[RndTbl] HP MicroServer

[Kevin McGregor]

Er, here's the link:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58630&vpn=TS-412&manufacture=QNAP%20Systems%20Inc%2E

My co-worker has 3 QNAPs; I'm not sure which model exactly, but I think
they're 4-bay ones.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Kevin McGregor
<kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com>wrote:

> This QNAP server is not much more than the HP, but has very good software.
> Saves a lot of your valuable time setting up. A co-worker has 3 of them.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Kelly Leveille <kel at kelweb.ca> wrote:
>
>> I haven't used one myself but recently listened to a favorable review of
>> the unit on the latest episode of the Ubuntu UK podcast:
>> http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/. Additionally, the fellow from the podcast
>> has written up a fairly detailed blog about his use of the unit, complete
>> with photos from the in & outside of the unit:
>> http://barrenfrozenwasteland.com/?q=taxonomy/term/9/0
>>
>> Maybe you could do a demo at a MUUG meeting if you get one.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Sean Cody <sean at tinfoilhat.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have any experience with these?  Kinda seem too good to be true.
>>> Looking for a small appliance (low power, no/low hassle) like replacement
>>> for my Dlink DNS-323.
>>> The 323 is great but I need more disk and better performance (currently
>>> 12-15MB/s on Gig-E,jumbo frames).
>>>
>>> An HP MicroServer with 4x2TB in 2xRAID-1 (and booting FreeNAS from a
>>> decent USB stick) seems
>>> like it might fit the bill.
>>>
>>> Comments, recommendations?
>>>
>>> I'll still use the 323 (i have lots of junk on it and the UPnP/DNLA,
>>> iTunes server etc work great) but some
>>> bulkier storage to hold ISOs of all my DVDs are why I'm heading down this
>>> road.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sean (mobile)
>>> P.S. The Patriot Box and the WD-Live HD will play ISOs of DVDs _WITH_
>>> menus.
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