Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Tuesday 11 July 2006 22:43 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> Dual-drive NAS server runs Linux, supports DLNA
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Seagate is shipping a Linux-based network-attached storage device
>>> | claimed capable of providing data security to homes or small offices.
>>> | The Maxtor Shared Storage II is a dual-drive appliance with gigabit
>>> | Ethernet, two USB ports, a capacity of 1,000GB, and DLNA-compliant
>>> | media server software from Mediabolic.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4359257922.html
>>
>> Why only two drives? Why not support 4 or maybe 8?? I never understood
>> why they cap off at dual/two drives per appliance...
>
> Well, I have a Seagate storage unit, but it's also a single (probably more
> of a home solution, no RAID). From an economic point-of-view, it would
> indeed be wiser to share components and embed more space in a given unit
> (are they using vertical, volumetic storage yet? I think it was
> Hitachi...). The loss is in flexibility and mobility, as far as I can
> tell. Another factor comes to mind. Vendors can still overcharge for such
> units because they are cutting-edge. If I recall correctly from reading on
> The Register, the cost of terabyte storage is $800-900. So anything apart
> from the core of the drive is quite negligible in terms of its role and
> contribution to the overall cost. To borrow a related example, I often ask
> myself why some sweets come with more wrapping paper or aluminium than the
> actual substance (food).
Yeah... but the real point is... if NAS #1 supported two drives and NAS #2
supported 4 drives and NAS #3 supported 8 drives....
I'd buy NAS #3 even if I never would use all eight drive slots...
If any of the various NAS manufacturers would make a 4 or more drive NAS...
they'd capture an entire market.
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Jerry McBride
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