I'm a sucker for storage and networking (duh) so combining these two great tastes really gets me interested. I've been watching the CloudEngines Pogoplug with interest. It allows you to share a USB external hard disk drive across a LAN and even allows access over the Internet using the Pogoplug service. My friend Howard has one and says it's cool (though slow). Last year, … [Read more...] about Seagate/PogoPlug Network Hard Drive Adapter Deals
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Lemons Into Lemonade: Seagate Repackages SATA As GoFlex
The external hard disk drive market is incredibly hot right now, but it's also ultra-competitive. Stalwarts Seagate and Western Digital battle it out with everyone from disk makers like Toshiba and Hitachi to PC hardware companies like HP, Iomega, LaCie. The latest trend is dockable multi-function drives that are friendlier to use and offer advanced features like video … [Read more...] about Lemons Into Lemonade: Seagate Repackages SATA As GoFlex
Why I Like Drobo
There has been lots of talk about the Data Robotics (aka Drobo) SOHO "storage robot" - whoever they have doing their marketing deserves a raise! When I first heard about it, I was pretty puzzled - Why care about yet another storage enclosure, especially an overly expensive one that doesn't even have NAS features? On closer examination, I have become a believer in the … [Read more...] about Why I Like Drobo