MissingRemote Re-Launch Contest Giveaway #3- Vidabox CubeCase
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED! THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!
Hope everyone has been enjoying this week as much as we have, with our grand unveiling of the new MissingRemote layout and community. Please be patient with us as we work out all the kinks–we figured if we bribed you with prizes you would be more lenient!
The weekend is fast approaching, so for the following prize entries will be accepted until Monday at noon, to make sure everyone that might have missed out on the previous day prizes has plenty of time to enter.
You may remember the awesome CubeCase chassis we reviewed last month? Well Vidabox has been kind enough to donate another one of these snazzy Mini-ITX chassis just for this very giveaway!
From our very own Josh:
The beauty of this case is it allows you to run a full sized optical drive, no need for one off laptop sized optical drive just for a server chassis. Another view of the field serviceable hard drive bays. What is nice about these drive bays is that they are built in with Sata ports in the chassis. All you need to do is screw in the hard dive to the tray and slide it in, no messing with plugging in wires or anything like that. Perfect for WHS use, power down, plug in your new hard drive, and power back on. Just plain simple.
Read below for the instructions on how to enter to win a Vidabox CubeCase, with an MSRP of $99!
HOW TO ENTER
To be eligible to win the Vidabox CubeCase, YOU MUST respond to this post with an answer to the following: What’s your current NAS/WHS/Storage solution in your home (if any)?
For this prize, we’ll once again allow additional entries via Facebook and Twitter (if your twitter/Facebook name doesn’t match your MissingRemote username, make sure you mention your it in each submission below).
For Twitter:
- Follow us at Twitter @MissingRemote
- Tweet what your current storage solution is
- Include the following hashtag #MRCube
- AND include the following URL http://bit.ly/mrcube
- Don’t forget your username if it’s not the same as your MissingRemote username!
For Facebook:
- Visit our Facebook Fan Page and click the
Like button - And reply to the Vidabox contest status with the answer to the storage question.
- Don’t forget your username on both if they don’t match your username below!
- Visit our Facebook Fan Page and click the
Good luck everyone 🙂
RULES/TERMS
As mentioned above, each user is eligible for up to 3 entries into this contest. Every prize will have its own prize definitions, so make sure to check the rules!
Entries will be accepted from 12:01AM PDT on Friday, November 19, 2010 through 11:59AM PDT on Monday, November 22, 2010. Winner will be selected by November 28, 2010.
- This contest is unfortunately only available to US residents in one of the 50 states. Sorry to our international readers, but we are looking into expanding our prize packages in the future.
- You are only allowed to enter using each method once. Multiple entries will disqualify you.
- Must be a registered user to be eligible to win (remember, if you are entering additional entries when applicable via Twitter/Facebook you must mention your MissingRemote username in that entry)
- Editors and staff, and associated family of staff are not eligible to win
- Each prize may have its own rules for eligibility established by Product Sponsors, please read the directions carefully
- Users may reply to a thread as many times as desired, but only one post will be counted towards the drawing
- Winners will be notified via e-mail, as well as posted in a news post on the home page of MissingRemote.com; Failure to respond within 72 hours will result in a forfeit of prize and the prize will be re-drawn
- Most prizes will be shipped to winners via either USPS Priority Mail or Fedex Ground and tracking numbers will be provided. It is the recipient’s responsibility to coordinate receipt of item.
- Some prizes will be shipped to winners directly from Product Sponsor–tracking will still be provided to those as well
- Prize packages are in excellent condition and have not been used outside of for review purposes and are delivered in AS-IS condition
- Any attempt to circumvent contest rules will cause ineligibility for user
Currently just using Windows
Currently just using Windows 7 to do nightly backups. I get the backup monthly loaded onto an offsite drive.
Currently no real storage
Currently no real storage solution. Multiple hard drives in the media server with some data stored on more then one drive for a slight bit of redundancy.
I have a bunch of external
I have a bunch of external harddrives for all data backups and non-immediate data storage.
twitter:notAtweeterer
currently i have no storage
currently i have no storage solution, just a small hard drive i back up one of several pcs to and cross fingers the others stay ok.
Currently I’m just using a
Currently I’m just using a couple of external HD’s with windows 7 backup.
Twitter is wktaylor1
Facebook
Twitter is wktaylor1
Facebook is wktaylor112
I’m using my own old home-made computer to do manual backups whenever I think about it 🙁
No current storage solution
No current storage solution other than internal hard drives.
Nothing
Nothing
I have 2 WD Caviar Green
I have 2 WD Caviar Green 1.5TB Internals in a RAID 1 configuration.
Hoping to upgrade to 2TB drives soon and remove the 1.5s from the RAID giving me more over all storage regardless of backups.
Ive got no real NAS
Ive got no real NAS solution.
Video is kept on a drive in my main/only htpc, though I am running out of space and will have to add a new one soon. (I hope to do it while also adding a SSD for performance)
important files (pictures, my documents, etc) are synced between my three windows computers and the cloud using microsofts windows live mesh 2011. its lightweight and free so why not? I used to use amazon’s jungle disk and it worked well but it was a little more of a pain in the ass to install.
at some point in the future i will move to a WHS+extender model and if i had the money i probably would do it now just to have a project but it doesnt even make sense for me. i only have one television.
UnRAID server with 15
UnRAID server with 15 drives. One 2TB parity drive and fourteen 1.5TB data drives. Great for streaming Blu-Ray and DVD rips to every PC in my house.
DIY WHS
DIY WHS
Currently WHS but have 4 new
Currently WHS but have 4 new unopened 2tb drives that would love to go in this case with a new Server build I am wanting to do (none WHS). Perfect timing for me to win!! 😉
cheers
Finish your other projects
Finish your other projects first!
I do not currently have a
I do not currently have a storage solution.
Currently no NAS solution,
Currently no NAS solution, only a 1TB external usb drive.
I’ve got some (very) old
I’ve got some (very) old drives in RAID on my desktop. No dedicated storage server.
2 WD 1T external USB hard
2 WD 1T external USB hard drives.
I’m using an Internal 2TB
I’m using an Internal 2TB drive for backups at this time.. would like to put a WHS in that case your giving away though =)
newfiend
I use Windows Home Server
I use Windows Home Server with duplication enabled. I also use my Dad’s WHS as an offsite backup solution.
Currently using a home built
Currently using a home built atom based nas with
Ubuntu 10
2 x 1.5TB WD Green Drives in Software raid 1
OS installed on CF card.
Just using W7 and a big 3TB
Just using W7 and a big 3TB raid array.
I’m currently using Windows
I’m currently using Windows Home Server (v1) in a creaky old case.
I’m using an old Dell
I’m using an old Dell Dimension as an Amahi HDA (runs on Fedora 12). 200 GB HD for now.
Im currently using my
Im currently using my homebuilt WHS box that I put in my old HTPC case, when I upgraded my HTPC. Im at about 7TB (and growing) right now. I store my Music, DVDs, Blu-Rays,Pictures, in addition to backing up the 3 other PCs in the house. Anxiously awaiting Vail!
HP LX195
HP LX195
I back up only an HTPC image,
I back up only an HTPC image, photos and music and basically run a weekly batch sync of those files to a second PC at home. Photos & music are also stored on an external hard drive at my work office.
So no WHS or anything like that. I do have PogoPlug with two hard drives for extra network-attached storage as well.
Buffalo Terrastation in my
Buffalo Terrastation in my media closet, no WHS, just a whole lotta shares.
I’m using a Pogoplug. I use
I’m using a Pogoplug. I use Sync Toy to back up photos, music and movies to the 1 TB hard drive, then just send it throughout the house.
I don’t have a real storage
I don’t have a real storage solution, just shared drives on various PCs. I really need to get something more organized set up…
Windows Storage Server 2008
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
– RAID6 3ware storage array for media as a share
– RAID10 3ware storage array for Hyper-V as a SAN
You’re not eligible! :-p
You’re not eligible! :-p
skirge01 wrote:
You’re not
[quote=skirge01]You’re not eligible! :-p[/quote]
Buzzkill
mikinho wrote:
skirge01
[quote=mikinho]
[quote=skirge01]You’re not eligible! :-p[/quote]
Buzzkill
[/quote]
…and neither am I. Buzkill on myself.
Windows Home Server with
Windows Home Server with about 4-5TB.
UnRaid server with 3 1.5TB
UnRaid server with 3 1.5TB drives for data and 1 2TB drive for parity
UnRaid server with 3 1.5TB
UnRaid server with 3 1.5TB drives for data and 1 2TB drive for parity
I’m currently using an Acer
I’m currently using an Acer Aspire AH340 Windows Home Server.
I still have 4 hard drives in
I still have 4 hard drives in my mini tower case. And they aren’t big hard drives, either.
I use Windows 7. Works
I use Windows 7. Works great. Could use this box and DR plan. : )
Just using an extra hard
Just using an extra hard drive in my HTPC for backups. I’m also using batch files to backup all my important info (family pictures, etc.) to other locations.
Windows 7 with 4 TB of
Windows 7 with 4 TB of storage with another 2 TB of external storage.
Right now none
Right now none
I had been using FreeNAS
I had been using FreeNAS (.org), which is a great free NAS solution where you can pile in a bunch of old HDDs into an array. I ended up abandoning it because it was a real energy sink and now just use a cloud based backup solution (mozy.com).
Windows Home Server (a tiny
Windows Home Server (a tiny little HP box) with a 1.5TB external drive.
None at present. Hope to add
None at present. Hope to add a NAS in the future.
25 tb WHS that runs Sagetv,
25 tb WHS that runs Sagetv, mostly using 2tb hdds.
I’m running a WHS that is
I’m running a WHS that is backed up to the web using AsusWebStorage.
We use WHS to back up all of
We use WHS to back up all of our computers and specifically my wifes computer and all her photos for her photography business. (That stuff takes a ridiculous amount of space, and people get cranky if you lose thier pictures)
Currently i store my all
Currently i store my all backup on Western digital external 1 TB hard drive. This is only storage solution i have currently.
I am currently using a
I also have no real storage
I also have no real storage solution. Just multiple hard drives with all the really important stuff saved on an external that’s only connected when adding to it. I really should look itno something else.
Just have a dual core win7
Just have a dual core win7 Box in the basement with 4 1.5tb hard drives running raid 5. No real backup for media content, as I have physical media for all, for photos and such have couple of portable hard drives that are rotated off site.
Quote:
What’s your current
[quote]What’s your current NAS/WHS/Storage solution in your home (if any)?[/quote]
I use WHS. Though, I had a scare this past weekend with the main system hard drive dying on me in the middle of a data disk removal. I had to rebuild the system from scratch to make sure I didn’t lose anything.
I currently run a HP Home
I currently run a HP Home Server, with a 2TB, two 1.5TB and the factory 500GB, yet somehow I’m still running out.
none
none
Using FreeNas … one on old
Using FreeNas … one on old Dell Machine w a couple of old 500GB disks, and a rack mount case raid 5 that holds 5TB… and growing.
I’m currently using my HTPC
I’m currently using my HTPC to store everything. Network connections are made to it for all other devices.
Currently only manually
Currently only manually backing up the essentials to an external hard drive. My most used storage volume is a RAID 1 mirror, which has saved my butt in the past. Looking forward to buying the next HP home server with Vail when it finally arrives.
Currently running a HP
Currently running a HP mediasmart server with 3-2Tb harddrives, and 1-1Tb harddrive.
Current setup is a HP
Current setup is a HP MediaSmart WHS with 4TB.
What’s your current
What’s your current NAS/WHS/Storage solution in your home (if any)?
Combination of internal HDDs, 2 direct attached Areca e-sata RAID boxes (total of 21TB RAID5) and an unRaid server currently with 10TB with room to grow.
Currently, have my HTPC
Currently, have my HTPC (always on) set to back up at night to external HD via USB. Unfortunately, I only back up my personnel files, pics, and music. My home video collection would take another drive and probably put me over my power limit.
Would love this box to start a WHS to back up all my stuff.
I currently use my desktop.
I currently use my desktop.
Backups?!?!?! We don’t need
Backups?!?!?! We don’t need no stinking backups!
(until things crash then we’ll wish we had backups…)
WHS with 3TB.
WHS with 3TB.
I’ve always just used
I’ve always just used external hard drives for backup. I’ve been looking into investing in a low power system for NAS for a while now, but just have never done it.
WHS as well as mix of
WHS as well as mix of attached USB Drives, and a DroboPro if I can ever afford one.
Dedicated Windows 7 machine
Dedicated Windows 7 machine with 4TB in a RAID 5 configuration (3, 2TB WD greens) along with a Carbonite subscription for off-site backup.
I currently have WHS on a HP
I currently have WHS on a HP smartmedia server. I think it’s an EX475.
DRB
I don’t have any storage
I don’t have any storage device at my home yet. But planning to purchasing on this thanksgiving..
my twitter id is @me_mystery
I don’t have one for my HTPC,
I don’t have one for my HTPC, but use mozy for my home computer. Been thinking of setting up a WHS machine out of spare parts.
Facebook id is Mike Hopman
Nothing currently but am
Nothing currently but am looking into building a WHS
I currently have a 7tb WHS
I currently have a 7tb WHS box that I store all of my movies, music, photos, etc… I have the occasional stutter when playing back BD iso’s, but no other complaints.
My network storage solution
My network storage solution is Windows 7 Ultimate with shared harddrive that I can access from my laptops.
Using a home built WHS box to
Using a home built WHS box to backup a laptop, HTPC, and workstation.
Not running a NAS or
Not running a NAS or WHS, keep everything on 4TB in the main HTPC in the living room. No BD backups yet. Use ATI to image all PCs twice a week which get migrated to a seperate box in my office.
Currently none, although I do
Currently none, although I do have some redundancy.
NAS = D-Link DNS-323
NAS = D-Link DNS-323
Windows home server running a
Windows home server running a dual core intel with 4gb of memory. It backs up 3 home computers, 1personal laptop, and a work laptop. Not nearly enough storage as I only have 1.5TB and running out of space.it is also used for file storage on my network and I run VmWare on it as well to play with virtual machines.
No solution yet…just maxed
No solution yet…just maxed out my media center pc’s hard drive bays…looking to implement a whs solution.
Currently using a Sans
Currently using a Sans Digital Esata 4 bay raid box set to JBOD with 4 – 2TB drives
I have a HP EX475 with 6.5 TB
I have a HP EX475 with 6.5 TB of storage. Of course my HTPS has 3 TB alone.
I have a home built WHS for
I have a home built WHS for my media storage and PC backups. Along with an HP Mediasmart 470.
my current backup is a WHS
my current backup is a WHS one of the media smart and then my photos are also monthly backed up to my office pc. THis though would be a base to a new windows home server version 2 if won.
Rocking a MediaSmart EX495
Rocking a MediaSmart EX495 w/8TB, serving up flacs and isos
My current storage solution
My current storage solution is 500 GB Seagate portable external hard drive. I use it for my all backups.
My twitter id is @jazboy01
Currently I use WHS, and have
Currently I use WHS, and have an ICYDOCK 3bay-to-4bay HDD kit installed with 4-1TB drives for my storage. I would love to add more storage either internal or external.
Currently using my old P4
Currently using my old P4 tower (it was brand new back in 2002!) w/IDE/PATA hard-drives. NOT the best solution but it works for now.
Twitter = @Customjmn
Facebook = John McMahon
I use seagate external hard
I use seagate external hard drive for my storage solution.my twitter id is @Kismetconnect
I have a low end Hammer
I have a low end Hammer HN1200 with two 500 GB or 750 GB mirrored NAS with but I really only use it just like an external drive to back up each of our computers.
2008 R2 Server (Quad core
2008 R2 Server (Quad core w/8gig) with HighPoint RAID 5, Curently 8 – 1T drives with 2 spares in hot swap cage mounted in the server. This is only for movie storage being streamed by SageTV.
I am runnng a 2nd 2003 R2 server for HomeSeer, FTP, VPN, EMAIL and IIS w/1T file storage runing RAID 1+0.
I am rocking windows 7 with 3
I am rocking windows 7 with 3 drives to 3 HTPC’s around the house. My “server” is laying on a mobo box and the drives are on the wood shelf along with the psu in my laundry room.
I use an old computer
I use an old computer converted to run Windows Home Server.One 250gb drive and 4 onetb drives.
Use 320 GB harddrive as my
Use 320 GB harddrive as my storage solution.
External E-sata 640 gig WD
External E-sata 640 gig WD network hard drive for backup etc.
Currently using a bunch of
Currently using a bunch of internal drives in both my desktop and HTPC. But I’m starting to feel the need for some kind of server solution.
I’m currently using Windows 7
I’m currently using Windows 7 Media Center with 1TB HDD internal storage space. However, I don’t have any specific backup solution at present.
What’s your current
What’s your current NAS/WHS/Storage solution in your home (if any)?
Windows 2008 R2 box 7TB and growing
Using a simple WD Essentials
Using a simple WD Essentials external drive. Does just what I need.
DIY WHS box running on a
DIY WHS box running on a power-hungry AMD 9750 processor. About to move to a virtualized setup on a Xeon e5640 and Supermicro X8ST3-F platform.
File and Print sharing
File and Print sharing through Vista.
Running a DIY WHS using a
Running a DIY WHS using a Atom D510 ITX board, 1GB memory and 2-2TB drives. Nightly backups as well as extra storage for my BeyondTV server.
Currently use Win7 backup on
Currently use Win7 backup on 2 1tb external drives. I backup the single win7 pc i use as an htpc.
Between 2TB drives being $80
Between 2TB drives being $80 and mozy unlimited only being $5 a month I find it hard to justify a NASWHS now.
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Home Premium hosting a Homegroup
I, personally, don’t get WHS. What does it offer over a simple PC running file and print server and hosting shares? Just another platform to maintain, learn, and pay for.