fliny00 wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817980001&cm_re=freeagent_go-_-17-980-001-_-Product

That's $16 shipped (everyday regular price)... as opppose to $20+$5 = $25.

What's happening with woot.com these days?!

That's not even the same product.

Please be sure you have your facts straight when slamming a company online. Saves you from misleading other potential customers.

fliny00 wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817980001&cm_re=freeagent_go-_-17-980-001-_-Product

That's $16 shipped (everyday regular price)... as opppose to $20+$5 = $25.

What's happening with woot.com these days?!

Not the same product :that one has no extra USB ports

I'm looking to attach this to my router and then fill the attached external drive with videos to be viewed on my PS3.

My PS3 is connected by ethernet to the same router. Will this be fast enough to play the videos right from the external drive without stuttering?

On the PS3, will I have to go to a web site to access the drive content, or will it appear in the videos section like an attached USB drive?

(I'm looking for a better solution than the wireless video streaming I do right now from my PC to my PS3)

If you don't have a freeagent drive, this $2 cable (or this plug) will convert the dock connector into a usable USB port.

What is OD?

rangerlg wrote:These exact models were $1 at OD a few months ago. Picked up three.

chrisnck wrote:What is OD?

Please read, people. Several posters have already answered this question.

OD=Office Depot

Also, one poster indicated that it was not the dockstar, but the plain dock that OD had for $1.

So, my existing 1TB Free Agent drive will plug right into this little guy? Cool. Even if I have to use the USB connection this seems like a no-brainer as I constantly need images or other files for one project when I am at another site.

thanks Woot

mvsopen wrote:Works well, but read the PogoPlug site's privacy statement. Even though your data is encrypted to you via SSL, it still has to go through their servers to reach you - You have to log on to the Pogoplug website in order to access your drive's data. This may be fine for pictures and music, but would you really want your financial data going through a third-party server?

Simple solution(s) don't connect from the outside or use a proxy of your own (port forwarding, ftp, web server, etc).

fliny00 wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817980001&cm_re=freeagent_go-_-17-980-001-_-Product

That's $16 shipped (everyday regular price)... as opppose to $20+$5 = $25.

What's happening with woot.com these days?!

That's the one people got at OD (Office Depot) for $1...NOT the same item here at Woot as already stated.

Oooops...someone already beat me to it.

Regarding the PS3/Xbox question, a couple of posts on this forum say that the March firmware update (for Dockstar as well as the Pogoplug device) enabled streaming from the consoles.

Anyone know if you could plug a flash drive into one of these?

Can I put two of these devices on a single network?

Is each "FreeAgent DockStar" assigned a unique IP address? If so, is this address hardcoded or obtained via DHCP?

Kacia wrote:Anyone know if you could plug a flash drive into one of these?

Yes - it will work with a flash drive.

BigD wrote:As I clarified above:

*There is no service fee for the Pogolug application on these Dockstar devices. There use to be a fee after the first year, but that has been removed. The lifetime service referred to here on the sale is not the "crippled" in-home use only version.

Ok, so in for 2...

This probably means pogoplug will go under in about 6 months and Seagate will change the formfactor for their hard drives...

Not sure if it's been pointed out, but Newegg has it for a penny cheaper...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148496&cm_re=seagate_free_agent-_-22-148-496-_-Product

Will Time Machine work with this?

TechnoChick wrote:Can I put two of these devices on a single network?

Is each "FreeAgent DockStar" assigned a unique IP address? If so, is this address hardcoded or obtained via DHCP?

The internet "sees" the IP address of your router. The Dockstar is a assigned a code based on its MAC address, so it's unique. That should mean that you can use 2 of them. Of course, you'll have to register them separately.

fliny00 wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817980001&cm_re=freeagent_go-_-17-980-001-_-Product

That's $16 shipped (everyday regular price)... as opppose to $20+$5 = $25.

What's happening with woot.com these days?!

@fliny00 -- Dude, that's just a USB dock for Seagate FreeAgent drives. No network connectivity, no pogoplug. Take a close look at the product photos again.

kurtm85 wrote:Will Time Machine work with this?

I'll let you know yesterday.

edit: I hope you didn't mind my wise-cracking answer. I'm assuming that you're asking if you can back up live from one computer onto a remote drive. Since the drive will be recognized as a regular networked drive, I don't see why not. Of course, if your internet connection is glitchy, or the server bounces, you could get a failure to write, but the software should just try again.

vaximily wrote:Not sure if it's been pointed out, but Newegg has it for a penny cheaper...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148496&cm_re=seagate_free_agent-_-22-148-496-_-Product

It was $35 at NewEgg an hour ago.

Chances are good that as soon as the Woot is over the Egg price will go up.

Here's how the guts look, and a review of the setup at smallnetbuilder.com.

vaximily wrote:Not sure if it's been pointed out, but Newegg has it for a penny cheaper...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148496&cm_re=seagate_free_agent-_-22-148-496-_-Product

Woot is still cheaper if you buy 2 or 3.

kurtm85 wrote:Will Time Machine work with this?

When I last checked Pogoplug did not support Journaled HFS+, which I understand to be a requirement for Time Machine.

Xstatic wrote:When I last checked Pogoplug did not support Journaled HFS+, which I understand to be a requirement for Time Machine.

You must have checked awhile ago. Pogoplug adds journaled HFS+ support

Does the Newegg one also include the unlimited subscription to *everything*? I'm considering getting 5 of these puppies total since I also have a Newegg gift card.

RE: Office Depot $1 special, two months ago


http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/expired-deals/997902/


Browsing the thread, it seems it was very YMMV. But check the image in the first post. Some were really getting the Full Monty ethernet/embedded CPU/NAS dock for $1. I personally think OD got mixed up and mistakenly put the Fully Monty version on sale instead of the Plain Jane version.

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Regardless of what happened (probably by mistake ~2 months ago), today's Woot is still a good deal. Especially considering what the hardware is capable of and how hackable it is.

halflifesales wrote:SATA SATA SATA SATA!
Poor move seagate. had to go with the proprietary docking station instead of creating a device that can be used by %99 of the other, regular hard drives.

That's why it has USB ports, Duh!

ordered one, now I need to get a router with ethernet out..

one question can I use this to access my computers files from my ps3?

nicholas541 wrote:Does the Newegg one also include the unlimited subscription to *everything*? I'm considering getting 5 of these puppies total since I also have a Newegg gift card.

With Newegg you'll have to pay money for the Pogo service after one year.

fliny00 wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817980001&cm_re=freeagent_go-_-17-980-001-_-Product

That's $16 shipped (everyday regular price)... as opppose to $20+$5 = $25.

What's happening with woot.com these days?!

Maybe you should look at the Newegg prod description-no usb on the Newegg one so you can't network share a basic usb drive like you can on the woot one.

soypancho wrote:How well does this thing deliver on all these features? How many of which are OS X friendly? Thanks!

Yes, this was designed with Mac in mind. There is iphone/ipad app and works well with Mac and Safari as well.

(I do work for Seagate)

phatdog45 wrote:one question can I use this to access my computers files from my ps3?

From mydigitallife.info:

"enable or disable Pogoplug to stream movies, photos and music to XBox360 and PS3 game consoles"

phatdog45 wrote:one question can I use this to access my computers files from my ps3?

You can access file on USB drive plugged into Dockstar on your PS3.

(I do work for Seagate)

dlcarrier wrote:No need to ask, it runs linux.

That sold me, in for three!

As if I really needed another project to sink time into. :-)

westcoaststorage wrote:You can access file on USB drive plugged into Dockstar on your PS3.

(I do work for Seagate)

so it will show up on my ps3 as a media server?

oopsz wrote:If you don't have a freeagent drive, this $2 cable (or this plug) will convert the dock connector into a usable USB port.

Great tip Tks =)

Kacia wrote:Anyone know if you could plug a flash drive into one of these?

Umm yeahhhhhhh as long as it's usb

Have been wanting to put my HD on the network for a while! So glad I never paid the $$ for time machine. & @ only $20, I got 3 & 2 of them are gifts. Thanks woot =) Best deal in a long time IMO!