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One thing I don't really understand about the Zimaboard is why it comes in such a good looking enclosure? If you want to use it with stuff connected to the PCIe

One thing I don't really understand about the Zimaboard is why it comes in such a good looking enclosure? If you want to use it with stuff connected to the PCIe/SATA ports you'll always need some extra enclosure/case anyway to keep things clean. At that point why not just ship a board like a Raspberry PI, etc? > btrfs has had some issues in the past, especially with the RAID5/6 setup I'm pretty sure that btrfs still has major issues with RAID 5 & 6, and that these RAID modes are not recommended to be used in anger.

newsclues 3y ago
It’s proprietary and easy mini homelab equipment for people who have an interest in home servers but not the time, skills or skills to setup their own.
- paldepind2 3y ago
  Yes, I get that and I think it's a very cool device (given that it has sufficient IO for ones purpose). What I don't understand is why the casing around the board itself is so well designed and good looking. To me it looks like a "finished" self-contained device on its own. But if you use it together with, say, 2 3.5" HDDs you'll surely need some enclosure around the enclosure. At that point an "ugly" Raspberry PI-style board would have been just as good. Granted, OP makes good use of the board enclosure, but needs to DIY a case in order to do so.
  - newsclues 3y ago
    Because they are selling a solution, not a single board computer for people who want to really tinker. It's for people who want to plug it in, follow instructions from a YouTube video and leave it alone.
bluGill 3y ago
Because the enclosure is the heat sink. It has to look more or less like that for functional reasons, and so making it pretty as well is no real extra cost.
Havoc 3y ago
Probably has more to do with the teams preferences and tastes rather than any sort of commercial rationale. Same with the new zimablade - looks pretty sharp even though open air would cool better

newsclues 3y ago

It’s proprietary and easy mini homelab equipment for people who have an interest in home servers but not the time, skills or skills to setup their own.

paldepind2 3y ago
Yes, I get that and I think it's a very cool device (given that it has sufficient IO for ones purpose). What I don't understand is why the casing around the board itself is so well designed and good looking. To me it looks like a "finished" self-contained device on its own. But if you use it together with, say, 2 3.5" HDDs you'll surely need some enclosure around the enclosure. At that point an "ugly" Raspberry PI-style board would have been just as good. Granted, OP makes good use of the board enclosure, but needs to DIY a case in order to do so.
- newsclues 3y ago
  Because they are selling a solution, not a single board computer for people who want to really tinker. It's for people who want to plug it in, follow instructions from a YouTube video and leave it alone.

bluGill 3y ago

Because the enclosure is the heat sink. It has to look more or less like that for functional reasons, and so making it pretty as well is no real extra cost.

Havoc 3y ago

Probably has more to do with the teams preferences and tastes rather than any sort of commercial rationale. Same with the new zimablade - looks pretty sharp even though open air would cool better