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David A.

David A.

Joined on 10/26/03

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Very good hard drive

HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080ALE600 (0F25739) 8TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Helium Platform Enterprise Hard Disk Drives Bare Drive
HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080ALE600 (0F25739) 8TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Helium Platform Enterprise Hard Disk Drives Bare Drive

Pros: Reliable hard drive. Ordered 10, all 10 wored perfectly and were all shipped properly in individual bubble packets

Cons: Slightly pricey

Good hard drive

WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80EFZX
WD Red 8TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD80EFZX

Pros: Ordered half a dozen, all have worked and all were shipped well

Cons: It's not an enterprise drive

Easy Setup, Good Performance, Lacking Options

Pogoplug POGOE02 Diskless System Network Storage
Pogoplug POGOE02 Diskless System Network Storage

Pros: Very easy setup. Plugged it into a switch that is connected to my router and it instantly figured itself out. iPhone/iPod app works fairly well, though video formats must be formatted for them either via full transcode by the Pogoplug otherwise you only get a 10 second preview. Sharing with friends is as simple as setting their email address to a folder.

Cons: No logs of who accesses the device or when. No way to regulate the amount of bandwidth it uses from the device. I would love to regulate the maximum upload speed or even a scheduler so it doesn't drown out everything else on the network. Transcoding does take a while. 2TB of files took about a week to do the 10 second video previews and file type sorting but it gave me no problems. Full transcodes can take more than a day!

Overall Review: I was able to prioritize the Pogoplug via QOS on my router with the MAC address printed on the device. This helped a bit.

Great performance! Easy setup! Check hard drive compatibility first.

AMS DS-2350S Aluminum Black eSATA 5 bay SATA Enclosure
AMS DS-2350S Aluminum Black eSATA 5 bay SATA Enclosure

Pros: Hard drives screw into trays quickly, drives run quiet, fans run quiet, the temperature of my drives are all very cool even with the fan on low. Plugs into eSATA port on motherboard and works instantly. I was very, very impressed. Not necessary to install the PCI Card if your motherboard already has a eSATA port. Performance is very fast and very nice, however, make sure your hard drive is compatible.

Cons: Not all SATA hard drives are fully compatible. Those that are not, may have severely hampered performance and other very confusing problems. I was left scratching my head for a while there wondering why eSATA was slower than USB. Check the steelvine website SiI4726 - 5 Drive SATA300 section for more information to see if your hard drive is supported!

Overall Review: There is a blue LED stripe on the bottom and GLOWS! Really, I didn't know that! Overall, the case is shiny, glowing and looks fantastic!

Awesome monitor!

ViewSonic 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD UXGA LCD Monitor 16 ms 15-pin mini D-sub, Digital DVI-I, USB V 2.0 Up stream (B type) x1; Down stream (A type) x4 VP201B
ViewSonic 20.1" Active Matrix, TFT LCD UXGA LCD Monitor 16 ms 15-pin mini D-sub, Digital DVI-I, USB V 2.0 Up stream (B type) x1; Down stream (A type) x4 VP201B

Comments: Say goodbye to those black lines on your Trinitron! This monitor displays pictures crisp and sharp! The best LCD monitor I have ever seen. Zero dead pixels, packaged very well. Looks great in both DVI and VGA, non-native resolutions display just fine for games in case you can't run 1600x1200. I am amazed to say that I cannot see any ghosting at all! Excellent monitor, great value. Received two in less than 24 hours with overnight shipping!

12/29/2004