Anthology Solutions Yellow Machine: 1TB RAID, NAS, file server
posted October 6th 2005 7:59AM
Sure, you can now get a terabyte of networked attached storage for under $1,000. But will that price buy you RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, and 5? Or an 8-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN switch? Or built-in proxy server, firewall and HTTP, NFS, FTP and Telnet services? Okay, maybe it will (though we doubt it). But one thing it definitely won't buy you is a bright yellow case, which is one reason the $1,299 Yellow Machine P400T from Anthology Solutions stands out. (And we suspect that the built-in server capabilities are pretty handy as well.) XYZ Computing checked out the bright yellow box and liked its RAID and security features, but found the lack of any form of USB connectivity disconcerting. Still, if you're looking for a powerful RAID storage system that can run as a server out of the box and won't look out of place in a home office (though it might seriously stand out in a data center), this could be worth a look.
[Thanks, Tomas and Mike]
Buffalo Terastation offers USB and serves as a network print server, for less $$
And the question remains......how much pr0n can be loaded up on this by one person?
Overpriced.
Hmmm...nice device, but "P400T" sounds/looks like leet speak for something...something not flattering.
don't you guys read your own blog? - Buffalo TeraStation ... http://www.engadget.com/entry/4867531430817387/
1TB, NAS, print server, RAID 0/1/5/JBOD, gigabit ethernet, and USB 2 ports, under $1,000
Yeah but the TeraStation is a complete piece of shit. I had one and took it back because I couldn't stomach the ridiculously slow transfer rates, the blatent lies about supporting NFS (doesn't... no plans to when I called tech support even though it had NFS prominently written on the box) and the constant dropped connections during large transfers.
We bought 5 of these machines for a major DoD project. They work OK as a simple NAS. However, trying to update the OS on one of them caused it to be totally hosed and had to be sent back. The backup software on the machine SUCKS major wind. Oh yeah, it doesn't work with ActiveDirectory either so setting up security for the machine is a pain. My next step will be to evaluate the Buffalo Tech box and see if it is any more capable.
I've been using one and it works well. It's much much faster than the TeraStation and much easier to use. I went thru 2 TeraStations before I got one to work then it was toooooo slow. I use a 3rd party back up as I did on the Terastation. At $1299 it's a reasonable deal.
The Buffalo Terrastation definitely looks attractive for the price, but don't get too excited about all the marketing features. I was really interested in the Gigabit nic and decided to do a little research. Turns out that even in Buffalos own forums users are complaining about the network speeds being no better than 10/100 nics. I guess it's like my ComCast DVR, alot of additional features that haven't really been implemented yet.
What about fan noise? Is if too loud for a home office environment like the Thecus N4100 reported at http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20050919/index.html
These things are actually amazingly quite. I've got one on my desk and I don't even notice it. Much quiter than the PC I have under my desk.