Popular Post plissken Posted January 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 If anyone is looking for everything from File Storage, Firewall (VM of pFsense), DNLA services, re-sampling, convolution, etc I just picked up two of these with 32GB of RAM, No HDD, 16 core (32 Hyperthreaded), redundant power supplies, 4 GBe Copper for $159 shipped from Ebay. About half the price of the Dell R620 and just as well built. They have eight 2.5" bays and you will need to order the drive caddies. They also have 1 full height and 1 half height PCIe slot. I'm using mine for my ACEP and CCIE studies but I can't get over what you get for $159... You can use the built in RAID controller or setup for AHCI SATA and let the host OS manage storage. pkane2001, DuckToller and rando 1 1 1 Link to comment
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jcbenten Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 This looks pretty cool. I need to start looking for one that can mix 3.5" and 2.5" and can be controlled by my QNAP NAS, even if connected by USB. I am starting to collect a bunch of little drives that could be collectively used for useful storage. Of course the $159 price is nice. QNAP TS453Pro w/QLMS->Netgear Switch->Netgear RAX43 Router->Ethernet (50 ft)->Netgear switch->SBTouch ->SABAJ A10d->Linn Majik-IL (preamp)->Linn 2250->Linn Keilidh; Control Points: iPeng (iPad Air & iPhone); Also: Rega P3-24 w/ DV 10x5; OPPO 103; PC Playback: Foobar2000 & JRiver; Portable: iPhone 12 ProMax & Radio Paradise or NAS streaming; Sony NWZ ZX2 w/ PHA-3; SMSL IQ, Fiio Q5, iFi Nano iDSD BL; Garage: Edifier S1000DB Active Speakers Link to comment
plissken Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 2 hours ago, jcbenten said: This looks pretty cool. I need to start looking for one that can mix 3.5" and 2.5" and can be controlled by my QNAP NAS, even if connected by USB. I am starting to collect a bunch of little drives that could be collectively used for useful storage. Of course the $159 price is nice. You can get SATA extension cables and just stack 3.5" drives on top. Bit messy but it would work if it's out of sight. Link to comment
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