1 terabyte drives arriving soon, only $400 at DVinfo.net

Rick Hensley · January 5th, 2007, 10:53 AM

new 1 terabyte drives arriving soon, only $400

http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/01/05/hitachi_deskstar_1tb/

Heath McKnight · January 5th, 2007, 11:28 PM

Wow, I'm impressed.

hwm

Rob Lohman · January 6th, 2007, 05:56 AM

Good news, means I can start building my multi-TB movie server.

Does anyone know of any good enclosures that don't cost a fortune? I would like to have these features:

- gigabit ethernet port

- raid 0 (striping) with the ability to start with 1 drive and add up to 3 more (4 total), doesn't have to be hot-swap as long as it can add additional drives to the array

- must be able to access it as a windows share (samba)

- the less noise the better

Rush Hamden · January 9th, 2007, 10:43 PM

Rob, why not just use a server or large PC housing, and load it up with 10 of these in the drive bays. Just use the computer as a movie server, and hook it up Gigabit using the MoBo's connection to your network.

Harrison Murchison · January 10th, 2007, 08:47 PM

I too will be interested in a Movie Server for the future.

$400 for a Terabyte. Wow. About 4 of those pooled together with ZFS in OS X 10.5 will be the bees knees in my household.

Love having more storage coming on a quarterly basis. This is why efficient use of HD space (AVC or VC-1) is important to me.

Rob Lohman · January 11th, 2007, 10:12 AM

Rush: I think I've come to the same conclusion. It should be cheaper and also allows me to do some other things with it.

Steven Davis · January 11th, 2007, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Lohman

Does anyone know of any good enclosures that don't cost a fortune? I would like to have these features:

Hey Rob, check out the icy dock enclosures. Man do I love mine. I have the single one external. But they have others. I highly recommend the icy dock. You'll love it.

Hehe, I'm about to turn 1000

Yi Fong Yu · January 11th, 2007, 06:09 PM

get a 6+ bay full tower PC (lian li 2000 series) and get:
http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html
+ Areca raidcard
voila media server =P.

Rush Hamden · January 12th, 2007, 01:19 AM

Those look really good!

January 5th, 2007, 10:53 AM	#1
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Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Good news, means I can start building my multi-TB movie server. Does anyone know of any good enclosures that don't cost a fortune? I would like to have these features: - gigabit ethernet port - raid 0 (striping) with the ability to start with 1 drive and add up to 3 more (4 total), doesn't have to be hot-swap as long as it can add additional drives to the array - must be able to access it as a windows share (samba) - the less noise the better __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 9th, 2007, 10:43 PM	#4
Rush Hamden Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Burbank, California Posts: 122	Rob, why not just use a server or large PC housing, and load it up with 10 of these in the drive bays. Just use the computer as a movie server, and hook it up Gigabit using the MoBo's connection to your network. __________________ Want to get more from your hard-earned gear? Digital Cinema Filmmaking Course 24 hours of educational video on 16 DVDs, focused on filmmaking savvy, examples, demonstrations, and tips. Learn Scriptwriting, Formatting, Editing, Camera Operation, Lighting, Exposure, Audio, and Directing.

January 11th, 2007, 10:12 AM	#6
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Rush: I think I've come to the same conclusion. It should be cheaper and also allows me to do some other things with it. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

January 10th, 2007, 08:47 PM	#5
Harrison Murchison Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 243	I too will be interested in a Movie Server for the future. $400 for a Terabyte. Wow. About 4 of those pooled together with ZFS in OS X 10.5 will be the bees knees in my household. Love having more storage coming on a quarterly basis. This is why efficient use of HD space (AVC or VC-1) is important to me.

January 11th, 2007, 06:09 PM	#8
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	get a 6+ bay full tower PC (lian li 2000 series) and get: http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html + Areca raidcard voila media server =P. __________________ bow wow wow

January 12th, 2007, 01:19 AM	#9
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