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First Look: Maxtor's NAS Offers Simple Solution New Shared Storage Drive offers affordable, easy-to-use networked file sharing.Richard Baguley, special to PC World
Hard-drive giant Maxtor jumps into the Network Attached Storage market with its new H01R300 Shared Storage Drive. I tested a 300GB shipping version of the drive (there's also a 200GB version), and found it easy to use and relatively affordable, although it did have a few quirks.
NAS doesn't sound very sexy, but the technology is useful. It works like this: Instead of connecting an external hard drive to one single computer, you connect it to a network, so that multiple users can access it. NAS devices are great for home networks where you want to create a central repository of files (such as a collection of digital music). For a closer look at NAS, check out PC World's recent "Net Drives" story.
Easy Setup
The $400 drive I tested had a stylish aluminum case and includes a single 10/100 ethernet port and two USB 2.0 ports...