Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Earth[Tera].bin · 6 Jul 2017 at 21:28

Yeah, it seems a widely respected camera and ahead of its time when it was released. A showcase of what Samsung could do, then decided it was probably uneconomical to continue maybe.

Freefaller · 7 Jul 2017 at 09:28

Feek said:
For my new Drobo.

I'm looking into additional NAS - though tempted with just another microserver running FreeNAS.

Hadn't heard of Drobo - will look into it. Good quality?

Feek · 7 Jul 2017 at 10:54

Well I've only had it for a few days and it seems perfectly fine. Performance over the USB2 on my old iMac is slow but that's what I'd expect. I'm effectively just getting it all ready for when the new computer arrives when it'll be a lot faster via USB-C.

the-evaluator · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:15

I've had a Drobo in the past but had too many issues with it. The hardware was a bit iffy, I had 3 replacement units because the fans failed then it would randomly decide that the volume had died. I spoke with Drobo about it and they gave me a new firmware to test. All was well until a few months later when the volume did fail (even though each drive was fine) and my data was gone. It went in the bin. Admittedly it was a first generation Drobo but I've avoided them since.

Armageus · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:21

Feek said:
Well I've only had it for a few days and it seems perfectly fine. Performance over the USB2 on my old iMac is slow but that's what I'd expect. I'm effectively just getting it all ready for when the new computer arrives when it'll be a lot faster via USB-C.

Oh... I wrongly assumed it was a NAS - didn't realise they even made Direct Attached versions. Surely a but expensive for what it is, when the 5N is only about £50 more?

Feek · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:26

It's what I wanted - DAS, not NAS.

Freefaller · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:36

I might just recycle my N40L into a FreeNas server and use a "new" microserver to replace the N40L

hornetstinger · 7 Jul 2017 at 13:39

NAS > Direct storage. Unless you need speed, but then I'd use internal drives. I suppose DAS would be useful if you need to transfer or copy massive amounts of data quickly between computers as NAS over a LAN would be consideribly slower.

fez · 7 Jul 2017 at 14:21

hornetstinger said:
NAS > Direct storage. Unless you need speed, but then I'd use internal drives. I suppose DAS would be useful if you need to transfer or copy massive amounts of data quickly between computers as NAS over a LAN would be consideribly slower.

Depends if you have a wired network. A wired network is ridiculously quick at transferring files.

hornetstinger · 7 Jul 2017 at 14:23

fez said:
Depends if you have a wired network. A wired network is ridiculously quick at transferring files.

Not as quick as USB2/3, SATA ir eSATA HD. Also my LAN may be 1gigabit, but the CPU in the NAS is pretty slow. So copying takes ages.

Feek · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:14

It fits my need perfectly. A full NAS isn't what I want.

BigT · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:43

Feek said:
It fits my need perfectly. A full NAS isn't what I want.

Just listen to yourself. Why on earth would what you want and need have to do with it? Should have got a NAS

Hades · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:45

Edit: Nevermind. will re-post later. IMGUR is playing up :/

Feek · 7 Jul 2017 at 15:53

A bin.

G-MAN2004 · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:11

Beautiful.

ubersonic · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:12

hornetstinger said:
Not as quick as USB2/3, SATA ir eSATA HD.

Gigabit Ethernet is more than double the speed of USB2.

Feek · 7 Jul 2017 at 16:13

That bin was a fiver from Amazon. It took a few days to arrive and when it turned up, it came via UPS. Someone, somewhere is making money out of that but how?

V F · 7 Jul 2017 at 17:24

Chuckling reading the astroturf posts, to scalextric, to pterodactyl phone posts, to diving from the room window... So many comedians.

Hades · 7 Jul 2017 at 17:40

Following on from this thread:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...rey-porter-46-vs-osprey-farpoint-40.18784907/

Osprey Farpoint 40 backpack which will allow me to travel without worrying about taking a case. It's just about the largest travel backpack that's small enough to for airline cabin take-on. It's really nicely made and has pockets for a laptop and a main packing area. It can also be carried like a case, or with a shoulder strap, or as a backpack. Now I need to fly somewhere to try it out

Ahleckz · 7 Jul 2017 at 18:22

Hades said:
Following on from this thread:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...rey-porter-46-vs-osprey-farpoint-40.18784907/

Osprey Farpoint 40 backpack which will allow me to travel without worrying about taking a case. It's just about the largest travel backpack that's small enough to for airline cabin take-on. It's really nicely made and has pockets for a laptop and a main packing area. It can also be carried like a case, or with a shoulder strap, or as a backpack. Now I need to fly somewhere to try it out

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I use an Osprey somethingorother 75. I just remove the metal bars and take it on as carry on. Never had an issue. I like the flexibility of one bag that can do everything rather than two bags. But, Osprey make great bags so good shout on them.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]