[mythtv-users] 1TB USB $225 US

[Robin Hill]

On Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 09:59:04AM -0500, John Drescher wrote:

> On Feb 11, 2008 9:28 AM, Anthony R. Baker <baker at low-e.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     Does anyone think this wouldn't work for a standard def. system
> > Iomega 1TB Double USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive promo price $225.95
> >
> To me this looks like 2 X 512 GB drives so with that the price is not
> so great being that older 512GB drives are less than $100US right now.
> I may be wrong though.
> 
Yeah, the tech specs say 2x SATA drives in there.  It also says they're
configured as JBOD which at least means you have a fighting chance of
recovering some data if one fails.  Theyll also be OEM drives, so
you'll only have the limited warranty via Iomega.  There's no reason
they shouldn't work though - just bear in mind that USB drives can
really suck the processor power if running at high speed.  It'll also
get pretty hot - these USB devices often have insufficient cooling to
run full time.

Cheers,
        Robin
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