Comments on: SlashGear HP Data Vault X510 Giveaway!

By: idigital

idigital — Sat, 15 May 2010 09:03:29 +0000

yes, I see nothing about the winner,where is the announcement

By: sjd78

sjd78 — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:40:10 +0000

Did I miss the announcement of the winner? I don’t see anything…

By: abdoggett

abdoggett — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:20:32 +0000

I would love, love, love to win this! I have two teenage sons who love to download all kinds of things from the internet. I have virus protections but I would love to be able to have everything backed up properly. It would help me to sleep better!

By: 404error

404error — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:11:42 +0000

probably not the best of write-ups by me but…i just need it….yeah.

By: trystanquinn

trystanquinn — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:12:39 +0000

Silly younger bro. Would love to win this. This is as not creative as possible. Very bland…yeah.

By: trystanquinn

trystanquinn — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:11:57 +0000

I sure could use this to back up the schematics for my death ray. Also, my sidekick can stream music from it to our evil genius lair down by the…ooh almost got me to say where it is! You’re good you! Anyway, this would really help me with my aspirations of world domination. Not that it matters, but my space-based death ray is pointed at your servers. Just fyi. >:D

By: ippytattoo

ippytattoo — Sun, 09 May 2010 00:57:29 +0000

just my 2 cents worth but, with a winning combination of WHS and HP Data Vault anyone would pleased to win this machine myself included. Here’s to crossed fingers and a congratulations to the winning person (hopefully me)!

By: Lad

Lad — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:14:25 +0000

This might be a bit long, but I hope you will please read this entire story. About two years ago we got involved in a video game franchise that turned out to be a nightmare. We spent about 14 months – 65-70 hours a week seeking funds from all kinds of sources but to no avail. In the end we lost around $200,000.00 and had to file bankruptcy. I can’t tell you what this did to us; especially now with things being the way they are fiscally and economically speaking. As head of the household this did a number on me personally, but I had to think quickly on what to do. This time we made a decision to go on our own with the little bit of funding we had; this time to create our own business selling Home Security Systems and Personal Protection Products. This time someone found us and wanted to partner with us and even fund our business and created a partnership, but our budget is still a bit tight. Our site is called http://www.renutechsolutions.com. I even took advice from our marketing web designer who helped us do our site to set up our own YouTube account and create video reviews of the very products we’re selling. I only wish we would have done this 3-5 years ago. Just recently we purchased a used Mac Pro (Dual 3.0GHz Xeon Intel unit with a monitor). We couldn’t afford a new one since we didn’t have much for funds and started producing some videos. I come to find out that camera I was using wasn’t HD and saved up some more funds to buy one used on ebay. Got a pretty good deal. We were on our way, then my used Mac Pro started acting funny. Strange artifacts started popping up on the screen. I figured it was the Graphics Card. When I took it to Apple they said it was the Graphics Card but they couldn’t fix the unit because it was considered “unrepairable.” Not knowing what this meant I asked them and they explained that the unit was out of warranty and that since it was never registered from when it was purchased (from the original owner) I couldn’t get it fixed even if I wanted to. You can only imagine how I felt after that. Well, I called around and finally found a PC/Mac Repair Shop and brought in my Mac Pro to have them take a look at it. They too said it was the Graphics Card. Well, they replaced it with a better card for cheaper than I would have gotten it from Apple. I was very happy and brought my system home to reconnect everything and get going with my work. As I plugged in everything I made sure to ground myself (since static issues can happen from time to time). I started my Mac Pro and I immediately heard a big POP !!!! – then smoke !!!! I didn’t want to freak out, so I immediately shut off my machine and unplugged everything and checked everything from top to bottom. I couldn’t figure it out. So I restarted my system and nothing was working. I then disconnected everything again only to realize I connected my ONLY backup 2TB Western Digital My Book HD to my Mac Pro with a FRAYED (or should I say) broken FireWire connector. I NEVER in my life saw anything like this and found out that plastic piece inside the FireWire connector that separates all those little wires inside were NOW touching each other. I come to find out later that’s what caused my power surge; since my external 2TB Western Digital My Book HD has it’s own power supply and that is what caused the surge. I brought it back to my PC/Mac Repair person and he tested everything. He basically said I can’t do anything – nothing is reading – the DVD player is gone, both your internal 300GB Velociraptor and external 2TB Western Digital My Book HD are FRIED and the logic board seems to be FRIED as well, but I really can’t tell unless I do more testing. At that point I told him forget it and don’t worry about it, I didn’t want to spend more money on it. I wanted to cry; not so much that the Tower was fried but ALL MY 10 MONTHS of labor and work on my 2TB Western Digital My Book HD was GONE !!!! I didn’t have the money to get somebody to help me repair or recover the information on it either. I did find someone for less money to recover it but it’s still under testing. So here I am looking for a new system and wanted to protect myself this time by finding some kind of external system that could back up my stuff without creating this same situation again. My PC/Mac Repair person gave me some education on External Home Servers (or NAS systems). It’s like a whole new world I knew nothing about. Well somehow I stumbled across your site (slashgear.com) to read this review and just when I was about to leave I noticed that you were giving one away. Well I thought I was already too late, but come to find out that today is the deadline. So here I am posting my story. I’m not here to beg for this system as I know there may be others out there more deserving, but I can’t tell you this is EXACTLY what I’m looking for and much use would be into this server. I hope you will consider me for this and if you want to personally contact me you can directly email me at: lad@renutechsolutions.com. I’ll even give you the very link to the Mac Pro that I had to sell (as is) on Ebay just so I could sell it for parts to gather some funds for another Mac Pro. Right now I’m using an old G5 Mac, but it can’t do the rendering that I need to produce my videos as it takes about 2-4 hours to render a 10 min video or sometimes freezes the system. We are saving to get a NEW Mac Pro (this time we’re going to do it with the FULL warranty). Again, I hope you will consider me for this HP Data Vault X510 and couldn’t express my gratitude enough if we won this. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this entire post… Take care…

By: jazboy

jazboy — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:20:51 +0000

I am working on IT industry where taking backup of data is extremely important. Couple of months back we figured out a horrific loophole in our back up process. If any one of here worked on IT then they probably know that usually IT department take back up on daily, weekly, monthly basis. Same case is with our company too. Our company has SLA with client that they will keep the clients data for last 5 years. It works like that we have certain number of tape drive devoted to daily back up, some tape drives for weekly backup and same for monthly and annually backup. We take back up from unix file system. Clients backup system was designed to take backup daily in daily tape drives from unix file system. Client’s Unix file has retention period of 15 days. Weekly tape take back up from daily backup tape file every week. So we are covered for week. Similarly we take monthly back up every month. But we found out that monthly tape was taking backup from file system instead of weekly tape. Since we have unix file system retention period for 15 days so we lost 15 days data in monthly backup process. We found out this loop hole when client request some data from 2 years back and data was not there. Our client would have sued our company for not following the SLA (Service level agrrement) but since our company took over the project from some other company and we haven’t designed this process and haven’t touched that since we took our project. So client got agreed to not to sue our company. So whether is IT, corporate world back up is extremely important. I know the lucky winner will be chosen by random draw even then i am writing this big story. The reason for that to tell you importance of back up in real life. If i win HP datavalut then i want to use it with its full potential as I am IT professional and i know how take maximum benefit out of it.

By: David K.

David K. — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:11:30 +0000

I wish I could win this server so I can finally back up my fileswithout worrying about possible data loss.

By: Changing13

Changing13 — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:07:48 +0000

I have got good news. I just saved a bunch of money on my data back-up by switching to HP.

By: blooze

blooze — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:19:00 +0000

Gimme, gimme, gimme.

By: bioman

bioman — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:52:27 +0000

Moving to a new house in June, perfect timing to install a new server for protection and streaming.

By: onlineaddy

onlineaddy — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:38:18 +0000

I’ll be using the Data Vault as the storage solution to my measly 16GB worth of an iPad. It’ll be streaming all my media–photos, music, videos, and documents–that can’t all possibly fit on the iPad itself.

By: desi

desi — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:33:28 +0000

I would like to win because I am cute and the HP Data Vault X510 matches my eyes.

By: bmikell2000

bmikell2000 — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:13:15 +0000

Because the idea of an HP “Data Vault” and an HP “Giveaway” is a metaphysical paradox on the verge of a cosmological catastrophe – so you’d better resolve this quickly before all your users’ heads implode or your site creates a singularity. Really, the only rational solution is to release said “Data Vault” into the protection of someone who understands the ramifications of ever placing such a significant device anywhere near the context of “a giveaway.” And thus, by doing just that, you have summarily proven that this someone cannot possibly be you, so it must clearly be me.

I will expect my package shortly, along with a “thank-you” cake for saving all of your lives. I like spiral-cake.

By: Heatwave316

Heatwave316 — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:31:44 +0000

Wow!!! Now this would be nice to get all our desktops, laptops, & netbooks insync

By: redbeard

redbeard — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:59:52 +0000

I like the this kind of storage solution gives you.

By: egojab

egojab — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:12:28 +0000

I never win, but I’m gonna try anyway.
Yes please.

By: callcom

callcom — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:55:00 +0000

Well, not only can I back up my data, but my neighbors as well (he has no encryption on his wifi connection).

By: Eddie.waldner

Eddie.waldner — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:45:22 +0000

Just give me the vault!!!

By: HoemSlice

HoemSlice — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:13:02 +0000

If I had an X510, paired with an Envy 14 in my home, plus, the HP i’m already using at work, ‘d be in HP PC paradise.

HP = (“Insert Fruit” x 100) – Over-sized Ego

By: FoolishPost

FoolishPost — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:12:25 +0000

I won’t BS you, I know nobody here is. I want to win this for all the times I, well didn’t. Did I get prom queen, no? Was I even wirelessly cool, no. Geek, yes. Lotto winner, no. Slashgear creator, no. Did I have to wear homemade Halloween costumes, yes. Did I accidentally fart in front of that hot chick, yes. Did I actually listen to New Kids on the Block, yes! Shall I continue? ;)

By: Skip

Skip — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:04:33 +0000

I have tried different methods of overcoming my fear of backing up my data. Each one I’ve attempted lacks organization and I seem to lose data rather than keep it. As a result, I have developed a fear of backing up data. The only prescription for this fear is to win this Giveaway.

By: Nicolas Stark

Nicolas Stark — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:33:30 +0000

Here’s to luck!

By: Rafael Blanco

Rafael Blanco — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:58:25 +0000

Can I win for once?

By: munitor

munitor — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:26:57 +0000

Muhahahaha! With this, I can take over the world! I can cross it with a cubestation to get a cubeVault, or a Datastation. Or just use it to keep from losing all my freakin’ backups – again!

By: billy90

billy90 — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:19:24 +0000

Hope I win :D

By: archonic

archonic — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:44:44 +0000

I just had my 2TB raid0 array die and need to spend $800 to get all my vacation and high school and everything forever pictures back.

Pity win!?

By: msh8500

msh8500 — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:36 +0000

This would be great for backing up the pod-casts I help produce for my church. Already had one server crash, lost everything. Paying for an online backup now, this would be much cheaper.

By: dirkdigs

dirkdigs — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:37:15 +0000

pick me

By: sjd78

sjd78 — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:03:22 +0000

Found it? In Mercia? The HP Data Vault X510 is tropical!
Are you suggesting Data Vaults migrate?

(later)

W: Well how did you become an X510 then? I didn’t vote for ya!
A: The lady of the lake held aloft Excalibur – signifying by divine providence that I Arthur was to carry Excalibur. That is why I’m your X510.
D: Listen … strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords is no basis for a system of backup. Supreme media sharing power is derives from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic ceremony!

(later)

A: What manner of storage device are you that can summon up a multimedia library without flint or tinder?
T: I … am an enchanter.
A: By what name are you known?
T: There are some who may call me, HP Data Vault X510.

(still later)

K: Stop! Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ‘ere the other side he see.
DV: Ask your questions bridge keeper, I am not afraid.
K: What is your name?
DV: HP Data Vault X510
K: What is your quest?
DV: To store and server files of many types to home or small office users.
K: What is your favorite color?
DV: Black.
K: Right. Off you go.

By: Sircolby45

Sircolby45 — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:54:05 +0000

I need to win it because I have the worst luck with hardware ever! In fact I am not even sure if my computer is going to last until I finish this message! I need something to back it up on! It might catastrophically and randomly implode causing me to loose all of my work.(I am currently a Junior in college going for a Computer Information Systems degree)

I seriously think that there is a tiny gnome that attacks my electronics in the night or something. I swear everything gets some kind of hardware fault on me. So if you can please send me something to keep the evil electronic gnomes away!

By: lsilva171

lsilva171 — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:45:00 +0000

Humm, 74 posts…
I still have a chance…

By: bblackmoor

bblackmoor — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:34:24 +0000

I, Dr. Horatio Deitrich Zero, should win this pathetic contest so that I can use this equipment to RULE THE WORL… er, I mean, help little old ladies, and feed the pawns,I mean “poor”, and … peace, love, blah blah blah. To hell with this nonsense: give me the prize, or you will rue the day! HAHHHAAHAHAHHAA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_geQThB7N-0

By: newbee2010

newbee2010 — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:25:11 +0000

Need to be lucky to win this.

By: Schmidty

Schmidty — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:54:32 +0000

Winning this server would be a giant baby step on the road to becoming the next dot com millionaire. I’m prepared to handle the fame.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:01:36 +0000

I could REALLY use this… I had been considering a MediaSmart, but just can’t justify the cost right now. This would be amazing!

By: WL_814

WL_814 — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:55:17 +0000

Would love to get this back up to back up my back ups! Just kidding, I currently do NOT have any back up devices.

By: JohnnyW

JohnnyW — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:22:37 +0000

Simply I’m young industrial designer, i need powerful hardware to be the next to design HP product.