Mirra Mirra in the Closet
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:09 pm
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You forgot the RAM there - and the board only takes SDRAM, which is getting harder and harder to find. From the looks of it, FreeNAS requires at least 96MB of RAM, so add a little bit more to it there. Granted, it's still cheaper than the Mirra, but like others have said, Seagate isn't marketing this towards the DIY-ers.Rusty075 wrote:250Gb HDD: $75
Epia mini-itx all-in-one: $95
Mini-itx case: $30 (? too lazy to go find a link atm..most DIY's probably have a case and PSU laying around they could scavenge for free)
FreeNAS: $0 (or one of several similiar OS options)
Foldershare: $0
total: $200
Couldn't agree more. The first thing I thought when saw the first pic of the Mirra cardboard box (before I've read anything) was "cheap":Rusty075 wrote:The Mirra seems like a thrown-together collection of cheap bits..kinda odd for a big time player like Seagate.
One-click software. People are willing to pay markup for not having to configure stuff themselves. This is not unlike the EPCN SPCR computers, really. (Okay, it's a bit more of a rip-off.)DryFire wrote:I'm confused as to why you'd choose this over a nas enclosure or setting up something similar to rsyncwith a remote server.
Yeesh, at those prices you might as well get an Infrant ReadyNas NV+ (the best home nas on the market period) for either $600 empty, or $800-1000 with some decent drives. At least that is a full on Small 4 Hard Drive Raid5 system with full data backup and quiet operation!! (Or the other obvious choice of getting a cheap small case for a DIY Nas machine.Rusty075 wrote:Well that's pretty underwhelming.
The cost jumped out at me...
Mirra=$380
or...
250Gb HDD: $75
Epia mini-itx all-in-one: $95
Mini-itx case: $30 (? too lazy to go find a link atm..most DIY's probably have a case and PSU laying around they could scavenge for free)
FreeNAS: $0 (or one of several similiar OS options)
Foldershare: $0
total: $200
I realize that the Mirra really isn't aimed at the kind of buyer who would consider "growing his own", but the cost markup compared to the alternative home-built system is pretty high in this case. Plus the home-built is RAID-capable, NAS-able, and more than likely, quieter.
The Mirra seems like a thrown-together collection of cheap bits..kinda odd for a big time player like Seagate. I would rather use one of their 750Gb e-SATA remote boxes with some backup software running on the main machine.
The Mirra existed for quite a while before it appeared with the Seagate brand so this looks like something that they bought.Mats wrote:Except for the Seagate logo, does this looks like a retail product from Seagate? Or does it look like product from a company (Mirra?) they've just bought?
That would be me.Jim Byram wrote: A friend has had one for quite a while and the software has issues that weren't being addressed so he finally gave up on it. Hopefully, Seagate will deal with such things.