Klein² Podcast Episode 7 "2x SSDs & GTX285 in Mac Pro + Backups using Amazon S3" (Part 1/2)

SSDs are pretty fast, noiseless and don't create any heat. They are (in my mind) the future of storage. The downside are the costs. You can get a good Intel Postville X25-M G2 for around 200€. I've got 2 of them and put them into my Mac Pro.

Speeding up the Mac Pro is not just a matter of faster HDs or SSDs, current software uses, thanks to OpenCL, your GPU a lot, but without that you're maybe screwed. Another addition to my Mac Pro is a EVGA GeForce GTX285 which speeds the Mac Pro as well.

By overhauling the network a bit, I've switched to Macs completely. There's a lot local storage, but I'm doing my first steps into cloud based storage using Amazon S3 & the fantastic tool Arq.

Showlinks:
- Photos on flickr: http://dkle.in/k2pflickr
- Intel X25-M SSD drives: http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/mainstream/index.htm
- EVGA GeForce GTX285 Mac Edition: http://www.evga.com/articles/00479/
- Arq: http://www.haystacksoftware.com/arq/
- Amazon S3: http://aws.amazon.com/de/s3/

THIS IS PART 1/2! BE SURE TO CHECK THE 2nd PART, TOO! :)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• mac pro
• ssd
• intel
• x25
• geforce
• gtx285
• mac edition
• amazon
• s3
• arq