Kurifuri » Uncategorized http://kurifuri.com Chasing My Rainbow Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Avoid GuruPlug http://kurifuri.com/2010/07/17/avoid-guruplug http://kurifuri.com/2010/07/17/avoid-guruplug#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:42:57 +0000 Christopher Fritz http://kurifuri.com/2010/07/17/avoid-guruplug I own the GuruPlug Server Plus, and have had nothing but problems with it. It stopped acting as a wireless access point, so I had to buy the JTAG hardware to be able to get into the device and fix things.

Once I had things up and running, I found I can only transfer data wirelesses so long before it loses its wireless connection, and seems to have some data transfer errors. If I’m not transferring a lot of data, the wireless connection seems to be stable.

And it gets hot.

“GuruPlug Server Plus : don’t waste your money on it!” is a good overview of why to avoid this product.

“GuruPlug Server Plus Heat Problems” includes photos of various “solutions” of taking the device apart and bulking it up with a fan or heat sinks.

I’ve also read about problems with the SheevaPlug (GuruPlug’s predecessor) and its power supply.

Plug computers sound like a great idea, but the GuruPlug (and its 30 day warranty) are one to avoid.

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