Comments on: Post-Consumption Glow http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: grs http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5101 grs Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:27:29 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5101 I'd buy a Drobo tomorrow if it included GigE and eSata. Why on earth they put out a V2 of this product w/o those options is beyond me. It's $475 for an empty unit and another $199 for the DroboShare. Insane. With three kids & a wife all wanting/needing access to the same pool of music & photos, a NAS box was the only option for me. I started looking at FreeNAS & Linux options but wasn't happy with having to have a power hunger PC running all the time. FC4 & SecureLinux also wasted several days of my life. In the end I settled on a Thecus N2100. It's certainly not the faster thing on earth but it fits the bill for our needs. I’d buy a Drobo tomorrow if it included GigE and eSata. Why on earth they put out a V2 of this product w/o those options is beyond me. It’s $475 for an empty unit and another $199 for the DroboShare. Insane.

With three kids & a wife all wanting/needing access to the same pool of music & photos, a NAS box was the only option for me. I started looking at FreeNAS & Linux options but wasn’t happy with having to have a power hunger PC running all the time. FC4 & SecureLinux also wasted several days of my life. In the end I settled on a Thecus N2100. It’s certainly not the faster thing on earth but it fits the bill for our needs.

]]> By: Alex http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5100 Alex Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:14:31 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5100 I just wish I had enough stuff to justify the purchase. Any thoughts on getting a six year old Dell laptop to crap out so I can get a new 'puter? Actually the motherboard is only four years old. I just wish I had enough stuff to justify the purchase. Any thoughts on getting a six year old Dell laptop to crap out so I can get a new ‘puter? Actually the motherboard is only four years old.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5105 psu Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:05:39 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5105 I buy drives from Other World Computing. They all use basically the same hardware. I just buy bigger ones every year or two. I buy drives from Other World Computing. They all use basically the same hardware. I just buy bigger ones every year or two.

]]> By: Joshua Jacobsen http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 Joshua Jacobsen Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:40:07 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5104 I bought several LaCie 500 GB external hard drives "designed by F.A. Porsche"... For starters, I like that they match, but I also like that they all have the same power adapter... I can keep one in my laptop bag, two next to my main desktop computer, and one by my media center PC. I am really irritated that I want more disk space and can't find the same drive anywhere. I like the fact that my power supplies are interchangeable. And I still prefer the similar look-and-style. I bought several LaCie 500 GB external hard drives “designed by F.A. Porsche”… For starters, I like that they match, but I also like that they all have the same power adapter… I can keep one in my laptop bag, two next to my main desktop computer, and one by my media center PC. I am really irritated that I want more disk space and can’t find the same drive anywhere. I like the fact that my power supplies are interchangeable. And I still prefer the similar look-and-style.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5102 peterb Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:06:35 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5102 I did consider it! I skipped it for two reasons. First, my backup strategy involves rotating drives about once every year or two and storing the old drive off-site. Second, I had just bought an Airport Extreme right before the Time Capsule was announced. So psychologically there's a bit of a hurdle to go buy something that looks the same and performs half of the same function -- even though that's not quite rational. I did consider it! I skipped it for two reasons.

First, my backup strategy involves rotating drives about once every year or two and storing the old drive off-site.

Second, I had just bought an Airport Extreme right before the Time Capsule was announced. So psychologically there’s a bit of a hurdle to go buy something that looks the same and performs half of the same function — even though that’s not quite rational.

]]> By: erink http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 erink Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:55:10 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/26/post-consumption-glow/#comment-5103 Did you consider the Time Capsule from your buddy ? Or don't you want the network accessibility? Did you consider the Time Capsule from your buddy ? Or don’t you want the network accessibility?

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