2012-11-25, 03:52
PogoPlug for $13 http://www.buy.com/prod/pogoplug-multime...55865.html
This is $7 cheaper than what you can normally get for the cheapest PogoPlug (both black and pink versions, which are more or less the same spec wise, can be had for $20 at any point in the year). The included software is pretty crappy, but what makes the PogoPlug awesome is that you can install Arch Linux ARM on it ( http://archlinuxarm.org ). You can use it not only as a USB NAS device, but also as a MySQL server, Tvheadend server (just add USB TV tuner, and you have your entire PVR backend right there using low power), AirPrint server (for iOS direct printing. Not really HTPC related, but a neat extra), normal print sharing, UPnP/SMB/NFS server, and more. Gigabit ethernet.
This is $7 cheaper than what you can normally get for the cheapest PogoPlug (both black and pink versions, which are more or less the same spec wise, can be had for $20 at any point in the year). The included software is pretty crappy, but what makes the PogoPlug awesome is that you can install Arch Linux ARM on it ( http://archlinuxarm.org ). You can use it not only as a USB NAS device, but also as a MySQL server, Tvheadend server (just add USB TV tuner, and you have your entire PVR backend right there using low power), AirPrint server (for iOS direct printing. Not really HTPC related, but a neat extra), normal print sharing, UPnP/SMB/NFS server, and more. Gigabit ethernet.
