Ximeta NetDisk reviewed : Introduction

01:56 - Monday 22 September 2003 by THG Reporting Team
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: ximeta, netdisk, reviewed, netdisk

Introduction

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Ximeta NetDisk

Ximeta NetDisk
Summary External hard drive supporting USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces. Does not function as full NAS device.
Update 5/1/2004 - Version 3 driver supports multi user write mode (WinXP / 2000 only). Supports single user write for MacOS X, Linux Red Hat, Win98SE, ME, CE
Pros • Supports both USB and Ethernet connection
• Models from 80 to 160GB
Cons • XP and 2000 only
• Limited as a network storage device

USB 2.0 external hard drives are an increasingly popular way to add more storage space in a relatively painless way. And even if your USB port supports only the slower 1.1 standard, you can still use the drives - although transfers will take longer.

Ximeta's NetDrive puts a unique twist into the external USB HDD market by adding an Ethernet port that lets you share the drive on your Ethernet LAN. I found that the NetDrive lived up to Ximeta's claims, but also that Ximeta's NDAS (Network Direct Attached Storage is no substitute for NAS (Network Attached Storage).


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