Seagate STDSA10G-RK FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter $19.99 + $5 Shipping @ Woot

[DynamiteMatt]

UPDATE: cookj points out that this can be found today at http://www.woot.com/ for $19.99 + $5 shipping.

Original: Seagate STDSA10G-RK FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter $34.99 FS @ Newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148496

Price drop from $49.99.

 

[cookj]

Woot has it today for $19.99 + $5 shipping. Just a FYI.

 

[DynamiteMatt]

Woot has it today for $19.99 + $5 shipping. Just a FYI.

LOL that may explain the price drop. Thanks for the info, original post updated.

 

[SunRey]

Thank You!

 

[TwiceOver]

Tempting. Just don't know what I woudl do with it.

 

[Throckmorton]

Look at the reviews on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAg.../dp/B002MRRU6G


Apparently you can't assign drive letters without some internet "pogoplug" subscription??

 

[TwiceOver]

Newegg is now matching that price!

 

[Throckmorton]

Ah, there's a trick

You can use this as a home network server for windows without signing up with pogoplug or installing any software.

Plug your USB drive into your computer, format it (preferably with NTFS) and create a file on it named .ceid

Using notepad, or your favorite text editor, put these lines in the file
(replacing yoursharename with a name of your own choosing). Note the mode=rw
allows reading and writing.

servicename=yoursharename
xcode.metadata=never
xcode.thumbnail=never
xcode.stream=never
cifs.mode=rw

Plug the usb drive into the Dockstar, and you’re all set. The drive will be
available as
\\fadsMMMMMM\yoursharename (where MMMMMM are the last 6 letters and numbers
of the Dockstar’s mac address, which is on the label on the bottom).

 

[cubeless]

ne sez $80+shipping now...

 

[Zap]

Interesting product. So basically... if I'm understanding it correctly, it is an enclosure-less NAS that uses USB ports for the drives?

 

[cubeless]

yup... seems like kind of a lightweight, no hurry kind of way to plug a couple drives into the network... i was going to grab one to see if it works good enuf to turn off my server pc that the family file shares / backs up docs to...

 

[hans007]

Interesting product. So basically... if I'm understanding it correctly, it is an enclosure-less NAS that uses USB ports for the drives?

basically. the top is also shaped for their special drives, but it hink youc an plug other drives into it too with standard usb ports.

 

[cubeless]

Ah, there's a trick

works pretty good... the trick above works like a charm...

when you look for the drive it seems to be yoursharename_

performance is ok...