ASUS TS mini home server makes its blurrycam debut
By Ross Miller 
posted Sep 12th 2009 3:29PM
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Wow! I've never seen anything LIKE this before! Imagine, Japanese Coke Zeros! Wow...
Emphasis fail.
and that's not even japanese coke zero...epic fail!
ASUS is Chinese.
Actually, ASUS is Taiwanese.
FYI Taiwan = "Republic of China" so technically they are Chinese, but not "People's Republic of China" chinese.
That's taiwanese coke zero...
By which I mean it's not the Coke Zero you'd buy in mainland China. You can tell by the last character being written in Traditional Chinese, whereas Coca-Cola uses Simplified Chinese in mainland China.
Also, in mainland China Coke Zero isn't available in every city/region and even if it were diet sodas aren't yet as successful in China (which might be why they've only bothered introducing it mostly in major cities). Also Coke Zero costs more money than regular Coca Cola in China (since sugar is cheaper) which probably hurts sales too.
Anyways combined with the fact that ASUS is based in Taiwan the Coke Zeros seen here are almost assuredly Taiwanese Coke Zero.
I don't give a fuck where the coke came from, it's the exact same product!
@Mjayhunt
Actually, how soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi taste in different countries does vary, because depending on what's most cost effective in the region each plant is, it's quite common to use different mixes to make the "same" drink. Some plants use high-fructose corn syrup (U.S. in particular), while others use cane sugar glucose or fructose (Mexico and Canada).
It's Taiwanese. I used to live by the Asus factory in Beitou. And that's Chinese Coke. 可口可樂 "Ke Ko Ke Le" (kuh ko kuh luh) Which translates into a chengyu, which characters mean "Drink Mouth, Drink Happy". Now you knows.
OMG ASIAN COKE ZERO :3
I never really understood the usefullness of a home server. Why not just let a computer with all the data powered on?
All the functionality of Windows Server in a consumer-friendly package with features such as:
Automated backups of desktop and laptop computers - Install the WHS connector software, and every night your computer will wake and backup
Easy restore of a computer - trash your computer? Insert a CD and reboot, select the image to restore, and your computer will be restored to that backup.
UPNP sharing of media - Load your music onto your WHS, and WMP finds all your music automatically
Able to share documents and media files remotely - I log onto my WHS server from music through a web page, and listen to my music from work
Easy to expand storage - Add a USB drive, click a button, and you have inscreased your storage for backups, and data files
Duplication of data - Duplicate data on seperate hard drives, if one goes down, you have the data duplicated.
So yes, you could probably setup a seperate computer and purchase seperate software to do all this, or you can purchase a small, more energy efficient computer shuch as a WHS with all the software setup for you. You may be able to setup a computer to do all this, but would my parents be able to (they were able to setup a WHS)?
It probably makes more sense to just have one computer stay on all day acting as a server if you have a small network -- say two systems. But if your network grows (and your needs grow), having a dedicated home server or a dedicated regular server will make things easier in terms of data management -- if anything. I started out with a two system network with just file sharing, later as my computing demands grew, I built a server to handle the ever increasing load. Eventually, I added a second server to take some of the load of off the first. I did all of this because my needs went far beyond just file sharing -- like streaming audio/video throughout the house. In any case it is nice to see that manufacturers are now catering to the needs of home users by offering servers for the home.
This link has a good, and brief overview of the benefits:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowshomeserver/archive/2009/09/09/top-10-reasons-to-use-windows-home-server.aspx
I just bought a HP home server last week (for $460), and have had one pleasant surprise after another. I highly recommend it.
I think its a bit of a necessity thing, before you realize that you need a home server of sorts.
Example: My roommates wired our apartment for ethernet. :-) We have lots of digital media, and 2 xbox's running xbmc. I have a TB drive in my desktop, but that draws a couple hundred watts of electricity, and I don't want it to run all the time.
Solution: Building a NAS off of an atom 330 & Asus AT3GC-I (combo deal newegg). Putting the TB in the NAS, and letting it run 24/7 while drawing all of maybe 30 watts on peak writing.
There are only about another billion or so reasons to get a home server / NAS of sorts, just find one that applies to you.
product placement much?
speaking of which, i want that Japanese coke zero can.
DAMN YOU ADVERTISING!
Now I have a urge to drink coke when I'm using my computer.
Taiwanese man...taiwanese coke zero can since ASUS is taiwanese and the can has traditional Chinese writing on it saying Coca Cola. Yes Japanese Kanji looks the same but it wouldn't be phonetically Coca-Cola in Japanese.
Also, the Japanese Coca Cola packaging has all the logos written in English. The Japanese can looks a little different than the version from other regions too, since it doesn't have the red coloring you see here or on the US packaging (it's black and white only).
Doesn't look very blurry to me.
Perhaps just Mr Noisycam?
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ew who drinks coke zero
many subway here dont stock regular coke, so coke 0 is as close as i can get
Anyone who doesn't want to swill mouthfuls of corn syrup and hates Diet Coke and Pepsi.
haha i just think soda in general is pretty icky...well except for ginger ale..my guilty pleasureee
Coke Zero is MAN COKE...... Regular coke without all those yucky calories. ewwwie. calories.that go straight to your hips.
diet coke FOR MEN GRRR MEN! ROAR!!!
Coke Zero is wonderful, although I do wish that they hadn't done away with Diet Coke w/Splenda. Yes I know lots of people hated it but still having that extra option was nice since you could choose the diet version that tasted the best to you personally (everyone's taste buds are different so the artificially sweetened versions taste a little bit different to everyone-so does sugar but the problem is to sync the tastes up when everyone tastes it differently).
I think if kids started off drinking diet sodas when they grew up they'd think the "regular" versions tasted weird lol.
it's not so blurry.
Only thing that is really blurry is the decision making behind the product placement.
ok so why not put a Lawn Gnome as a scale refrence instead? What kind of discrimination is going on over in China for them to not use a simple Lawn Gnome as a size refrence? Someone should fight for the rights of Lawn Gnomes. I guess I must be that man!
I'm going to assume the people mentioning product placement aren't actually stupid, and are trying to be funny.
In case I'm wrong, it's called a size reference.
You place a common object in a photo, so that anyone can easily understand exactly how big the subject of the photo is.
As far as Taiwan != China, most Taiwanese would agree, most Chinese would disagree, and nobody else gives a shit.
There is only one China but both Mainland China and Taiwan claim it is theirs. Since the People's Republic of China (PRC) won the civil war in 1949 forcing the Republic of China fled to Taiwan, "China" has been mostly linked to the PRC. So to some Taiwan is China but not the People's Republic of China. Ethnically, most Taiwanese are Han Chinese just like the Han Chinese in Mainland China so ethnically speaking Taiwanese are (Han) Chinese. Nationally speaking, there is fierce debate about Taiwan's status. This is also where most people get confused because you can be nationally Taiwanese but ethnically Chinese and the confusion comes when you say "Taiwanese are Chinese" do you mean nationally or ethnically? Ethnically, there is probably no offence taken by Taiwanese but talking Nationally there is bound to be disagreements. I would have to say that culturally there is little if any difference between Mainland China and Taiwan but politically, it's oceans apart.
Excellent post, concise and informative.
That said, as long as the US has Taiwan's back, and as long as the PRC's economy is dependent on the US economy, my point remains valid.
Nobody gives a shit.
JIC, I wasn't being sarcastic, that was a good post.
Why not get a NAS?
DAMN! And I just burned $8000 on a DELL...
Then again, it won't be exactly used as a "home server" anyways...
what happened to their NAS Router D200? A white version with screen in front, 2bay drive, etc...
http://www.engadget.com/tag/EeeD200/
This? The old one had windows on it, and with the screen it would have cost too much.
Is the dude wearing a string bikini or what? Damn sure looks like it.
Not Mr. Blurrycam. Mr. I'm not aware I caught myself in the reflection of the shiny, cam-guy.