On 2/15/07, Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/15/07, Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> > Is the the RAID controller to be built into the enclosure? What
> > quality of RAID controller could you get for $50 less the cost of the
> > rest of the hardware?
>
> I'd be happy with soft RAID. This doesn't need to be fast (as you
> pointed out). Thus why I'm thinking some kind of Linux appliance.
>
> > At $50 you are somewhat above the price range of the Linksys NSLU2
> > which connects to disks with USB, and is a stand-alone controller
> > without disk boxes. It's hard to get boxes for SATA disks for under
> > $30 apiece, and that is without any controller, just a bridge to USB
> > or something.
>
> Yeah, that's the problem with the NSLU2. It needs external disks.
> That's a lot of extra price with a bunch of external dangly bits.
>
> I'm looking for something like the Linksys NSLU2 with a Netgear SC101
> form factor. It's a shame that the SC101 is a piece of garbage.
>
> > In any case, why do you need the speed of SATA connection from the
> > disk to the controller when the controller to computer is limited by
> > the much slower speed of the network.
>
> I never said I needed the speed of an SATA connection. However,
> parallel ATA is starting to disappear from stock. I just want to be
> able to buy cheap drives in the near future when parallel ATA completely
> disappears from stores.
>
> > I think your price goal is unrealistic for a quantity one purchase.
>
> Probably. But I wouldn't grumble too much if $80-$100 got me a quiet,
> self-contained Linux appliance that had everything except the disks.
Would you grumble at $220-$230? That seems to be what the DLink entry costs.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/29671/75/
More thoughts. Here is a low-power small form-factor CPU board with SATA I/O.
PC CHIPS V21G .
< http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813185094 >
You could put it in a case like the Antec NSK1300.
< http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129019 >
CPU board and case for $70 and $90, respectively. Now all you need is
RAM, your disk drives and a bit of software. The power consumption of
the CPU is probably low enought that you can turn down the case fan to
a lower speed.
It seems to me that I led the KPLUG list on a wild-goose quest similar
to this several months ago. But I can't seem to find it in my
archived email.
carl
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