hello you're right, i just was pointing those disks looks more for home use than coraid products, iirc lacie has also some raid thing with 4 disks for 200USD more.
i just found the link: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=10876 but their description is a bit confusing: "Comments : 1TB (Terabyte) = 1000GB. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 10–15% less). *compatible through SMB, AFP not supported. Not compatible with the Windows(r) Backup & Recovery Software **Only one client license is provided. Additional licenses can be purchased. Box Content : LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID with 4 hard disks in trays; Ethernet cable & power cord; Utilities CD-ROM with User Manual; Windows(r) Backup & Recovery Software**, Quick Install Guide" will it support that windows backup thing? :-D if not, i wonder why it is included hehe. gabi On 8/9/07, erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello > > > > i found this one interesting: > > > > http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Ethernet-External-Drive-300963/dp/B000BKJ5Z0 > > > > 1TB for about 650USD (about 400USD second hand) > > > > is still a bit expensive, but may be it works. I don't know if coraid > > has something like it (i think the 1U appliance was about 2kUSD). I'm > > would love something like that too, i lost three hard drives on my > > last move, including the 9grid.es one :(. > > > > slds. > > > > gabi > > the lacie doesn't seem to have raid or hot-swappable disks. > > coraid sr appliances have both and export a block device > not a filesystem. > > to make something smaller than the 1U sr0420, one would need > to have fewer than 4 disks. 4 disks is unfortunately the minimum > required for raid5+1 hot spare. > > - erik >
