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Where to Buy

2008-10-09T07:34:25Z

Justdeb:

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This is '''not''' meant as an endorsement, but the question of where to buy certain things pops up regularly. Some of this equipment can be hard to find locally, so help out and add your own suppliers to the list if they aren't already there and either way feel free to add a line with your experience.

''Please add countries alphabetically, and append new stores to the bottom of the lists in order to keep things organized, thank you and good luck with that shopping list!''

== Africa ==

== America ==

=== United States ===

'''Fiire''' ([http://www.fiire.com/ english]) ''The'' remote, and also core/media director hardware.

'''Smarthome''' ([http://wwww.smarthome.com english]) Home Automation supplies including Insteon, X10, and Zwave and more custom components as well.

'''Provantage''' ([http://www.provantage.com/ english]) Computing parts and accessory superstore.

'''NewEgg''' ([http://www.newegg.com/ english]) Computing parts and accessories.

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== Asia ==

== Australia ==
'''MSY Technology''' ([http://www.msy.com.au]) Computing parts and accessories. Reasonably priced and in most states of Australia.

== Europe ==

=== Belgium ===

'''IntelliHome''' Domotica Shop ([http://www.intellihome.be/ multi]/[http://www.intellihome.be/english/home.asp english]/[http://www.intellihome.be/nederlands/home.asp dutch]/[http://www.intellihome.be/francais/home.asp french]/[http://www.intellihome.be/deutsch/home.asp german]) Marmitek X10 Home Automation/Security Products, European shipping
* ...

'''Voipsolutions''' ([http://www.voipsolutions.be/ english]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/fr french]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/nl dutch]) All kinds of VoIP related hardware solutions.
* ...

=== Denmark ===

'''Seluxit''' ([http://www.seluxit.com english]) Z-wave products incl. [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=30 multi-sensor] [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=29 usb homecontroller]
* Not yet tested.

'''Innovus''' ([http://www.innovus.dk/ danish]/[http://www.innovus.eu english]) Z-wave products
* Not yet tested.

'''ElectronicHouseKeeper''' ([http://www.electronichousekeeper.com danish]) Their own line of Z-wave products
* Not yet tested.

=== Germany ===

'''DVBShop''' ([http://www.dvbshop.net english]) Everything you need for DVB (Cable, Sattelite or Terrestrial) digital television, worldwide shipping.

'''Zwave4u''' ([http://www.zwave4u.de german]) Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal.
* Not yet tested.

'''Merten''' ([http://www.merten.de german]) Own line of Z-wave products.

'''Firma ENS Elektronetshop''' ([http://www.elektronetshop.de german]) Merten stuff
* Best price found on Sep 9, 2008

'''Voltus Elektro Shop''' ([http://www.voltus.de german]) - Merten stuff
* Also cheaper than official Merten prices, but I found service to be severely lacking (very, very unresponsive!). Summer 2008.

'''Duewi''' ([http://www.duewi.de german]) They have their own line of Z-wave products.
* No online shop.

'''FINE-BUY''' ([http://www.fine-buy.de/ german]) They have some touchscreens.
* the 12.1" (http://www.fine-buy.de/shop/product_info.php?cPath=3_30_64&products_id=159) works fine: [[Egalax-Touchscreen]]

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=== Italy ===

'''Z-wave Europe''' ([http://www.z-wave-europe.org/ italian]) Z-wave product list for Europe and website links.

=== Netherlands ===

'''ElekHomica''' ([http://www.elekhomica.nl/ dutch]/[http://www.elekhomica.nl/infopage2.php?language=nn english])
X10 and Zwave, even remote controlled curtainrail! EU shipping (curtainrail NL/BE only).
* Quick and painless delivery.

'''ALTERNATE''' Computerversand ([http://www.alternate.nl/ dutch]) [http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=NMZV62 airmouse] and lots of regular PC hardware,
* Usually slow on delivery.

'''iHabitat''' Home automation ([http://www.ihabitat.nl/ dutch])
[http://www.ihabitat.nl/html/global_cache.html gc100]
* A bit slow to respond to the inquiry, but fast no-nonsense delivery.

'''MyPowerShop''' ([http://www.mypowershop.eu dutch]) X10 and Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal
* Not yet tested

=== Norway ===

'''Tronika aka Smarthus''' ([http://www.smarthus.info/ norwegian]) Z-wave products incl. [http://www.smarthus.info/product_info.php?cPath=1_46_115&products_id=2248 usb homecontroller]
* Not yet tested

=== Sweden ===

'''Eliving''' ([http://www.eliving.se swedish]) Z-wave products incl. [http://www.eliving.se/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=72 usb homecontroller]
* Not yet tested

=== United Kingdom ===

'''Convergent Home Technologies - The Digital Home Specialists''' ([http://www.chtukltd.co.uk English])
* Core/Hybrids built & tested to order (AM2/nVidia, Intel)
* MD's built & tested (AM2/nVidia, AM2/ATI, Intel)
* Z-wave - full range of European units
* lmce-0710 software pre-installed & configured on all Core/Hybrids
* Full after sales support provided
* Will Ship Worldwide (but not currently to the US)

'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.letsautomate.com/index.cfm english]) ZWave home automation
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QNAP

2008-08-30T01:49:34Z

Justdeb:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Network Attached Storage]]

The [[http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=85 QNAP TS-409Pro]] QNAP TS-409 Pro is a 4-bay, hot-swappable, Linux embedded All-in-one NAS (Network Attached Storage) Server specifically designed for business users who need fast performance, mass storage, and useful server features. Adopting 500MHz CPU and 256MB DDRII large-sized memory, it fully enhances the performance and breaks through the deficiencies of other traditional NAS models. Advanced RAID configurations for non-stop service are also supported. RAID 5 is a widely adopted configuration for highly economic data protection that allows one drive failure with the system running. RAID 6 allows the failure of maximum two drives to offer business a more advanced data protection.

==Additional Features==

The TS-409 Pro supports multiple file sharing protocols for users to share files across Linux, Unix, Mac, and Windows platforms. Abundant valuable server functions including File Server, FTP Server, and Printer Server, etc., are supported to satisfy the business needs. Windows AD (Active Directory) is supported to help create an easy-to-access environment and lower the maintenance cost. With the dual support of MySQL and SQLite, SMB & SOHO users can easily set up their own web and database servers. Also, encrypted remote replication and backup to external devices are supported to enhance data protection. Various data storage and management mechanisms- FTP server with SSL/TLS encrypted technology, SSH login, and web page SSL login enable users to transfer, store, and share data securely.

==Setup==
Using the QNAP's web-based admin page, configure the QNAP to accept a DHCP address. There are several default shares and these suit most users.

==LinuxMCE Device Configuration==
# Plug the unit into the linuxmce network and linuxmce will find it for you. It will ask you if you want to access each share in sequence. Depending on the number of users you can either make the data public or specify a user for each of the default shares. Apart from that there is very little that needs to be done in Linuxmce or the QNAP TS-409/pro to get it to work.[[Category: Storage]]

==Misc==

Whilst the QNAP boasts a bucket load of features, i have not yet tested them all under windows. I also consider the product to be reasonably priced in comparision to other similar NAS solutions and based on my experience to date with it - i consider it money well spent.

QNAP

2008-08-30T01:47:50Z

Justdeb: New page: Category: Hardware Category: Network Attached Storage The http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=85 QNAP TS-409Pro QNAP TS-409 Pro is a 4-bay, hot-swappable, Linux em...

User talk:Ddamron

2008-08-19T01:53:50Z

Justdeb: New page: Could you please advise how you got your fiire station up and running and the steps you took as there are a number of people in the forum including myself who have bought fiire products an...

Could you please advise how you got your fiire station up and running and the steps you took as there are a number of people in the forum including myself who have bought fiire products and can not get them running.

Rgds

Justin