**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Jul 16 02:59:56 2010 Jul 16 15:44:27 hello Jul 16 15:47:16 can anyone recommend an ext hdd for use with the nslu2? ideally one that'd spin down by itself when idle and spin back up on activity Jul 16 23:51:54 nsfx: imo spin down is not really a good thing Jul 16 23:52:00 1) it WILL shorten the life of the drive Jul 16 23:52:10 2) it WILL cause slower access times Jul 16 23:52:39 the only real advantage is power ... but really, you are talking about 25 cents a month at most saved Jul 16 23:53:09 unless of course you are running with a battery Jul 16 23:54:22 if your goal is low power ... consider maybe getting a SSD Jul 17 00:23:42 DrJ: thanks for the input Jul 17 00:23:51 my main concern was power really Jul 17 00:24:15 are you going to be running on battery? Jul 17 00:24:24 like is this for a car? Jul 17 00:24:51 if you will be running on AC ... then I say don't worry about it Jul 17 00:25:43 heh, I should change this on the wiki: "the lifespan of a permanently running HD is shorter, too. " Jul 17 00:25:45 not really true Jul 17 00:25:52 in fact, other way around Jul 17 00:26:11 spinning up more often will kill a hd faster than running 24/7/365 Jul 17 00:27:07 I guess the other gain though would be noise reduction Jul 17 00:27:35 what will you be using your slug for nsfx? Jul 17 02:00:08 DrJ: replacing a nas box Jul 17 02:00:20 but that extra usb port... Jul 17 02:00:35 maybe i'll put a webcam on my fishtank or something Jul 17 02:00:48 if it can handle it Jul 17 02:06:06 worried about overdraining the psu Jul 17 02:14:34 if it is going to be a nas station then you don't want it to spin-down Jul 17 02:14:45 because access time will be important for that Jul 17 02:28:02 DrJ: well Jul 17 02:28:10 i guess nas might not be the right term Jul 17 02:28:33 it's really for 2 things a simple backup and getting at my music when i'm away from home **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Jul 17 02:59:56 2010