iOmega NAS 1TB ($60) follow-up to follow-up

[Mini 9]

Just have to say how good this drive has performed and how easy it is to administer. I was never a big iOmega fan at all. But this drive has done well. I have been ripping DVDs and VHS last week. I had two RipIt sessions going at all times, and two queues of Handbrake conversions going around the clock, too. Plus streaming of ripped/converted video files being played by others. So, 5 to 6 Macs all hitting this drive at the same time. It's been a trooper through it all.

I can fit a lot of movies on this after converting down to 400 mb files!

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got my $60 1TB NAS from the woot deal.

http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1039237

While the woot page says 90 day warranty ...

http://sellout.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=15023

once registered with iomega, it shows they give it a 3 year warranty. (woohoo)




Now, just plugged it into power, and ethernet, and the Mac finder, left pane shows the drive ready to go.



And Time Machine prefs see it as a valid Time Machine backup drive.



The interface for managing folders is easy enough. Buttons toggle iTunes sharing and DLNA sharing.


It can be set up to share photos, manage torrents, and act as ftp server.



Overall for $60 a gigabit NAS with all those features is great. I bought this as a test before buying their dual-drive NAS. The dual-drive NAS also allows IP Cameras to be recorded as a DVR. I have an IP Camera I want to record and that would be great.
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[Panopticon]

I was originally upset I missed that deal, then I got a QNAP TS-210 Turbo NAS for $60 and
two 1TB HDs for $88, both from Amazon.
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,1049398

So yeah, I spent more $$, but I got a 2TB NAS with RAID, ez setup & use, good performance {imo},
and great support on the QNAP website.

Still, if I'd seen the woot sellout, I'd now have at least one of the Iomega's :thumbsup:

[mattkime]

thanks for the review, might pick one up!

[mattkime]

how did you get that QNAP NAS for $60? It comes out at $250+ on amazon.

Panopticon wrote:
I was originally upset I missed that deal, then I got a QNAP TS-210 Turbo NAS for $60 and
two 1TB HDs for $88, both from Amazon.
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,1049398

So yeah, I spent more $$, but I got a 2TB NAS with RAID, ez setup & use, good performance {imo},
and great support on the QNAP website.

Still, if I'd seen the woot sellout, I'd now have at least one of the Iomega's :thumbsup:

[Panopticon]

mattkime wrote:
how did you get that QNAP NAS for $60? It comes out at $250+ on amazon.

click that link { or here } in my post, explains my good fortune -D

[sekker]

I've had poor experience with a 2TB model. I think it's been defective from the beginning, but I managed to get it operational as an iTunes backup device for about 5 months. It crashed over break, and I have not been able to resolve the technical issues. I suspect it's hardware, but their tech support is pretty modest online. And to download firmware updates requires a full registration and login; not a big deal, but I often run tech support on machines that do not have email records (with registration info).

Glad for the posting, however - makes me optimistic that when I DO get this baby (or its replacement) running, it should not be high maintenance.

[Mini 9]

hope you can get it resolved under warranty! That's why I'm just putting impersonal media on it for now. I keep my important stuff backed up and on a RAID in a G4 server.