25 Year of Windows - Page 5

Lamnidae · 03-05-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

NAS? DROBO! That's what you want.

A buddy of mine has one, it's the shit.

I've heard good things from Drobo's too (very similar to the ReadyNAS).

Avatard · 03-05-2011, 02:23 PM

A five bay DROBO filled with WD Green 2TB spindles is my next computer related purchase.

Papa_Complex · 03-05-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Amblyopic

how is the 2 disk chassis?

I've had it for a couple of years now and it's worked essentially flawlessly. I used to use it as a backup web server so that I didn't have to take my page down when doing maintenance, before I went with a more database intensive site build.

It can do drive mirroring, but I prefer to use it as two separate 2TB backup spaces. It isn't what I would call blindingly fast, or anything, but it's an excellent solution for scheduled backups when combined with a piece of software like DirSync.

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Originally Posted by Avatard

NAS? DROBO! That's what you want.

A buddy of mine has one, it's the shit.

One of my co-workers has a Drobo unit and is very pleased with it. I considered one, but my previous Synology experience swayed my decision.

Homeslice · 03-05-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Amblyopic

Word.... Windows Vista was a resource slut, sucking up every bit it could get.... 7 is a much better OS and if you've got relatively decent specs (roll with PC's 2GB ram) you'll be pretty happy/surprised....

But then again, given Slice's response, sounds like he wouldn't give a shit to try anyways.

Who is using Vista? I don't, and never have. I was talking about XP vs 7, and from everything I've heard, 7 is ten times as much of a "resource slut" than XP ever was. Sure, it's got some cool new visual features, but where I work we're basically on our own as far as support.

Papa_Complex · 03-05-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Who is using Vista? I don't, and never have. I was talking about XP vs 7, and from everything I've heard, 7 is ten times as much of a "resource slut" than XP ever was. Sure, it's got some cool new visual features, but where I work we're basically on our own as far as support.

Win7 has more than just visual improvements. It seems to be better at multitasking and memory management also.

And those visual changes? They actually aid productivity, in many cases. Things like the simple ability to clear your desktop of all but the task at hand, with a simple shake, is very useful to someone like me.

Trip · 03-05-2011, 05:37 PM

I have heard nothing but good things about DROBOs, a guy I work with has a DROBO setup.

Lamnidae · 03-05-2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Win7 has more than just visual improvements. It seems to be better at multitasking and memory management also.

And those visual changes? They actually aid productivity, in many cases. Things like the simple ability to clear your desktop of all but the task at hand, with a simple shake, is very useful to someone like me.

x2

Try it, you just might like it Slice.

back to DROBO's, great stuff's been heard by them, but with what I'm looking to do I think the ReadyNAS is more fitting.

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Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	A five bay DROBO filled with WD Green 2TB spindles is my next computer related purchase. __________________ Insert free thought here.