prostuff1 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 So it would appear that Drobo has finally released a true NAS device and not some "add on" device (DroboShare) to make there old Drobos into a "fake" NAS. Here is the link to the Drobo FS on the Drobo site. Along with a link to an Engadget Article. I am not going to give up my unRAID system by any means but the small footprint of these is was really makes them look good. If i could only find a case that is similar to this that I could install unRAID onto that would be great. One of the things that does annoy me a little bit is that there is no USB port. I would have loved to see one so that i could have plugged a UPS into the machine. I had 2 power blips last night during a huge thunderstorm and the UPS saved my unRAID server from shutting down. As far as I am concerned no NAS should be without a UPS! Quote Link to comment
terrastrife Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 you could fit an itx hack setup into teh back of one of the genreic 4/5/8 bay extneral enclosures pretty easy if you wanted something smaller Quote Link to comment
IG82 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Reckon I could end up getting one of these http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product∏=39 if/when they become available in the UK. My current case only really can handle 12 drives but really needs a couple of 5-in-3's to make it practical which can be quite expensive. I actually have another identical case which I was thinking I would setup as a 2nd unraid server at some point but may end up trying to go with the above case and use 6 drives instead of 12. Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Reckon I could end up getting one of these http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product∏=39 if/when they become available in the UK. My current case only really can handle 12 drives but really needs a couple of 5-in-3's to make it practical which can be quite expensive. I actually have another identical case which I was thinking I would setup as a 2nd unraid server at some point but may end up trying to go with the above case and use 6 drives instead of 12. Thanks for pointing out that case. I ti pretty much exactly what i am looking for. Unfortunately I can't find it in the US either so i will just keep an eye out for when they do come available. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 It is a nice system, what with the small footprint, all the one-click apps, and the lack of USB bottleneck (though I agree UPS support is needed). However $699 gets you an empty 5 bay model, whereas $699 could also get you an empty 12 bay RB-1200 (when they are in stock). Quote Link to comment
IG82 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 That fractal ITX case I linked to is on ebuyer for £150 which seems a lot to me Alternative is the Lian Li PC-Q08. The lian-li doesn't include a PSU whereas the fractal does but the lian-li looks like it should be available for just over £90. Think I may spec up a machine using these as I am at the point of thinking about getting a new PSU and 5-in-3 to move above 10/12 drives in my current case and this may be a better solution. Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 They have some nice looking equipment, I still prefer unRAID. I think the Lian Li PC-Q08 with a quality ITX board (Supermicro X7SPA) would be a great way to go. I plan to build one for kicks. Quote Link to comment
BRiT Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 With one of these [ 4 x 2.5" HDD in 1 x 5.25" bay ], the Lian Li Pc-Q08 could even house 10 disks. Granted, 4 of them would have to be laptop style drives. Could be very useful as overkill for using SSD in Raid/Safe config as the Cache and main OS drives. Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 With one of these [ 4 x 2.5" HDD in 1 x 5.25" bay ], the Lian Li Pc-Q08 could even house 10 disks. Granted, 4 of them would have to be laptop style drives. Could be very useful as overkill for using SSD in Raid/Safe config as the Cache and main OS drives. That's sweet and pretty cheap too. I was looking at the supermicro one myself. (but it ain't cheap and the reviews say it is loud). Quote Link to comment
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