for backup. In fact, it's the opposite!

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    03/31/09

    @AvisCinna: RAID 0 is great for doing back ups, to another drive...
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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    How fast does a NAS need to be when it's serving music and video? And how fast does the network have to be to be too slow for the latest 2.5" platters? Seems to me like power saving is a good benefit, and the speed loss would never be a factor.
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    03/31/09

    @SalvatoreGabronie: Mostly depends on how many users will be accessing it at one time, and what kind of video you are hoping to be able to stream...
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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"

    "But again, don't buy this unless you live, literally, in a closet."
    Well, then. This device is most definitely not for me. (Not that "smallest" anything would likely have been on my wishlist...)

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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    they ain't gonna hold this title for long. you know there is one somewhere in the works to run SSDs
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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    I thought this was the world's smallest NaS?


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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    I like that little line on the product page.


    Save Power - Save the Planet


    Is it like Meatwad's computer made out of leaves?

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    03/31/09

    @Kaiser 'Overlord' Machead: I think they are trying to capitalize on Heroes.
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    Image of GrossGreg GrossGreg
    03/31/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: "THE POWER IS YOOOOUUUUURS!"


    "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!"

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    03/31/09

    @GrossGreg: I wonder if MAL would use this as part of system.
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    03/31/09

    In reply to Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
    At least they aren't advertising the "World's Smallest Network Access Digital Storage".
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    03/31/09

    @SnaLanKoat_GitEmSteveDave: hahahaha.
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    03/31/09

    @Pistachio?_GitEmSteveDave: Acronyms. Is there anything they can't do?
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