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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. Strong credentials by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > used to work as acting CEO of Apple's Newton business group.

    A recipe for success, obviously.

  2. Finally someone got the price right. by dhwebb · · Score: 5, Informative

    Snap servers have always been more expensive than they should be. At cdw a comparable box would cost you $857.78 for the Snap Server 1100 120GB.

    For over a year I've been using old P2's and debian to make large 1TB+ network storage for just around $1000. That's 8X more than what the Snap has for around the same price.

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  3. 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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  4. Wow It is Just So Expandable by cybercrap · · Score: 5, Funny

    With its 4 usb 1.1 ports that run at a whopping combined throughput of 11mbps. I can add 4 external hds that end up having the same throughput as my old floppy drive.

  5. Microsoft, Apple, and... by elid · · Score: 5, Informative
    The founder of Inspiri, Tim Bucher, according to the corporate documents, had an interesting career, having worked at both Apple and Microsoft...

    And, even more interesting, ended up with Linux:

    Because the Mirra server is built on a Linux software platform, the files stored on the appliance should be safe from worms and viruses that attack Windows-based servers
    Link

  6. 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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  7. software and web servers are the unique features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Way to much babble from /.'rs about how they can build their own cheaper.

    - This is for the masses where (masses="total population" - geeks). It isn't 4 u.
    - It does the backups automatically by just selecting files from interface integrated with Windows explorer.
    - It keeps the last 8 versions of the files
    - You can access your files from anywhere on the internet. Even from behind a corporate firewall cause it authenticates thru their server.

    Can your crappy home built server do all that (without spending a few weeks writing scripts)?
    I wouldn't buy one, but I think it is cool.