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mykalberta · 09-14-2009, 09:00 AM

Tuesday - nothing great IMO

External 64Gb eSata SSD - 149.99
Some Printers Color and B/W
ATI HD Radeon 4550 103.99

www.dell.ca - currently the second item on the intro flash splash screen.

ken0042 · 09-14-2009, 10:24 AM

Link? I can't find it on Dell's site.

red sky · 09-14-2009, 10:56 AM

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topi...EH87_RYSD5s19Q

Russic · 09-14-2009, 01:39 PM

THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU

I've been dreaming about buying a Drobo for over a year now but the price has always been too high. I just ordered it and am losing my mind.

mykalberta · 09-14-2009, 02:27 PM

I really thought about the whole, buy 4 * 1 Tb drvies and the drobo.

I really need it to be a NAS for me for that price, and then to see they do offer a NAS add on option for $200 - I almost lost it right then and there as its a smidge too much for me for firewire/usb only access.

I am with you though, I have been wanting one for a long time.

Russic · 09-14-2009, 04:23 PM

I spent weeks (weeks) ripping my entire dvd collection to an external hard drive for use through my apple tv. Works great except for two main issues: backup is a bit*h and if I were to lose them I would be devastated.

I'm currently using Time Machine on my mac, and while it's cool it just doesn't provide me the flexibility I need. After my single terabyte drive is finished backing up my movies, tv shows, pictures and other documents it's sitting at about 96% capacity. What am I to do now? I have a solid backup system, but I'm in a constant state of burning dvds and moving content off my computer to make room (and that's before i dive into my time machine to remove all instances of a backup).

I always said if I could find one for $300 I'd pull the trigger.

Pagal4321 · 09-14-2009, 04:50 PM

Well now that Russic pretty much explained to me what this thing is...I want it, too bad I can't afford it.

But I can only see the price dropping from here. I bought a 705GB external drive last year, and a month later the 1TB drives were CHEAPER.

mykalberta · 09-14-2009, 10:19 PM

Make no mistake, the Drobo is the shat.

The fact you can inter mingle differing hd sizes alone makes it worth while for a backup solution for alot of small companies - add to it great apps and hot swappable and its fantastic.

I want it for something like you are, to stream it to my Xbox but I need network access, how difficult would it be to add a network port on the thing instead of making me buy an add on that is 1/4-1/3 the price.

I know when this day ends and I havent bought it I will kick myself, especially if the Apple TV drops in price.

Russic · 09-15-2009, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Make no mistake, the Drobo is the shat.

The fact you can inter mingle differing hd sizes alone makes it worth while for a backup solution for alot of small companies - add to it great apps and hot swappable and its fantastic.

I want it for something like you are, to stream it to my Xbox but I need network access, how difficult would it be to add a network port on the thing instead of making me buy an add on that is 1/4-1/3 the price.

I know when this day ends and I havent bought it I will kick myself, especially if the Apple TV drops in price.

ummm ... didn't it? http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=79275

mykalberta · 09-15-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russic

ummm ... didn't it? http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=79275

I mean an actual price drop, as in clear out price.

I already have an X360 which works (not well) as a media centre for me now.

What software did you use to rip your DVD's that sounds like something I would want to do - even if its not free.

Russic · 09-15-2009, 01:04 PM

Luckily for me it was free. Using a Mac, I used a combination of Mac the Ripper and Handbrake. Mac the Ripper to get it onto the hard drive and then Handbrake to convert it to work on my apple tv.

mykalberta · 09-15-2009, 01:42 PM

Ahh, mac.

I am having unbuyers remorse about not getting the drobo

photon · 09-17-2009, 10:32 AM

Ah man, I was hoping for the 2135cn multifunction to go on sale, just the laser printer today though

Russic · 09-18-2009, 03:59 PM

WOOOOHOOO! I'll take "things that suck to take on calgary transit" for $300 Alex.

photon · 09-21-2009, 08:16 AM

30" monitor, router, another NAS, and bluetooth headset today.

TimSJ · 09-23-2009, 07:55 AM

hey everyone. I am thinking about buying the Phillips 47 (47PFL5704D/F7 inch LCD that is on sale today. Anyone have any experience advice regarding this TV.

thanks in advance
tim

ken0042 · 09-23-2009, 08:12 AM

I'd pass on it for $1300. I have a 3 year old Dell branded 37" TV that is made by Phillips. While it is an OK TV (and I won it as a door prize so no cost to me) I had put it beside a 40" Sony 3 years ago and the comparison of the HD picture was quite noticeable.

I think there is a reason why Dell stopped putting their own brand name onto Phillips' TVs.

Hack&Lube · 09-23-2009, 08:17 AM

What's the benefit of a Drobo versus a cheaper solution like this?

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...23479(ME).aspx

Is it really worth the extra money? I don't need the backup/auto raid etc. features of the Drobo. Just a place to stick all my extra harddrives.

mykalberta · 09-23-2009, 09:49 AM

Raid 5
Can have different drive sizes.
No AV Required
Free Drobo software

mykalberta · 09-23-2009, 09:51 AM

Today, deals are NOT HOT

Power bar, 47" LCD, 16 port gb switch, dig photo frame, some roller bag

TV is ok, but no VGA connection