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advice requested for purchase - Ikke - 02-12-2018
Hello everyone,
Since I'm totally new to single board computers I have read a lot on the internet, but still have some questions. Based on the specs, the Pine SBC seems the most interesting to me. However I've read several posts about long and/or difficult shippings and on top of that the official website informs the potential buyers the shipping time is somewhere between 3 and 9 weeks or even longer. Therefore I'm worried about this.
At this point I'm hesitating between purchasing an 'old' Pine A64+ at a local reseller just around the corner or purchasing the 'new' Pine 64 - LTS through the webstore. This brings me to the question I would like to ask to the forum members: Is it worth waiting an undefined time to get the 'new' LTS-version or should the 'old' A64+ be good enough to be used as simple file server ? (only a few and small files between max 10 PC's)
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Kind regards.
PS: Sorry for my English. I'm dutch.
RE: advice requested for purchase - Luke - 02-12-2018
The original Pine A64 + will do fine as a fileserver. The only real difference between the original and LTS is the RAM configuration and power input. The one thing I would suggest however, is looking at the Rock64 for this purpose instead - not in the least because there is an OMV image available for it out-of-the-box AND it has USB 3.0.
Hope this helps.
RE: advice requested for purchase - Ikke - 02-12-2018
(02-12-2018, 02:07 PM)Luke Wrote: The original Pine A64 + will do fine as a fileserver. The only real difference between the original and LTS is the RAM configuration and power input. The one thing I would suggest however, is looking at the Rock64 for this purpose instead - not in the least because there is an OMV image available for it out-of-the-box AND it has USB 3.0.
Hope this helps.
Dear Luke,
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm not that technical. Is the mentioned OMV easy to set up ? The Rock64 looks to me like the big brother of the A64+. Should I take the 4 Gb RAM version or will the 2 Gb version be sufficent ?
I found a YouTube video about the Rock64 telling me that the USB 3.0 was still in a very early stage and could not be trusted yet. Can you confirm correct functioning of the USB 3.0 port ?
However my worries about shipping remain with this choice. Is there a way to find out what the actual shipping time (to Belgium) would be if I would place and order today ?
Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards.
RE: advice requested for purchase - Luke - 02-13-2018
(02-12-2018, 04:20 PM)Ikke Wrote:(02-12-2018, 02:07 PM)Luke Wrote: The original Pine A64 + will do fine as a fileserver. The only real difference between the original and LTS is the RAM configuration and power input. The one thing I would suggest however, is looking at the Rock64 for this purpose instead - not in the least because there is an OMV image available for it out-of-the-box AND it has USB 3.0.
Hope this helps.
Dear Luke,
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm not that technical. Is the mentioned OMV easy to set up ? The Rock64 looks to me like the big brother of the A64+. Should I take the 4 Gb RAM version or will the 2 Gb version be sufficent ?
I found a YouTube video about the Rock64 telling me that the USB 3.0 was still in a very early stage and could not be trusted yet. Can you confirm correct functioning of the USB 3.0 port ?
However my worries about shipping remain with this choice. Is there a way to find out what the actual shipping time (to Belgium) would be if I would place and order today ?
Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards.
Quote:Should I take the 4 Gb RAM version or will the 2 Gb version be sufficent ?2Gb will be sufficient, but I would go with the 4Gb - these things are so cheap after all.
Quote:USB 3.0 was still in a very early stage and could not be trusted yet. Can you confirm correct functioning of the USB 3.0 port ?Some youtubers really do not know what they are talking about. That said, perhaps the video was from much earlier - I don't know, since you didn't provide a link.
In any case, USB 3.0 works just fine.
Quote:actual shipping time (to Belgium)Not really. If you need it for a specific time than, at least in the UK, you can buy the Rock64 from other sources (at a higher price).
RE: advice requested for purchase - Ikke - 02-13-2018
(02-13-2018, 02:42 AM)Luke Wrote:(02-12-2018, 04:20 PM)Ikke Wrote:(02-12-2018, 02:07 PM)Luke Wrote: The original Pine A64 + will do fine as a fileserver. The only real difference between the original and LTS is the RAM configuration and power input. The one thing I would suggest however, is looking at the Rock64 for this purpose instead - not in the least because there is an OMV image available for it out-of-the-box AND it has USB 3.0.
Hope this helps.
Dear Luke,
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm not that technical. Is the mentioned OMV easy to set up ? The Rock64 looks to me like the big brother of the A64+. Should I take the 4 Gb RAM version or will the 2 Gb version be sufficent ?
I found a YouTube video about the Rock64 telling me that the USB 3.0 was still in a very early stage and could not be trusted yet. Can you confirm correct functioning of the USB 3.0 port ?
However my worries about shipping remain with this choice. Is there a way to find out what the actual shipping time (to Belgium) would be if I would place and order today ?
Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards.
Quote:Should I take the 4 Gb RAM version or will the 2 Gb version be sufficent ?2Gb will be sufficient, but I would go with the 4Gb - these things are so cheap after all.
Quote:USB 3.0 was still in a very early stage and could not be trusted yet. Can you confirm correct functioning of the USB 3.0 port ?Some youtubers really do not know what they are talking about. That said, perhaps the video was from much earlier - I don't know, since you didn't provide a link.
In any case, USB 3.0 works just fine.
Quote:actual shipping time (to Belgium)Not really. If you need it for a specific time than, at least in the UK, you can buy the Rock64 from other sources (at a higher price).
Dear Luke,
Thanks for all the info. After a little search I could retrieve the URL of the mentioned YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLpy0OOXRl8
Today I discovered the rock64 doesn't have RTC. Since I prefer not to run the single board pc 24/7 it should be able start up automatically through RTC or WoL. Unfortunately, neither of them is supported by the Rock64.
Based on the reasons below I have decided not to take the risk of purchasing through the webshop (I will be visiting a local reseller next weekend.):
- The Rock64 doesn't have RTC nor supports WoL.
- I would like to use the board in a short period of time and I have no idea what the shipping time would be.
- The pine A64+ should do for the job.
However, I would really like to thank you for the quick replies and for the given advice. This is much appreciated.
Kind regards.
RE: advice requested for purchase - Luke - 02-13-2018
No worries. I will just point out that the next iteration of Rock64 - out soon - will have RTC.
Best of luck with!