Monday, August 15, 2005
Western Digital Essential NetCenter 320GB - NAS Box
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 01:00 PM
"Considering its expertise in hard disk manufacturing it’s no surprise that Western Digital (WD) has taken its high capacity IDE drives and created a low-cost NAS solution for the home user and small business. The Essential NetCenter family consists of three members with the latest model on review delivering a tasty 320GB of networked storage at a price to suit most pockets. At first glance, Freecom’s Classic SL Network Drive looks much better value but it only delivers half as much storage capacity and the NDAS technology it employs can be cumbersome to install. Along with an easier installation, the NetCenter also offers a number of other features that make it more versatile."
It has a Fast Ethernet port is located at the rear and partnered by a couple of USB 2.0 ports. The NetCenter is set to receive an IP address via DHCP and comes with software that makes it easy to access. As a simple plug-and-go network storage solution the NetCenter delivers well. However, the method of handling external USB storage devices can be a drawback and printing features are limited. It also does seem a bit expensive at about $535 IMHO.
It has a Fast Ethernet port is located at the rear and partnered by a couple of USB 2.0 ports. The NetCenter is set to receive an IP address via DHCP and comes with software that makes it easy to access. As a simple plug-and-go network storage solution the NetCenter delivers well. However, the method of handling external USB storage devices can be a drawback and printing features are limited. It also does seem a bit expensive at about $535 IMHO.
