May 6, 201115 yr Does anyone have a Pro registration key that they'd like to sell? I've almost outgrown the free version, and I'd like to be able to expand the array once I need to.
May 6, 201115 yr unRAID licenses are tied to a name and a flash drive. That means that if anyone wanted to sell you their key, they would have to mail you the physical flash drive, and their name would remain on it. By doing this you are essentially forfeiting any official LimeTech support, as you would have no way to prove that you actually bought the software. In short, I recommend against this.
May 6, 201115 yr Author unRAID licenses are tied to a name and a flash drive. That means that if anyone wanted to sell you their key, they would have to mail you the physical flash drive, and their name would remain on it. By doing this you are essentially forfeiting any official LimeTech support, as you would have no way to prove that you actually bought the software. In short, I recommend against this. Ahh, I didn't realize this. $120 for a Pro key is out of my budget Maybe if someone purchased a 2 pack and didn't get the 2nd key yet it might work for me that way. Their name would likely still be on the Key though.
May 6, 201115 yr The key is made up of the name and GUID of the flash drive, AT LEAST. I forget what other information was collected. If the need for more space becomes dire, get a Plus key for now at $69, hopefully that's a bit more within your budget, otherwise, just save up (obvious choice, I know).
May 6, 201115 yr The key is made up of the name and GUID of the flash drive, AT LEAST. I forget what other information was collected. Just name and GUID, no other info is collected.
May 8, 201115 yr I think it is a bad idea anyway. The only way Lime makes any money is selling keys. They make a great product. Support it by buying your key from them., otherwise we may never get a final 5.0 release. As someone else said, buy the Plus key for $69. You can later upgrade it to Pro when you have more money. It only costs $9 more to go that route.
May 9, 201115 yr Author I think it is a bad idea anyway. The only way Lime makes any money is selling keys. They make a great product. Support it by buying your key from them., otherwise we may never get a final 5.0 release. I'm not going to steal it, I'm going to by it from someone else who has already purchased a 2-pack and isn't using their other key. Lime has already made their money on that purchase. As someone else said, buy the Plus key for $69. You can later upgrade it to Pro when you have more money. It only costs $9 more to go that route. Where is it only $78 for a pro key?
May 9, 201115 yr Author He means it's only $9 more than buying the pro key upfront 69+59 = 119 +9. Ahh, I see now. Thanks.
May 10, 201115 yr I'm not going to steal it, I'm going to by it from someone else who has already purchased a 2-pack and isn't using their other key. Lime has already made their money on that purchase. This mentality seriously bothers me. Limetech made their money on a person buying a Pro key + a Backup key for themselves ($119+30). The full cost of a single pro key itself is $119, you're trying to pay $75 for it... there's no argument here. Listen to the others, buy a plus license then upgrade later when you're ready ($9 isn't much).
May 10, 201115 yr Author Listen to the others, buy a plus license then upgrade later when you're ready ($9 isn't much). Fair enough.
May 10, 201115 yr Nothing wrong with people trying to get the best deal on a product, Sheesh. drealit, the movie industry also expects you to see the movie in a theater or buy the DVD for $15, not rent it for $1 from a RedBox. I hope you never rent your movies. Superorb, I guess the best route is to find a friend who wants to use unraid as well and go in with them on a dual key for a deal. Asking here just gets all the fanboys to post flaming responses on how you are ripping off people by seeking a deal you feel is more worth your money.
May 10, 201115 yr Or buy the plus now and find a buddy who also had a plus key to share the upgrade to pro later. Would that be kosher?
May 10, 201115 yr I think it is a bad idea anyway. The only way Lime makes any money is selling keys. They make a great product. Support it by buying your key from them., otherwise we may never get a final 5.0 release. Judging by the number of builds in the OCD forum, suffice to say, money is being made off of a good slew of Plus and Pro keys (many Pro in fact). Another thing to keep in mind. There are those that purchase a 2 pack with the explicit intent on selling the 2nd, or was my case, giving it to a friend. I wanted Pro, heck, perhaps even needed Pro, but, needing two? Seemed a stretch considering I have 40TB capability with my current build. Ohh, perhaps in time yes, and when that time comes, I'll buy yet another 2 pack. As it's simply the most cost efficient route to take. Just as we all skim the "Good Deals" forum, we're always looking for the better deal. I see no shame in it. If doing it this way hinders the release of 5.0, something that as far as I have seen has been in the works for at least a year.. then, well. Considering in the past 3 months I can count at least 10 pro keys having been sold (unless people pimping are lying), netting $1200, or $1500 if they purchased 2 packs (would have been the wise route imo). That's not counting those that got the Plus, nor is it taking into consideration those that purchased another since their initial builds much less those that simply don't "pimp" at all. The support on these forums is just too superior for me to have considered anything else -- which, I did, when I was first in the market, UNTIL, I saw the support here --- truth be told, unRAID is a fine piece of software, it's the support that sold me. So thanks goes to the moderators AND "users" alike that made this place so welcoming. (I do wish a P+Q parity became the priority since all the other features, including but not limited to 3TB drive support is rendered completely useless should we lose a parity drive and/or lose a data drive at the same time OR when rebuilding the parity --- food for thought as I cannot believe it's not THE top priority feature being discussed)
May 10, 201115 yr I just ordered mine today. Yes i got a 2 pack. the saving is to great... Plans for #2.. who knows.. but i do have a second norco RPC4224 in the basement... ~evil laugh~. I'm pretty sure once I have over 20TB in the first one (maybe sooner).. I'll put the cheapest POS mobo,cpu,ram combo (or most likely crap from the spare parts bin) in the second Norco and use it to sync with box one once a week or so... While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea...
May 10, 201115 yr I just ordered mine today. Yes i got a 2 pack. the saving is to great... Plans for #2.. who knows.. but i do have a second norco RPC4224 in the basement... ~evil laugh~. Oh well sir, I can send you an address to ship that to, to take it off your hands. While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea... It's my understanding though that 2 data drives failing = 1 data drive completely lost, while, parity + 1 data drive = entire array.. if this is wrong, then, I wonder just how many data drives are lost.
May 10, 201115 yr ....spilling vodka in server.... What a waste... ....dog eating the server.... Some dog! Now, if you had said a rabbit eating power and data cables, that I could almost believe It's my understanding though that 2 data drives failing = 1 data drive completely lost, while, parity + 1 data drive = entire array.. if this is wrong, then, I wonder just how many data drives are lost. That's the beauty of unRAID over RAID 5 and similar systems. Parity and one drive = loss of parity and one drive. That's it. If multiple drives go down, you only lose the affected drives, since the data itself is not split across multiple drives. That's why most of us are here in the first place....
May 11, 201115 yr While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea... You joke, but there was at least one instance where the family dog did eat the flash drive. (but not the whole server... as apparently older "non-green" disk drives are not as tasty )
May 11, 201115 yr While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea... You joke, but there was at least one instance where the family dog did eat the flash drive. (but not the whole server... as apparently older "non-green" disk drives are not as tasty ) To much fiber, they took the taste out of it in an attempt to make it more healthy.
May 11, 201115 yr While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea... You joke, but there was at least one instance where the family dog did eat the flash drive. (but not the whole server... as apparently older "non-green" disk drives are not as tasty ) Bad visual, I am picturing the scene from Gone in 60 seconds where they are waiting for the dog to "return" the Mercedes keys.... "nope, no thumb drive yet..."
May 17, 201115 yr I just ordered mine today. Yes i got a 2 pack. the saving is to great... Plans for #2.. who knows.. but i do have a second norco RPC4224 in the basement... ~evil laugh~. Oh well sir, I can send you an address to ship that to, to take it off your hands. While Parity is nice, it cant help with catastrophic failure, multi drive failure, sister deleting the whole array, power supply frying and taking all the drives out, spilling vodka in server, dog eating the server.... you get the idea... It's my understanding though that 2 data drives failing = 1 data drive completely lost, while, parity + 1 data drive = entire array.. if this is wrong, then, I wonder just how many data drives are lost. Nope. 2 data drives lost means 2 data drives are lost. 1 data and parity lost then only the data drive is lost. All other data drives are unaffected.
May 23, 201115 yr I'm about to buy a key so if anyone wants to go halves on one with me for the 2 pack Pro let me know. Regards
May 24, 201115 yr I'm about to buy a key so if anyone wants to go halves on one with me for the 2 pack Pro let me know. Regards I believe you missed the entire purpose of this thread...
May 24, 201115 yr I'm about to buy a key so if anyone wants to go halves on one with me for the 2 pack Pro let me know. Regards I believe you missed the entire purpose of this thread... I did? He wanted someone to sell him one right so I added to the thread rather than make a new one. I'm sure I have read somewhere a comment from one of the mods or the owner suggesting that it is ok to "go halves" with someone on the pro deal should they be a like minded individual on these forums here? Perhaps I have misinterpreted this. I am sorry to have caused offense if this is frowned upon.
May 24, 201115 yr I did? Yes, read through the entire thread to get an idea of what transpired. He wanted someone to sell him one right so I added to the thread rather than make a new one. I'm sure I have read somewhere a comment from one of the mods or the owner suggesting that it is ok to "go halves" with someone on the pro deal should they be a like minded individual on these forums here? I do not believe any Mod or Lime-Tech themselves have said anything about it being "ok to go halves" with someone else. Sure, it can be done, but it is not the reason the 2 pack exists. Perhaps I have misinterpreted this. I am sorry to have caused offense if this is frowned upon. No offence taken, you just did not read through the entire thread to see what ended up coming of it.
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