Hmmm.... I just realized that unless it appears as a mounted drive on the
desktop, I'm not sure that Backblaze would back those files up.... that
would be a big issue.
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's quite interesting. One of the main issues I've always had with the
> NAS implementations is that they have problems setting up shares that OSX
> can hit. Apparently, not a problem with Nas4free.
>
> I will shortly have access to a 4-year-old HP XW8400 tower, which has 4
> drive bays and a beefy PSU (also gig ethernet) so that may be an option.
> I'll have to upgrade my LAN from 100 to Gig to really take advantage,
> though.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:25 AM, SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have an original macpro, which I managed to get Mavericks running on
>> (I am very happy it is a great OS - never really like the lion(s) )
>> anyway it has an ssd boot and 4 internal disks, I also have an old ml110
>> HP file server which has four disk in it configured as raid and I boot
>> it from a usb stick using nas4free - maybe thats a cheaper option if you
>> can find an old PC case with enough sata controllers, nas4free is well
>> free, but check the network card speed of your old PC tower/server
>>
>> IanW - lots of storage
>>
>> On 11/11/13 16:11, Paul Braun wrote:
>> > Yes! I want the speed, but right now the price is a killer.
>> >
>> > I would like one single, robust cabinet for something like 4 drives that
>> > can run in JBOD mode, but don't want to spend the equivalent of another
>> > computer for it.
>> >
>> > I really like Drobo's raid boxes, but the 4-drive small model is $500
>> for
>> > an unpopulated chassis, to which you need to add at least three drives.
>> > So, for a 3TB box, you're talking a sizeable chunk of change.
>> >
>> > -
>> >
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