Post your latest purchase

[eblend]

Originally posted by ipeefreely
Picked this up about a month ago!





Tried to wait out high HD drives prices, but caved two weeks ago! Picked up 4 3TB Seagate HDs...

Looks ilke a 16 port? What model is that? I am running a 24 port ARC-1280ML at home, but my friend's ARC-1220 died a horrible death, taking the raid array with it, so many sure you still backup and don't rely on RAID. By the way, you may want to concider running RAID6 from the get go..would only give you less then 6GB formatted from your 4 3TB drives though. Also, Areca doesn't do so well with desktop drives...so be warned. I am assuming you will be running SAS>4xSATA cables on this puppy.

EDIT: See the model number on the card now on the box

[ipeefreely]

Originally posted by eblend


Looks ilke a 16 port? What model is that? I am running a 24 port ARC-1280ML at home, but my friend's ARC-1220 died a horrible death, taking the raid array with it, so many sure you still backup and don't rely on RAID. By the way, you may want to concider running RAID6 from the get go..would only give you less then 6GB formatted from your 4 3TB drives though. Also, Areca doesn't do so well with desktop drives...so be warned. I am assuming you will be running SAS>4xSATA cables on this puppy.

EDIT: See the model number on the card now on the box

I picked up two SAS>4xSATA cables so far from Monoprice for $9 each.

I am running RAID 6 and being careful because I can’t afford enterprise drives now that prices are through the roof!

I’m still testing but I’ve read with the latest firmware update (1.5) they’re a little friendlier with consumer drives. I missed the boat with the 5k3000 Hitachis (which were very poplar for RAID) but I also read you can enable ERC on the Seagates using a SMART tool on the drives (you have to do it after each hard reboot) so I’m going to look into that too. Hopefully prices will come down to a reasonable level and I’ll be able replace the drives…

and because this tread is about latest purchases....


I'm picking up the battery backup from Purolator after work today.

[eblend]

Originally posted by ipeefreely

I picked up two SAS>4xSATA cables so far from Monoprice for $9 each.

I am running RAID 6 and being careful because I can’t afford enterprise drives now that prices are through the roof!

I’m still testing but I’ve read with the latest firmware update (1.5) they’re a little friendlier with consumer drives. I missed the boat with the 5k3000 Hitachis (which were very poplar for RAID) but I also read you can enable ERC on the Seagates using a SMART tool on the drives (you have to do it after each hard reboot) so I’m going to look into that too. Hopefully prices will come down to a reasonable level and I’ll be able replace the drives…

and because this tread is about latest purchases....


I'm picking up the battery backup from Purolator after work today.

Good call on the battery pack, I got one of those as well. I run 10x Samsung EcoGreen F4 drives and so far they have been solid (samsung is bought by Seagate now). I came from 8 WD Green drives and those didn't work well in RAID at all. Heard great things about the Hitachi's as well, but did about the Samsung F4 just as many, and since the samsungs were on sale, bought 14 of them! My friend bought a bunch as well, only to find out his raid card was the problem more so than the drives.


My latest purchase:

[ekguy]

how was that? I've been wanting to try it for a while but KFC always makes me regret eating about 4 hours later lol.

[eblend]

Originally posted by ekguy
how was that? I've been wanting to try it for a while but KFC always makes me regret eating about 4 hours later lol.

It was alright, pretty good actually, but I wasn't very hungry after my trip to boogie burger for lunch...that made me pretty sick haha, my wife wanted to eat out so it made it for a very unhealthy day.


Bug deflector for my vibe

[asp integra]

Originally posted by jav_
just purchased with a group of friends!

sick, i went to defcon in sydney a few years back! check out the black tent, it will be nuts!

[CSMRX7]

Upgraded my HIFI setup

Focal Chorus 816V



Rega Brio-R

[ZMan2k2]

^^Nice! I have the Focal 826V's, and they are wonderfully made and sounding speakers. You'll have years of happy listening with them.

[mac_82]

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Two pounds of 800-fill Hutterite down.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Use a lot of Fast Orange?

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Yes, yes I do. There have been days where it was necessary to use it as a shampoo to get grease out of my hair.

[Projek01]

Regret it because CF cards cost an arm and a leg. 4gb was enough for my xti. I guess 32gb+ will need to be next on my list.

[Clever]

Originally posted by Projek01


Regret it because CF cards cost an arm and a leg. 4gb was enough for my xti. I guess 32gb+ will need to be next on my list.

I feel your pain, I just picked up a 5D2 a few days ago and completely forgot that they use CF cards.

[schocker]

dat keyboard

[Tetsugen]

+ iPad & Smartcover

[flipstah]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat


Two pounds of 800-fill Hutterite down.

You wanna give me your connection or buy some fresh chickens for me, please?

[R-Audi]

Ordered these last week, should arrive first week in August!
Going to be a long two months.

[Vagabond142]

Comic book store got one in on order. Gonna pick it up tomorrow after work. Freaking LOVE Bruce Timm's work!

[l/l/rX]

Just booked my 5th trip for the year!
-NYC back in January
-HK recently
-Europe this Summer
-NYC in September
-Istanbul in December and either Kiev, Ukraine or St. Petersburg, Russia while we're there.