June 29, 2005
Cool Toy Of The Day
Is the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive. It's a file server. It looks like an external hard disk, but it's a file server. It's got two USB ports, but that's for attaching more disk drives. Or printers, because it's also a print server.
$549 for the 300GB model, $449 for 200GB. (Australian pricing.) That's $100 more than the plain external drive.
$549 for the 300GB model, $449 for 200GB. (Australian pricing.) That's $100 more than the plain external drive.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 01:22 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
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I wonder how it compares in performance (and hackability) to the Linksys NSLU2
http://http://www.nslu2-linux.org/
http://http://www.nslu2-linux.org/
Posted by: Kean at June 29, 2005 03:12 PM (/pZTX)
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My first reaction to it is to the case. In the last few years I've bought several external USB2 drives which have similar cases, and most of them have ultimately bit the big one, taking my data with them.
The reason? That kind of case has no ventilation, and the drive runs hot. That shortens its life.
I've had five such drives die on me. However the two earliest USB 2 drives I bought are still working fine. Both of them are larger cases, and they include cooling fans and have real air flow inside.
The reason? That kind of case has no ventilation, and the drive runs hot. That shortens its life.
I've had five such drives die on me. However the two earliest USB 2 drives I bought are still working fine. Both of them are larger cases, and they include cooling fans and have real air flow inside.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at June 30, 2005 01:49 PM (CJBEv)
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The hard drive destruction bunny makes house calls.
My current external case has a fan. My old one didn't; I don't know how much that contributed to its flakiness, but it was indeed flaky.
My current external case has a fan. My old one didn't; I don't know how much that contributed to its flakiness, but it was indeed flaky.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 30, 2005 03:21 PM (RbYVY)
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Interesting Steven, I've had an old 40G(!) USB drive for 4 - 5 years now (it just accepts the weekly Monday 3AM backup, so speed is not an issue). Still runs like a top. BUSLINK makes some fairly durable drives in my experience.
I like this new box, but can it slice bread or change a flat? Will it record my favorite TV shows? If I add it to my washing machine, will it get my clothes clean? I demand a universal appliance!
I like this new box, but can it slice bread or change a flat? Will it record my favorite TV shows? If I add it to my washing machine, will it get my clothes clean? I demand a universal appliance!
Posted by: TallDave at July 01, 2005 02:01 AM (9XE6n)
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