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Model A is very restrictive than the B, if you are even slightly serious to do sth of little weight with it. I wonder if A can withstand always-on torrent and/o
by fakeer 14y ago
Model A is very restrictive than the B, if you are even slightly serious to do sth of little weight with it. I wonder if A can withstand always-on torrent and/or a connected hard disk which is constantly filled by CrashPlan or Time Machine. One USB port is another big restriction. Kills my idea of making it work with two hard disk(without using a hub).
PS. It hurts to think that I am not buying it(B) because it costs ~$60 here(IN) and the original price being $35. Maybe I would have bought it if it was released for $60 and available here for the same cost. Played with it at a friend's place though.
- pyre 14y agoThe problem is that it's manufactured and sold by a UK non-profit, so you're importing it to India. You may be able to get it cheaper by buying it from someone outside of the country and shipping it to India. I'm not sure if importing for private vs. commercial use matters or not in India.
- tinco 14y agoThe model B achieves the 2 usbs and an ethernet port by having a builtin hub this means your 2 hdd's compete both with eachother and with the network for bandwidth so your no hub constraint doesnt make sense.
- luser001 14y agoI do something similar. You will need a powered USB hub to attach the external HDD (built-in USB can't supply the full 500 mW that a USB port is supposed to supply). Checkout out Plugable's videos on youtube. I have a Model B with a connected HDD that's been on 24x7 for a few months now. No problems so far. I don't expect a big difference between the Model A and B wrt stability.