Anyone with positive results using ministack V2.5 or 3?

macguy2010A · New Member Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1

I've read a few bad reports in this forum about the ministacks. I'm wondering if anyone has had good results with theirs? I use a V2.5 & I've been experiencing the mysterious disappearing hard drive mount on desktop at times or crashes with the need to switch on & off to remount the hard drive. Depending on the sequence of switching the V2.5 on or off at times I'll get the red "unmounted the disk wrong" warning other times I won't. To reiterate has anyone had good experiences with their ministacks or is this a totally faulty product?

Smithcraft · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject:

I think mine is a 2.5 but I'm not sure. I've never had any issues with it.

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khisayruou · Senior Member Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 418

I had version 3, also experienced disappearing mount at first then it wouldn't mount my hdd at all. it ended up going into the trash.

TonyMontana · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject:

I have one (either v2 or 2.5). It has run 24/7 for a few years now. Had the drive replaced once, other than that it runs fine.
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Dalton63841 · Junior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2010 Posts: 21

Im looking into getting the v3 and putting my own 1TB drive in it, connected by fw800. I guess I could really look forward to the results of this thread...

philiparcario · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:05 am Post subject:

I owned a few I gave up on them. fan noise was 1 problem. the big problem was drop outs drive just would dismount one or two times a day.
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Squid · Member Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 106 Location: Colorado

I have had 2 go out on me now. I put a seagate 1 TB in them and the drive was fine everytime, just the case sucked.
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ez061111 · Veteran Member Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 886

I've had 2 v3 units running basically nonstop for about 3 years with no problems. Based on what I've seen around that seems to be an anomaly. Never notice noise as they live in the garage. Been solid for me.
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