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So you're buying a case and a hard drive, you have to put it together yourself, and it only works with a raspberry pi 2? Seems like anyone interested enough to

So you're buying a case and a hard drive, you have to put it together yourself, and it only works with a raspberry pi 2? Seems like anyone interested enough to buy this would just do it themselves.

tdkl 10y ago
The price is very competitive, getting all the parts + cables and power brick would cost more.
- ac29 10y ago
  A 1TB enclosed external USB HD from Western Digital costs $60 (see NewEgg, Amazon, or whatever's relevant in your country). This costs $80. So, the extra $20 covers a SD card and a few screws to mount a Raspberry Pi (not included)? Doesn't seem competitive at all.
  - tdkl 10y ago
    I wrote that thinking the Pi is included (they wrote "compute board"), but it seems it's just the drive and case.
  - jospoortvliet 10y ago
    The kit to compare it to is the PiDrive kit from WD, which costs alone more than our kit WITH case. A normal external hard drive risks not working with a Pi. This 2.5" USB drive is optimized for low power usage, esp at startup and comes with a cable and charger which powers both the drive and Pi from a single cable. Obviously, if you are looking for an external USB drive for your computer, this is all not relevant. But if you want to use it with a Pi or a similar board, this kit is far superior.
s_q_b 10y ago
That was my first thought as well. I kept waiting for the magic that never came. However, if you look at the bottom it states that this case is a reference design, much like the Google phones, intended to be a platform upon which others can build new products.
zelon88 10y ago
That's what I did. https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2 https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2
dahdum 10y ago
We use Nextcloud at our company (switched from Owncloud after the split). Will definitely pick up a few of these boxes to replace VMs, so ease of use a big plus.
- jancborchardt 10y ago
  Thanks a lot! We’re always happy about feedback if you have any. :)
jancborchardt 10y ago
Work is being done to make it compatible with Raspberry Pi 3. :)
- jospoortvliet 10y ago
  yes, coming later this month.

So you're buying a case and a hard drive, you have to put it together yourself, and it only works with a raspberry pi 2? Seems like anyone interested enough to buy this would just do it themselves.

tdkl 10y ago

The price is very competitive, getting all the parts + cables and power brick would cost more.

ac29 10y ago
A 1TB enclosed external USB HD from Western Digital costs $60 (see NewEgg, Amazon, or whatever's relevant in your country). This costs $80. So, the extra $20 covers a SD card and a few screws to mount a Raspberry Pi (not included)? Doesn't seem competitive at all.
- tdkl 10y ago
  I wrote that thinking the Pi is included (they wrote "compute board"), but it seems it's just the drive and case.
- jospoortvliet 10y ago
  The kit to compare it to is the PiDrive kit from WD, which costs alone more than our kit WITH case. A normal external hard drive risks not working with a Pi. This 2.5" USB drive is optimized for low power usage, esp at startup and comes with a cable and charger which powers both the drive and Pi from a single cable. Obviously, if you are looking for an external USB drive for your computer, this is all not relevant. But if you want to use it with a Pi or a similar board, this kit is far superior.

s_q_b 10y ago

That was my first thought as well. I kept waiting for the magic that never came. However, if you look at the bottom it states that this case is a reference design, much like the Google phones, intended to be a platform upon which others can build new products.

zelon88 10y ago

That's what I did. https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2 https://github.com/zelon88/HRCloud2

dahdum 10y ago

We use Nextcloud at our company (switched from Owncloud after the split). Will definitely pick up a few of these boxes to replace VMs, so ease of use a big plus.

jancborchardt 10y ago
Thanks a lot! We’re always happy about feedback if you have any. :)

jancborchardt 10y ago

Work is being done to make it compatible with Raspberry Pi 3. :)

jospoortvliet 10y ago
yes, coming later this month.