{"id":83,"date":"2011-06-25T17:13:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iain.rauch.co.uk\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2011-06-25T17:18:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T16:18:18","slug":"my-nas-server-2-part-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iain.rauch.co.uk\/blog\/2011-06\/my-nas-server-2-part-v\/","title":{"rendered":"My NAS Server 2 (Part V) \u2013 Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most likely I found it on Engadget, but it did crop-up in quite a few other places. I am of course talking about the Backblaze blog post ‘Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage<\/a>‘<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When I found this, I thought it was fantastic – 45 drives and a host in a single case. If anything was ever going to be perfect for me, this was it!<\/p>\n

In the first post, Backblaze were kind enough to detail all the parts used and make available a 3D model of the enclosure. This was great for the community, but in a follow-up post they directed readers as to where they could order the enclosure from directly – Protocase.<\/p>\n

As their website directed, I emailed them straight off to get a quote. $872 – wow, way more than I was expecting. On top of this, it would have to be shipped from Canada, adding to the price substantially. Dismayed with that outcome, I thought it was the end of the matter, but Protocase emailed me a few days later asking for feedback.<\/p>\n

As you do (or at least as I do), I replied with a 250 word rant as to how expensive it was compared to products such as the Norco RPC-4020, which was a mete $280. It must have be somewhat interesting, as I got an even longer reply direct from the Chairman addressing each of my points.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, I didn’t go forward and purchase one of these cases, instead using the concept to design my own.<\/p>\n

In my next post I will talk about the design along with how and why it differs from the Backblaze storage pod.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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