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blue68f100 · 10-23-2007, 05:49 PM

And I thought I was long winded, you over did your self this time.

What can I add....

What Mr Phoenix has said can apply to anything you buy on eBay. Assume nothing.

The one thing he did not hit on is the noise these Guardian Units creat. These are server room class equipment, not designed to be quiet. So you do not want them in the living room for a media server. Where most equipment has fans, these have blowers. High cfm in a small package. The 4500 on startup sounds like a jet winding up to take off, till the firmware takes control of the blowers. These are still louder (at idle) than any of the SnapOS units under full load.

The Guardian OS is highly pollished.

10-23-2007, 05:49 PM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Buying advice for Guardian Units And I thought I was long winded, you over did your self this time. What can I add.... What Mr Phoenix has said can apply to anything you buy on eBay. Assume nothing. The one thing he did not hit on is the noise these Guardian Units creat. These are server room class equipment, not designed to be quiet. So you do not want them in the living room for a media server. Where most equipment has fans, these have blowers. High cfm in a small package. The 4500 on startup sounds like a jet winding up to take off, till the firmware takes control of the blowers. These are still louder (at idle) than any of the SnapOS units under full load. The Guardian OS is highly pollished. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820