The DS411slim is a compact 4-bay NAS that is compatible with only 2.5” drives. Measuring under 5 inches tall and 4 inches wide, the DS411slim looks much like its predecessor, the popular DS409slim. Inside, the DS411slim has been equipped with a 1.6GHz processor and 256MB of RAM, providing solid throughput speed within the small package. [...]
The last two Drobo reviews have been written around the question, “Could you replace Drive Extender in a WHS with a Drobo?” This one will focus on some of the additional features that comes with a Drobo to wrap up the series. I’ll increase the capacity of a Drobo to almost 5TB, spend some time [...]
We left off on Part 1 with the Drobo fully loaded (4 x 80GB Hard Drives) and the results of a super unscientific transfer speed test for the Drobo. If you have not caught up, here is the link for your review Can a Drobo Replace WHS Drive Extender? Part 1 To restate the purpose [...]
One of the best features of store bought servers is the ability to add and remove drives without having to take a case apart and mess with those tiny screws. For home builders, that convenience just doesn’t exist. Last year at CES, we met with the people at Icy Dock and were excited to see [...]
Running RAID and Windows Home Server. I get the feeling we are going to be talking about this topic a lot in the coming months. Perhaps for the rest of this product’s life. I want to highlight some articles for you to get us started thinking about RAID and the upcoming release of Windows Home [...]
ioSafe is at it again so it must be close to CES! This year is a bit of a mystery heading in to CES 2011 as they have released a few blog posts hinting towards a new product. The coolest part is if you guess what it is you win it. Here is the first [...]
The ‘Safe Server Module’ (SSM) from Tranquil PC offers the Windows Home Server enthusiast one solution for protecting their operating system and primary data partition from potential HDD failure. It comes delivered with 2x 500GB 2.5” Samsung HDDs, prepared in a RAID 1 mirror, including a Tranquil build of Windows Home Server (PP3), Silicon Image’s [...]
While we all wait for the perfect Windows Home Server online backup solution, one tried and true method that we can turn to is using an external hard drive. Here we take a quick look at the process. Nowadays a person can pick up a large 1-2 TB hard drive from $100 or less. If [...]
This little jewel from Icy Dock is a dual 2.5” to 3.5” drive caddy. Meaning you can put two laptop sized drives or SSD’s into it and it will fit in a regular hard drive slot in your computer or server. It’s not just a caddy though as it mimics a 3.5” drive with SATA [...]
by IndyLux / Christopher Lux Before show 86, Jim, John, Tim Daleo and I were chatting about a new WHS build. My vote was for an Intel Atom based system to maximize efficiency and minimize expense. Jim suggested changing his planned Core i3/5 build in the forums and was handily shot down! Here are the [...]
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