You say it comes with "2Gb SATA DOM Pre Loaded with pfSense Version 2.0.2", but then ask the buyer to supply his own SATA drive. Which is it?
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Thanks for pointing out the typo. The 2GB DOM is included. The product description has been edited.
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This unit has drives already installed. You want the diskless version if you want to pick your own drives
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Sorry for the late response. I bought the diskless enclosure so I am not sure which hard drives they come with.
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If you mean the SATA version support, it looks like it is Sata 3. The drives I have connected to this unit are showing 5.8Gb/s speeds.
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I know nothing about the 2TB one. I bought the 3TB and that has been the first one I purchased from Micronet. So far, it works fine.
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I'm sorry, it was advertised as having the SSHD, but it only came shipped with a 1TB HDD :(
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Yes, I did end up replacing our hard drive and it worked seamlessly! I got the WD 1TB sata II 7200 rpm 8 mb unit. (Wd10jpvt) It looks cheaper now too by about $30!I now have a lot more room and the laptop speed is back up to normal now. I also got the vantec nexstar tx 2.5 sata to usb external he enclosure and definitely nice! Well built and solid!
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this one claims to have both but I have not purchased it: MiniPro&trade; 2.5-in SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA 6Gbps External Hard Drive / SSD Enclosure (up to 15mm, UASP)
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It's the same connection as a 2tb, it's SATA3, any windows 7 or 8 will compatible, the major spec you have to look is your motherboard, it has to be a uefi compatible board to go beyond the 2tb limit, if it's a recent motherboard it probably is, just check your manufacturer and model to be 100%. Search for: 3tb and uefi motherboards.Hope this helps
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it's just a spec:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#SATA_revision_3.0_-_6_Gbit.2Fs_-_600_MB.2Fsread on...
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There seem to be different versions of the same basic model. Mine came with a 250 gb spinning platter drive. I put a 128 gb ssd in for about 80 bucks. The kit by monster made that super simple and you can reuse the software and cable for other computers. RAM seems to vary as well. I have three of these 1 from work and 2 bought used.
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I considered doing this myself, as the Mini is built from OTS parts. I even purchased the identical case ($200). However, once I created a spreadsheet and entered all of the parts and prices (as best I could; still can't find a source for the exact DOM used in the Mini), the total came to within $30 of the iXsystems price for the diskless Mini. So, is that a fair price for a guaranteed-to-work, out-of-the-box solution? OTOH, if you don't build an exact duplicate, you *can* save some money. But, as Brian L. Bailey pointed out, it comes down to the value you place on your time and data. In any case, whether you buy the diskless Mini or roll your own, be sure to use at least 8GB ECC memory (the Mini has two 8GB ECC DIMMs; ECC should be a ZFS requirement) and server-grade disk drives (Western Digital Red drives are highly recommended), neither of which is as cheap as consumer-grade hardware. Note that FreeNAS requires 8GB base memory plus 1GB per TB of disk space. (See my other answer for Amazon ASINs for DIMMs and Disk drives.) Bottom line: If you value your data, don't scrimp on the hardware. See the FreeNAS web site and forums, such as the thread about "So you want some hardware recommendations?" for more information. On the forum, there are numerous postings by folks who did not adhere to the minimum hardware recommendations for FreeNAS and ZFS and lost all of their data - don't become one of them. Since you still need to back up your data, and backing up, say 6 or 12TB, is no trivial task, I may go ahead and build a second unit using identical parts and locate it in a relative's home. This would help protect our family's data from fire, theft, vandalism, or other disaster.
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is that the most information you can give me. do you really think i want to look up your machine. and find out what type drvie it has in it. with that said this is a 1.8 micro sata drive. not to be confused with msata. I had to buy a device to go from micro sata to 2.5 sata which is the standard.
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It has USB 2.0, not Sata. It is up to you to provide any USB external enclosure which holds the size of your choice. I have not tried it yet with an unpowered enclosure to see if the USB Host has enough power. Using short cables always helps.
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Mine has 4gb but I don't know if it is SATA or ATA. I'm fairly certain 4gb is the max. I'm good with software...not so much with hardware.
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no optical drive - it is optional comes with StorageSolid State Drive Capacity: 256 GBSolid State Drive Interface: mini-SATA
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Thanks - trying to find out before purchasing, but I found some posts on Newegg that indicate they are SATA (maybe they changed from IDE to SATA and this is why it isn't in the specs).