Patriot Javelin S4 Bay Home Media Server (NAS) $77+Shipping @ i-Tech

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  DJ on 22/04/2016 - 21:49

  Umm site says Availability: Preorder 2-3 weeks

  I'm thinking no stock

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    Pone on 22/04/2016 - 21:52

    Hmmm, my frd made an order yesterday, will c what he said next wk.

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      WhiteEvo6 on 22/04/2016 - 21:54

      +23

      You should have ordered a new keyboard as well, seems a few of the keys don't work

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        [Deactivated] on 22/04/2016 - 22:12

        +2

        Unfortunately the fix is not that easy for some people

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  TightAssDrake on 22/04/2016 - 21:55

  Good for Plex Server?

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    stevensx on 23/04/2016 - 00:14

    +1

    Not really….Plex server heavily relies on power of CPU cores and amount of cores themselves, this is what is most important, than RAM etc.

    I'm currently using 2 old laptops as a PMS. One of the laptops had its screen broken so I just created a headless 2012 Server R2 using Teamviewer. Each of the laptops have 2 cores each.

    Go here and check to make sure whatever your using as is at least >2000.

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      stonkered on 23/04/2016 - 13:47

      That's if you need to transcode, very little CPU power required otherwise, so it depends on the client.

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        stevensx on 23/04/2016 - 19:54

        100% correct. Was commenting under the impression that TightAssDrake required transcoding of some sort. If not then anything really would work as a Plex Server. Particularly over DLNA. Have tried numerous times to use the PS4 - app just isn't up to scratch and it buffers every few minutes.

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  Geekomatic on 22/04/2016 - 21:55

  +1

  A quick peek at newegg.com & amazon.com reviews shows a whole lot of unhappy owners (issues which occur after a few months & for which Patriot never responded to fix w/firmware)…FYI

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  frysie on 22/04/2016 - 22:14

  Can I use this as an external caddy for a jbod?

  Already got a microserver

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    samlor on 23/04/2016 - 08:07

    Not according to product description and forum posts. The eSATA port is for adding external storage. If it possible to reverse its function to use as an external enclosure then it would be undocumented. I was considering the same possibility.

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  voldemort on 22/04/2016 - 22:41

  Guys, I'm totally new on this so I'm not sure if this thing would fit my purpose.
  I'm trying to build a system where I can use my laptop to download movies onto a separate HDD within my wifi network and then from my laptop, tell my TV to stream/play that movie wirelessly from that HDD. Would this be something achievable with a "NAS system"/Plex server? (Or could someone ELI5 how I'd achieve this please)

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    macamaca on 22/04/2016 - 23:52

    All depends on the capability of your TV.
    If it can open files on a (network) share, eg NAS,
    you won't need a laptop to play a movie.

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    pegaxs on 22/04/2016 - 23:55

    I doubt this would run a plex server on its own. It may however be used as a mass storage drive for a machine that is running plex. I don't know if USB 2.0 is going to be a bottle neck issue, but from reading other forums, this unit hardly seems to run very well at doing simple tasks…

    If you want a stand alone Plex server, use one of the tried and tested recommended models that Plex have listed as working on their site.

    Is Plex on a NAS good for you?
    https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201373793-Is-Plex-…

    NAS units that support Plex (and the ones that don't…)
    https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201373803-NAS-Comp…

    Or you know… Just Google it yourself. There are sooooooooooo many websites that will help answer your Plex questions…

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  macamaca on 22/04/2016 - 22:56

  Very cheap temporary use RAID(JBOD) case!

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    samlor on 23/04/2016 - 08:08

    According to product description and forum posts the eSATA port is for adding external storage. If it possible to reverse its function to use it as an external enclosure then it would be undocumented. I was considering the same possibility.

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  [Deactivated] on 22/04/2016 - 23:47

  +1

  you know it's gotta be the lowest rung on the ladder for entry level NAS based on price but how bad could it actually be. Well you'd probably start with the Spec's. More like the omitted spec's or nonrelated info pass on as spec's.

  No CPU spec. Had to deep deeper than I'd like to find it sports a 'Applied Micro PowerPC 431EXr @ 800MHz'. No plex unfortunately but as expected for such a device.

  No RAM spec's. 256MB DRAM

  LAN spec. RJ-45 Connector - Seriously…at least I found it's a Gigabit port.

  Okay what sata support…hmmmm none - found it's SATAII 3Gps ok (still usable).

  Applied Micro PowerPC 431EXr @ 800MHz
  256MB DRAM
  OS: BusyBox Unix
  File System: XFS 
  

  No firmware support by the looks of it above 4Tb drives.

  I want to try it on price alone, but I think I'll look at a more uptodate/spec NAS. So tempted if it wasn't for others and issues.

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    macamaca on 23/04/2016 - 00:02

    Yeah Synology, Thecus, etc. have good cheap NAS boxes.

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  mutanti on 28/04/2016 - 19:49

  In regards to your recent order of

  1x Patriot PCNASJV35S4 Javelin 4 Bay Home Media Server PCNASJV35S4

  Our vendor advised us this item is end of life and cannot be ordered any
  longer. In this case, we'll have to cancel your order and refund you in full
  back to your bank account. Please send your bank account details (Account
  name, BSB, Account number) to [email protected] for your refund. Please
  note an administration fee will be charged if the incorrect account details
  are provided.

  We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience that might be brought to you.

  Thank you.

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    crazyperpman on 30/04/2016 - 09:46

    Sorry to hear that.

    I received mine yesterday, the ozbargain gods must have been smiling on me :)

    Within half an hour the drives were loaded, set to raid 5 and had it set up wireless thru an existing access point.

    I dont use any of the features in the outdated software so that is not an issue. I can stream 1080p movies from this unit to all rooms in the house without an issue.

    Just not sure what the life expectation on a $77 NAS is. I definitely would not use it as a primary backup for anything.