Yup, got my order confirmation but I won't believe it until it actually ships.  

Jesus.  The question is, do I need it after the Drobo?

given how old it is, my guess is they just realized they had a ton of them that weren't selling, and decided to just blow them out.  Anyway, it looks like a screaming deal, so I'm in.  Now I just hope it works with my 3tb drives.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174%3B+-+%24100+iTunes+Gift+Card/4056157.p?id=1218452832749&skuId=4056157&AID=10597222&PID=552179&SID=VVVjaldRb0JDeGdBQUhrMkBVWUFBQUJ4&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2FApple%2526%2523174%253B%2B-%2B%2524100%2BiTunes%2BGift%2BCard%2F4056157.p%3Fid%3D1218452832749%26skuId%3D4056157&ref=39&CJPID=552179&loc=01

 

$80 for $100 itunes gift card

DS508 HD compatibility list

Pretty good price on that Synology unit. Only thing to note is that it's essentially an end of life product; it's still warrantied and supported but it's not upgradeable to DSM 4.2. I'm still going for it, it'll be a nice device to tinker with.

Edited March 18, 201313 yr by Nebby

Pretty good price??? For the price of a single, standalone drive/device I'd say it's a bit more than pretty good.

Now, I really wish I'd jumped on the 2TB drives when they were for sale. If anyone sees a deal on Green drives again please let me know. Wait, the 2TB's appear to be on sale...

[edit]Any thoughts on the difference between the EARX and EZRX versions of the Green drives?

Ok.  Someone give me a good reason to buy this.  What would I use it for if I have an attached Drobo? 

man that's a roaring deal. I really want to buy one even though I have no use for it. PC with attached drobo acts as server and backed up to BackBlaze.

Edited March 18, 201313 yr by Dreadhead

No reason that I can think of, Dinny.  If the Drobo gives you enough space and you don't mind it being tethered to a machine you should be all set.  What I want is a storage solution that's not attached to anything other than the router and allows me to stream media to the PS3 and other devices around the house.  I kind of have that now with a 2-bay unit that I bought a month ago but 5 bays is better than 2 bays and all that...

dinny, it's a place to back up the drobo (and everything else in the house)

Pretty good price??? For the price of a single, standalone drive/device I'd say it's a bit more than pretty good.

Now, I really wish I'd jumped on the 2TB drives when they were for sale. If anyone sees a deal on Green drives again please let me know. Wait, the 2TB's appear to be on sale...

[edit]Any thoughts on the difference between the EARX and EZRX versions of the Green drives?

 

Yeah, I was being conservative; I've paid nearly that much for a raw drive cage with no processing power. I think my only concern would be the processor, I wonder how long a raid set rebuild will take on it...guess I'll test it out when it shows up!

 

On general principles I'd actually avoid the Green's for NAS and stick with the Red drives due to the Green drives tendency to spin-down on its own. Synology's OS has that function built in sot here shouldn't be too much difference in power usage if you enable the drive hibernation/spin-down in the settings.

Edited March 18, 201313 yr by Nebby

Now, I really wish I'd jumped on the 2TB drives when they were for sale. If anyone sees a deal on Green drives again please let me know. Wait, the 2TB's appear to be on sale...

[edit]Any thoughts on the difference between the EARX and EZRX versions of the Green drives?

Green or Red? The Red's are designed for NASsesses. I know the early days of Green weren't compatible with everything, especially NASes. Anyone know about this one? I see they are in the compatibility list, does that mean it's okay?

EDIT: Yeah, that (just read Nebby's post).

 

EDIT #2: In answer to your question, EZRX is just a little newer.  Also, see here.

If anyone else is going Red, it appears B&H Photo is a little cheaper -- don't know if the shipping cancels that, but I'm waiting until I get a ship email from NewEgg before I buy.

Just bought one, thanks Dan!

If anyone else is going Red, it appears B&H Photo is a little cheaper -- don't know if the shipping cancels that, but I'm waiting until I get a ship email from NewEgg before I buy.

I just bought some from them and they come in the nice factory shipping cartons.

Just bought one too.

If anyone else is going Red, it appears B&H Photo is a little cheaper -- don't know if the shipping cancels that, but I'm waiting until I get a ship email from NewEgg before I buy.

 

Someone said Red?

 

http://www.ctistore.com/catalog/cat/prod,513289.html?source=nextag

Green or Red? The Red's are designed for NASsesses. I know the early days of Green weren't compatible with everything, especially NASes. Anyone know about this one? I see they are in the compatibility list, does that mean it's okay?

EDIT: Yeah, that (just read Nebby's post).

 

EDIT #2: In answer to your question, EZRX is just a little newer.  Also, see here.

 

I believe the green drives are compatible, but it's better to have the parking done by the OS than the drive.

Edited March 18, 201313 yr by Nebby

Crap.  Sold out. >.<

Group buy.

Well, I got a shipping notice this morning so it would appear to be really real.

Well shit, I missed out on getting one yesterday. Would have been perfect for backing up the 1512+. If anyone who scored one decides they do not want it I will buy it.

No reason that I can think of, Dinny.  If the Drobo gives you enough space and you don't mind it being tethered to a machine you should be all set.  What I want is a storage solution that's not attached to anything other than the router and allows me to stream media to the PS3 and other devices around the house.  I kind of have that now with a 2-bay unit that I bought a month ago but 5 bays is better than 2 bays and all that...

Nate, what are you using to stream to PS3?  What I had been using (MediaLink) stopped working couple of weeks ago for no apparent reason and I haven't been able to fix it (it doesn't help MediaLink's customer support is nonexistent).

Nate, what are you using to stream to PS3?  What I had been using (MediaLink) stopped working couple of weeks ago for no apparent reason and I haven't been able to fix it (it doesn't help MediaLink's customer support is nonexistent).

 

 

Iomega StorCenter IX2-dl.  If the Synology works out I'd be happy to pass along the screaming deal that I got on it (including 2x1TB drives).

A couple Criterion Blu-Rays over at Amazon today.

 

I received a large flat box today.  WTF?  Am I going to have to assemble it myself?