have you seen others make this kind of network storage device?

[abc]

http://www.buy.com/retail/prod...4&loc=101&sp=1

it's a device that lets u connect a external say USB2.0 hD to your network as a standlaone device...

 

[sygyzy]

Buffalo has something similar but they have built in HD's.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Buffalo has something similar but they have built in HD's.

Confirmed and Official

:beer:

 

[Arkitech]

That's a sweet device, now if only there 500gig usb drives for less than 150 bucks

 

[sygyzy]

There are, in the future.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Cheap Pentium box + NASlite + gobs of storage.

- M4H

 

[FoBoT]

we tested this one at work, it is nice

you can pay ~$500 for a snap server appliance, but there isn't much difference

 

[sygyzy]

Only con of Linksys is they force you to reformat the drive with their device. So if you have a drive with data on it already, kiss it goodbye.

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Cheap Pentium box + NASlite + gobs of storage.

- M4H

i was reading about that but dont have Linux on any machines here....new project is in the making..

 

[dsfunk]

some links and info here

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[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Cheap Pentium box + NASlite + gobs of storage.

- M4H

Or a VIA C3 so you can encrypt the data faster.

 

[abc]

it's reduced to around 76 bucks on buy.com now, but i think i read that once you format it, it's formatted in linux, and windows can no longer see the drive... as in even if you want to convert it back and use it inside your windows XP machine?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: abc
it's reduced to around 76 bucks on buy.com now, but i think i read that once you format it, it's formatted in linux, and windows can no longer see the drive... as in even if you want to convert it back and use it inside your windows XP machine?

Supposedly the box works with SMB, for Windows File Sharing.

 

[CraigRT]

very nice, i like that

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Only con of Linksys is they force you to reformat the drive with their device. So if you have a drive with data on it already, kiss it goodbye.

which is a huuuuge bother

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: abc
it's reduced to around 76 bucks on buy.com now, but i think i read that once you format it, it's formatted in linux, and windows can no longer see the drive... as in even if you want to convert it back and use it inside your windows XP machine?

Supposedly the box works with SMB, for Windows File Sharing.

Yeah, the box works with it. If the box dies, you can't retrieve your data without getting a replacement.

- M4H