Pogoplug Classic Media Sharing Device in Pink or Black (POGO-B01 or POGO-P21) $15 + Free Shipping

http://slickdeals.net/f/5855786-P...p=57570924

Rakuten.com (formerly buy.com) selling the PogoPlug Mobile (POGO V4-A1-01) for $18 if you are looking or something newer.

Dang, I would prefer the black...

Can someone explain the difference between samba on optware and samba on archlinux? I'm a Linux newb.

I primarily want to access my usb drive on LAN for videos, but still maintain remote access via phone or computer without 3rd party access if possible.

Quote from mr_big_tongue : http://slickdeals.net/f/5855786-P...p=57570924 Rakuten.com (formerly buy.com) selling the PogoPlug Mobile (POGO V4-A1-01) for $18 if you are looking or something newer.

archlinux support? It does have faster USB and iirc eSATA.

Edit: arch is supported but only through some of the ports.

Quote from Milkwasabadchoice : By the way, the black is now $15 as well. Fixed my dilemma and bought one. http://www.adorama.com/COCPOGOP21...ailPrice=T

Thanks, I got one the last time, and now a 2'nd one to install linux.

really confused as to which model to get

I ordered one -- I hope it turns out to be an E02 in a P21's box.

Quote from wilflare : really confused as to which model to get

From previous threads, Pink is P21. Black is P21 from box but E02 from bottom label.

P21 700MHz Dual Core 128MB ARMv6
E02 1.2GHz Single Core 256MB ARMv5

2 bucks cheaper than last deal on eBay

Quote from Starrx05 : From previous threads, Pink is P21. Black is P21 from box but E02 from bottom label. P21 700MHz Dual Core 128MB ARMv6 E02 1.2GHz Single Core 256MB ARMv5 2 bucks cheaper than last deal on eBay

thanks so I'll go for the black and keep my fingers crossed..
hmm. how does it compare to a NAS etc?

Quote from Doom5 : I ordered one -- I hope it turns out to be an E02 in a P21's box.

Confirmed. Got the Black one delivered today and it is.

Also, I ordered at 8:30EST and had it at my door by 10AM the next day. Faster than Amazon lol.

Quote from crakarjax : archlinux support? It does have faster USB and iirc eSATA. Edit: arch is supported but only through some of the ports.

There is a lot of confusion about the Pogoplug Mobile. It is a stripped down Series 4 device with *ONLY* 1 USB 2.0 port and an SD reader. No SATA and no USB 3.0.

The USB 3.0 in the regular Series 4 is useless, anyway, because the device can't keep up with the extra bus bandwidth, anyway.

I am sticking with the $15 Classic model, and hoping for an E02.

Quote from fflakes : Dang, I would prefer the black... Can someone explain the difference between samba on optware and samba on archlinux? I'm a Linux newb. I primarily want to access my usb drive on LAN for videos, but still maintain remote access via phone or computer without 3rd party access if possible.

Reading this may help.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/arch...93442.html

Quote from Starrx05 : From previous threads, Pink is P21. Black is P21 from box but E02 from bottom label. P21 700MHz Dual Core 128MB ARMv6 E02 1.2GHz Single Core 256MB ARMv5 2 bucks cheaper than last deal on eBay

I thought I read somewhere the pinks were E02 as well. Great ... now I'm regretting getting the pink even more.

Great, went for the better black one. Thanks OP.

Used the Samba Server instuctions at various sites to get all 4 internal hard drives to be NAS.

Note the instructions at the various sites are sometimes contradictory....so make sure you set up each port with a separate drive address and get rid of the external drive. Pogoplug is setup to see all 4 drives with standard config...but if you set up each hard drive configured..then windows can see each hard drive and copy and replace files.

2nd....Puty is great to login....but after a while you want to auto login. You do that with Plink and just type in the commands you would have used under Puty.

Dont know puty...dont know plink...read. I wrote up the config file and instructions in previous emails on this subject.

This is a pretty good machine you can dedicate to file serve plus a million other things other do with it..