Although it looks quite cool, I just wonder if its a bit too pricey as a simpler and cheaper option is an external 5bay raid box (£90) connected to Guruplug Server Plus (£90) via esata.<br><br><a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inter-tech-ipc-sub-raid-st-2250-res-extern-5x">http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inter-tech-ipc-sub-raid-st-2250-res-extern-5x</a><br>
<a href="http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-32-guruplug-server-plus.aspx">http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-32-guruplug-server-plus.aspx</a><br><br>Personally I would go for a '6 x 2.5" drive bays into 5.25" bay' with an mITX motherboard. Although power consumption would be quite a bit more than the Guruplug at around 20-30W and finding the perfect small case might be tricky, it would benefit from being x86 based so more options for OS's and software. <br>
<br><a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sharkoon-sata-quickport-internal-sata-iii-6-gb-s-6xbay-25-hdd-into-single-525-bay">http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sharkoon-sata-quickport-internal-sata-iii-6-gb-s-6xbay-25-hdd-into-single-525-bay</a><br>
<br>Calum<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 November 2011 10:02, Huntly Cameron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:huntly.cameron@gmail.com">huntly.cameron@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On 4 November 2011 08:57, Tim Spencer <<a href="mailto:samurai.mit@gmail.com">samurai.mit@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://evercu.be/" target="_blank">http://evercu.be/</a><br>
><br>
> A smart little storage server — designed for 24/7-operation in your living<br>
> room.<br>
><br>
> "When I came across the Backblaze storage pod, I was immediately intrigued<br>
> by its clever, no-frills design. But who really needs 67 terabytes (or even<br>
> 135) at home?<br>
> I decided to scale their excellent design down for home use, and after a<br>
> long period of experimentation, the Evercube was born.<br>
><br>
> The design is open hardware, available under a Creative Commons Attribution<br>
> license:<br>
> → evercube.20111102.zip<br>
><br>
> You will need Google Sketchup to view / modify the design files — free Mac<br>
> and Windows versions are available. For your convenience, I am also offering<br>
> all components needed to build the Evercube as an easy to assemble<br>
> Do-It-Yourself kit. "<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Brilliant!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div>That's cool! I want one!!<br>
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