[dundee] http://evercu.be/

[Calum Lind]

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.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inter-tech-ipc-sub-raid-st-2250-res-extern-5x
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-32-guruplug-server-plus.aspx

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.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sharkoon-sata-quickport-internal-sata-iii-6-gb-s-6xbay-25-hdd-into-single-525-bay

Calum

On 4 November 2011 10:02, Huntly Cameron <huntly.cameron at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4 November 2011 08:57, Tim Spencer <samurai.mit at gmail.com> wrote:
> > http://evercu.be/
> >
> > A smart little storage server — designed for 24/7-operation in your
> living
> > room.
> >
> > "When I came across the Backblaze storage pod, I was immediately
> intrigued
> > by its clever, no-frills design. But who really needs 67 terabytes (or
> even
> > 135) at home?
> > I decided to scale their excellent design down for home use, and after a
> > long period of experimentation, the Evercube was born.
> >
> > The design is open hardware, available under a Creative Commons
> Attribution
> > license:
> > → evercube.20111102.zip
> >
> > You will need Google Sketchup to view / modify the design files — free
> Mac
> > and Windows versions are available. For your convenience, I am also
> offering
> > all components needed to build the Evercube as an easy to assemble
> > Do-It-Yourself kit. "
> >
> >
> >
> > Brilliant!
>
>
>
> That's cool!  I want one!!
>
>
> >
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