LaCie 500GB Ethernet Disk Mini Home Edition External Hard Drive (Model #301269U)

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500GB Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition With the Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition, your households digital library becomes accessible from inside and outside your home in just a few minutes. Enables access from anywhere. With the Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition, your households digital library becomes accessible from inside and outside your home in just a few minutes. The LaCie media portal, HomeLaCie.com, enables access from anywhere for uploading or downloading files to your Ethernet Disk mini at home. Simply drag & drop your photos, for example, and make them accessible to your relatives and friends via simple email invitations. The pre-defined folders and personal shares enable easy management of your familys digital library. Listen to your music from your networked sound system with the embedded iTunes server. The Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition provides peace of mind by automatically backing up all of your home computers at your convenience.Key Features: Access your home files from anywhere Improve the experience of having multiple computers Play back videos on your TV via a UPnP media player Back up/synchronize folders automatically UPnP StreamingTechnical Specifications: Processor/RAM: 400MHz / 64MB DDRAM USB Port: for backup on external USB hard drivesNetwork Setting: Easy Install on CD (Mac/PC) Assistant for router set-upMultimedia: UPnP Media adapter compatible iTunes server Photos (JPEG, GIF, PNG); Music (MP3, WMA); Video (MPEG, MOV, WMV) streaming over the &nbsp&nbsp&nbspInternetSupported OS Windows 2000, Windows XP (SP1 & SP2), Windows Vista / Mac OS X 10.3 or higher Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Safari 1.3 or higher, Firefox 1.5 or higherSystem Requirements Ethernet router (UPnP preferred) broadband Internet connection using Ports 80 (http), 443 (https) and 22 (ssh) unblocked &nbsp&nbsp&nbsprefer to your Internet Service Provider for details PC or Mac equipped with Ethernet network adapter and a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive Intel Pentium III 500MHz processor or greater minimum 512MB of RAMSoftware HipServ Desktop Agent for quick connection HipServ Desktop Mirror for backing up files (Windows)System Software: Axentra HipServ v1.5

Specification	Description
Model	301269U, LAC301269U
UPC	093053729486
Capacity	500 GB
Computer Compatibility	PC and Macintosh
Connection	External
Drive Capacity	500GB
Form Factor	External
Port Compatibility	USB / Ethernet RJ45
Product Type	Network Storage Server
Storage Capacity	500GB
Type of Drive	Hard Drive / Ethernet Network Drive

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★★★★☆

4.0

A good entry level network drive

"I purchased the mini Home Edition for both its internet access capabilities and network capabilities. I did not want to be reliant on a USB plug. I wanted all my computers on my network to have access. I wanted to be able to access my files when I am out (through the HipServ program and FTP). And that's exactly what the product delivers. Product works well at streaming video files. I'd like to see it a little..." Read Full Review »

May 14, 2009 by Steve in Israel

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Nice concept, easy install, but veryslow

"I was looking for a 500GB external drive and chose this because of the added benefit of a network drive where I could backup and transfer files between home and work. Setup was fast and easy, but connecting to the drive is frustratingly slow, even when I'm backing up from my computer 1 foot away WITH the USB connection into my router. I expected that large files would be slower to transfer via the Ethernet conn..." Read Full Review »

Jul 08, 2008 by Surfun

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"I've been looking for an external storage device that could access files from when my main computer was off. Unfortunately all USB type external drives must have the main computer running for you to access files from the drive. I was dismayed until I found this Network Attached Storage (NAS) by LaC …" Read Full Review »

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Nice concept, easy install, but veryslow

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"I purchased this product a few months back, at a price significantly higher than the current price of less than $100.

The set up was pretty easy. The read/write speed was not stellar, either on the network or over the internet, but I was impressed with its ease of use and features.

I found a …" Read Full Review »

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"This is a very inexpensive network attached storage device. It is small, stylish and not hard to set up.

One weakness of this product is the slow read/write speed. It could be a problem if you need to move large files often.

Another problem I have is that it can not be accessed from my Window …" Read Full Review »

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