QStar SntryStr

Okay, I know this doesn’t have an optical drive in it – but hear me out. The idea of tiered storage isn’t a new concept; IT professionals have been doing it for years. This is the first time I have seen a hardware company embrace it. Typically each hardware manufacture would sell you one tier [...]

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TX Autosave Software

Blah TX Software released an interesting concept, don’t buy the software, buy the media. In the days of cloud computing it shouldn’t be a surprise that someone adapted this to an older technology like optical media. Each disc has a small app on it allowing you to back up photos, office documents, or make a [...]

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Blu-ray Based Optical Library from DISC

  While many think the sail have long been pulled down, the recent price drop in Blu-Ray media may be once again blowing life into the products. DISC has released a full line of Blu-ray centric optical libraries, one of which is called the Blue Safe, a neat, little optical library for around 6k. DISC [...]

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MSM Optical Juke Controller – build your own library

Now you can build your own optical library or jukebox using a MSM controller from StorageQuest. While the feature sets aren’t the same as a 50-100k Pioneer juke box, for a bolt in appliance, it’ll satisfy many low budget applications In the recent past, archival applications have begun to distinguish themselves from traditional storage because [...]

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