Sadly my Pogoplug E02 has lost it's will to live. (5 replies)

None of the usb ports seem to get any power anymore, the ethernet port going must have been a warning of things to come.
I was quite fond of it too.
I have recently purchased one of those fruity things, no not the beret, the other fruity thing but it just doesn't seem to hold the same charm for me.
So since I am thinking of trying to buy another, I thought I would ask if I might be better off getting one of the other devices folks use instead.
I plan on getting a couple this time. One for me and another for a donation I am working on that will include a few pi zero's and arduino nano's and sensor kits for the local childrens hospital.
My thought is to use the pogo for a file server for the kids to store their projects to in case they don't get the same device back and want to continue or reuse previous projects in addition to providing backup storage for the devices should something happen.

I like the idea of using the thumb drives as they are cheap and can be easily swapped, transported and or replaced should the need arise.

So far I have:

5 - Arduino nano's w/ cable
5 - pi zero's (cases, usb cables and 16gb cards) (of course they come out with a new one now : / )
5 - 49 piece sensor kit
5 - misc kits (jumper wires, buttons, led's, brdboards, resistors, capacitors, stepper motors, servo motors, rf boards, etc...)
1 - wireless router

Saving for:

5 - small chrome books/cheap laptops (linux installed)(worried about getting refurbished though)
1 - network storage device (pogo)
5 - Arduino books (have some free pdf books but like paper still)
5 - Raspberry pi books (have some free pdf books but like paper still)

So with that, any thoughts on if the E02 would still be fine or might something else server the purpose better?

Thanks,