this isn't a nas device. it would be nice, but the price would go even higher up. I do like the dual drive one, to bad they don't sell it as an enclosure only.
Amen. We have come to a point where ethernet chipsets are nor more expensive than eSATA, FW, or USB, so why keep them from existing on reasonably priced devices? I see no reasons for the large jump in price for a protocol/hardware combo that has existed for decades.
As I said in the comments about the new Iomega drives, this is an external hard drive. If you want network storage, buy something else.
The iPhone can browse the web, but it can't do it over ethernet. That's because it's a mobile device, and it's intended purpose isn't sitting at a desk with Safari. Do people complain about the lack of ethernet connectivity on their phones? This drive is for plugging into your computer and putting files on it. If you want to do it over a network then go buy a drive with an ethernet port. There are plenty of options.
Plenty of options? I can't find a single option that has all three ethernet, usb, and esata (the usb and esata for local computer connection, not expansion or printers).
I want it connected to my desktop via esata for fast local speeds...
but when I'm on my laptop I want to remotely access it via ethernet-WiFi.
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4 ports and no ethernet?
this isn't a nas device. it would be nice, but the price would go even higher up. I do like the dual drive one, to bad they don't sell it as an enclosure only.
Amen. We have come to a point where ethernet chipsets are nor more expensive than eSATA, FW, or USB, so why keep them from existing on reasonably priced devices? I see no reasons for the large jump in price for a protocol/hardware combo that has existed for decades.
As I said in the comments about the new Iomega drives, this is an external hard drive. If you want network storage, buy something else.
The iPhone can browse the web, but it can't do it over ethernet. That's because it's a mobile device, and it's intended purpose isn't sitting at a desk with Safari. Do people complain about the lack of ethernet connectivity on their phones? This drive is for plugging into your computer and putting files on it. If you want to do it over a network then go buy a drive with an ethernet port. There are plenty of options.
@Will:
Plenty of options? I can't find a single option that has all three ethernet, usb, and esata (the usb and esata for local computer connection, not expansion or printers).
I want it connected to my desktop via esata for fast local speeds...
but when I'm on my laptop I want to remotely access it via ethernet-WiFi.
Oh, and it needs 2-bay hot-swap SATA RAID-1.
As far as I can tell, this doesn't exist.