mCubed's RipNAS Statement now available in Europe

mCubed's RipNAS Statement may be unique, but it isn't apt to be widely adopted -- at least not with price points like this. Hailed as the first SSD-based CD ripping NAS device, the product is also available in a traditional HDD form, though both handle automatic ripping, NAS duties and media streaming. Within, you'll find a dual-core Atom CPU, gigabit Ethernet, a TEAC DVD drive, four USB 2.0 sockets and a fanless design. The pain? €1,795 ($2,500) for the 3TB HDD version, or €3,295 ($4,590) for the 500GB SSD model. If you're unfazed by sticker shock, you can pick yours up right now over in Europe.

Gallery: mCubed's RipNAS Statement now available in Europe

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[Idlemind @ May 27th 2009 2:29PM]

Someone must die....

[RoboDan @ May 28th 2009 5:30PM]

The "m" in "mCube" stands for "rip-off"

[ca36gtp @ May 27th 2009 2:31PM]

Day-amn!

It looks great, but that's waaaayy too much for me.

[Guru @ May 27th 2009 2:32PM]

wow n we thought apple was overpriced!!!

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (BarCODE) @ May 28th 2009 4:27AM]

5k for a system that uses a low budget Atom CPU and a $50 HDD, is BULLSHIT! I expect core i7 for that price.



Build one yourself for less than $300 and use one of the many Media Center Linux Distros or addons out there
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121383
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101079
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136150

[ca36gtp @ May 27th 2009 2:32PM]

Day-amn!

It looks great, but that's waaaayy too much for me.

[ZenStyleJunglist @ May 27th 2009 2:39PM]

Or you can do the same thing with a micro ITX build, a slim DVD drive & a 2TB hard drive.... for 1/8 the price.

[Jon @ May 27th 2009 2:40PM]

Cd ripping ? Really ? Back to the Future !

[James @ May 27th 2009 2:43PM]

Is this a somputera?

C-Ds?

I thought all CD's ever made were already ripped as of Dec 31st 2007

[zunq @ May 27th 2009 3:15PM]

nice place to put cup holders.

[Plothole @ May 27th 2009 3:17PM]

The case vaguely reminds me of an early nineties Macintosh.

[Jay Voorhees @ May 27th 2009 4:00PM]

it's cooled by the beer cans that you place uptop. the beer should be included for that price.

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ May 27th 2009 4:03PM]

The "statement" it makes is "I have lots of money and don't know what else to do with it."

[FragShack @ May 27th 2009 4:05PM]

That's it for $4,500? I didn't feel loved.

[Bakkoda @ May 27th 2009 5:10PM]

Is it made out of platinum?

[Stevenfb @ May 27th 2009 5:16PM]

Everyone, YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

Every other atom PC does not have heatsinks on the side. This product is snake oil. The SSD and the Atom will NEVER get hot. This product is overkill to the 10th power. The heatsinks are used to justify the cost of at most 700$ in parts for the HD version and 1200$ for the SSD version.

TRAP.

[The Avatar @ May 28th 2009 1:01AM]

Wow, I guess when you have everything....


... there's always something else....

[loosely_coupled @ May 28th 2009 5:50AM]

ridiculous price and why the hell would you use an SSD in a CD ripper/file server limited to Gigabit ethernet?

[ian.punyer @ Jul 10th 2009 1:57AM]

it"s even got a slot for the credit card . double handy!.