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Personal File Server For The Masses

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-lot-per-gb dept.

prostoalex writes "California-based Inspiri is coming to the market with Mirra - a personal file-server with simple backup solutiion, remote access as well as file-sharing capabilities. The $399 device comes with 120 GB hard drive, front-mounted USB ports and Ethernet interface. There are some pictures of Mirra on the corporate Web site. The founder of Inspiri, Tim Bucher, according to the corporate documents, had an interesting career, having worked at both Apple and Microsoft, while the VP of Engineering in this company used to work as acting CEO of Apple's Newton business group."

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  1. i must be missing something... by mOoZik · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...like the point of this? It's 400, pretty big in size, and all it does is store files? For 400, you could get a bare-bones system running Red Hat or something and shove in near half a terrabyte. Or just get tape backups and save a gazillion dollars. I think it's too soon to feature a product like this, as the people aren't ready and the entreprise can surely spend the money more wisely.

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  2. They're late to the game by cgthayer · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I can already buy a linux box from martian.com (the netdrive) which includes the same features plus:
    • It's linux and I can muck around.
    • It's got WiFi.
    • Setup to handle printing for my home net.
    Been there done this. There must be dozens of these kind of devices on the market already.
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