OCC Review: Maxtor Shared Storage II 1Terabyte Network Hard Drive |
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OCC Review: Maxtor Shared Storage II 1Terabyte Network Hard Drive |
 Jun 27 2007, 07:34 PM
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 Computer Engineering Technologist  Posts: 1,737 Joined: 28-October 04 From: Hamilton, ON Member No.: 13,228  |
OCC Review: Maxtor Shared Storage II 1Terabyte Network Hard Drive
 QUOTE 1 Terabyte or 1,000 Gigabytes of storage...imagine the things you could do with that amount of storage space. You could keep your families pictures, movies, music and files all in one convenient location, accessible to your whole family all in one convenient device. Just a few short years ago 1 gigabyte was considered a large hard drive. My, how times have changed. Now anything less than a couple hundred gigabytes of storage is not considered to be a large amount of storage. With the newest 8 and 10 megapixel cameras out on the market, the file size for pictures is always increasing, so naturally your storage needs to do the same. This product at 1,000 gigabytes may well fill that need…for now!  -------------------- OCC Rules || OC Basics || OC Software  | Intel E8400 | Asus P5Q | 4GB of G.Skill PQ 8000 RAM | Palit 4850 512MB Sonic | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 | | 2x 320GB in Raid0 for OS + 750GB for data | D-Link DNS323 w/2TB for Media | |
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Jun 27 2007, 07:57 PM
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Master of socket 7 Posts: 827 Joined: 20-April 07 Member No.: 20,707 |
a con could be the price? just asking
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Jun 27 2007, 10:02 PM
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 I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
I was going to initially mention that $500 for a terabyte of networked storage was pretty reasonable, but then I went to Newegg and saw that there are 500GB drives available for only $99!! I thought something may have been wrong, but then I saw that the 750GB drive was only $209, and that Hitachi's 1TB drive costs only $389. I had no idea hard drive prices had fallen so much in the past couple of months
 So it would seem that this drive is in fact quite overpriced when just the drives themselves are less than half the retail price of this thing. I seriously doubt the network software is worth over $250. -------------------- :: DIGG OCC! :: OCC Rules :: OCC Gaming ::  Intel Core2Quad Q6600 | Foxconn MARS P35 4GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (5-5-5-15) | ATI Radeon HD4850 2x 74GB Raptors | 750GB | 1TB Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS | Antec P180B Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HDD |
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Jun 28 2007, 06:27 AM
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Master of socket 7 Posts: 827 Joined: 20-April 07 Member No.: 20,707 |
Well, two 500 GB drives would cost about $200 ($99 each) and then a mini itx board for about $90 and a mini psu for about $70... So a whole TB server system for about $380 after you get the RAM...
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Jun 28 2007, 07:54 AM
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 I've Forgotten, more than you can remember, Posts: 3,205 Joined: 6-February 05 From: I Migrate Member No.: 15,051 |
Remember,
this is a whole system and it includes software, cabling etc. -------------------- Processors: AMD Phenom 9600 BB, Intel Q6600, AMD Phenom 9900, Intel QX 9650, AMD FX 70 / Motherboards:Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6, Abit IP35, Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe, DFI P35 T2R, MSI K9A2 Platinum, Asus L1N64-SLI WS / RAM: Mushkin XP2 / Cases: Thermaltake: Xaser, Shark, Armor, Mozart TX, NZXT: Lexa / PSU: Mushkin, Thermaltake, Coolermaster, Ultra / Hard Drives: Seagate x 3, Maxtor, Western Digital |
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Jun 28 2007, 10:00 AM
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I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
QUOTE(coolcat97 @ Jun 28 2007, 10:27 AM) [snapback]700926[/snapback] Well, two 500 GB drives would cost about $200 ($99 each) and then a mini itx board for about $90 and a mini psu for about $70... So a whole TB server system for about $380 after you get the RAM... Why would you need all that? I just checked on Newegg and saw a hard drive enclosure with networking capabilities, and it got some pretty good reviews too. It does pretty much everything this thing does, and all for $49. Granted, that one only holds on drive, but it gives you the option of hooking up multiple drives in RAID 0/1. Also, if you bought that Hitachi 1TB drive for $389 and this enclosure for $49, it would still be cheaper than this Maxtor drive. -------------------- :: DIGG OCC! :: OCC Rules :: OCC Gaming :: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 | Foxconn MARS P35 4GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (5-5-5-15) | ATI Radeon HD4850 2x 74GB Raptors | 750GB | 1TB Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS | Antec P180B Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HDD |
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Jun 28 2007, 10:14 AM
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Master of socket 7 Posts: 827 Joined: 20-April 07 Member No.: 20,707 |
well mine is still cheaper...nvm...i think a 1TB mini server that costs less and can do more (anything really) is pretty cool. But if your not into DIY, the review looks great and so dose the drive.
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Jun 28 2007, 10:32 AM
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I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
Yea, I'll admit that if you're looking for a pre-packaged solution, then this is a great drive. Plus, you can find it cheaper online, I think I saw it for $419 somewhere. So I guess it's not that bad of a deal
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