Pogoplug Mobile -- WTF?

[Scott Sullivan]

On 05/03/2013 04:25 AM, William Park wrote:
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>
> I was scratching my head... Why do they need me to connect/activate the
> device?  All I want is to access its attached USB disk over the local
> network.

Ah, yes. Think of the Pogoplug as different product category, an 
'Internet'-NAS, aka, 'run it yourself' cloud storage.

> Background: Right now, all my disks (both in use and backup) are in my
> tower.  It's the cheapest initial cost.  But, having the tower on all
> the time, electricity bill is slowly eating up that saving.  8-bay NAS
> is ridiculously expensive.

Yes they are, but that's because their a specialized product. If I had a 
recommendation for a good arm system that had more then one SATA port I 
would recommend it. But alas, they don't exist yet.

If your power conscious, look at the QNAP products, in the 4-8 bay range 
they tend to be ATOM based for lower power load.

-- 
Scott Sullivan
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