Just tracked my order and its suppose to arrive today. Can't wait! I
went with the SSD they offer.
What drive project are you referring too? I don't understand your
comment about get it now before it has any issues.
Brian
On 11/30/2014 3:07 PM, Walter Parker wrote:
If you are getting the Netgate kit, I'd suggest just getting the Intel
m525 SSD that they offer. This is a modern SSD with wear leveling that
keeps software like a squid cache from burning out the drive early. It
will fit and work without having to build a custom cable and have to
tape a drive to the case. IIRC, your setup is for a home network, so
the amount of data that is likely to flow will be quite a bit below
the SSD's limits. Also, I think the guys at Netgate picked that
specific SSD from Intel because tested different SSD drives and found
that the Intel drive worked well and has a good reputation for quality
and longevity.
Why are you moving to the kit? If it because you want a small, low
energy box that you can put in a corner and then forget about the
hardware because it just works, then get the SSD and buy a backup
device (SD card or SSD). Then in 5-10 years, if the SSD fails, you
will have a replacement device on hand to replace the SSD that went out.
I suggest you get the SSD now. Before the SSD has any issues, Jim's
new drive project will be complete and that one should last for life
of the router.
Walter
On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Volker Kuhlmann
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On Fri 28 Nov 2014 13:56:32 NZDT +1300, Ryan Coleman wrote:
> Have you considered a small 2.5" SATA HD for the machine? If
> you're talking APU, of course. You can run it off 5V from the board
> (I THINK?) I know there are SATA headers there.
There is one SATA header on the board, and you get 5V power from a
2-pin
header close-by. Butcher a SATA power cable and solder something up
yourself, or better buy the specially-made short SATA/power cable from
PC Engines.
A tip from PC Engines was to tape the disk under the lid, so all fits
into the box. Might pay to check disk temperature afterwards. I
noticed
the latest revision of the APU board has a 2x3 test header missing to
make more space for a 2.5" disk.
I am about to try an SSD for pfsense and a 2.5" for the squid cache.
Currently it all runs fine off a 2.5".
I can't comment on the other hardware mentioned by the OP because of
lack of experience.
Volker
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