Fw: Convert USB HDDs to NAS units

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Basic unit cheaper here

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=3D890475


Tech Specs :

? Supports USB1.1/2.0 (Hi-Speed) specification
? Supports 802.3/3u transceiver
? Supports MDI/MDIX auto crossover function
? LED indicators for Ethernet connection
? Supports 1 SPI interfaced device=20
? Supports Ethernet protocols TCP/IP, WSD, UPnP, Bonjour
? Supports USB External HDD Enclosure, USB HDD Media player
? Interface: 1x 10/100 Base-TX Auto MDI/MDIX, 1x USB2.0 Type A Female
? Data Transfer Rate: Up to 5MB/s
? Power Supply: 5V 1.2A
? Supports FAT 32 and NTFS HDD Formats
? Supports Plug & Play feature=20





These look pretty useful, not a bad price either, particularly for the
4-port version?

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Quoting the catalogue: ?Powered USB networking servers to attach USB=20
storage
devices or printers to your home or office network?

Stated as compatible with XP & Vista.

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=3DCS16816
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&
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=3DCS1681721
=A332.50+vat

No stock it would seem but worth keeping an eye on them :-)

HTH,

Tim.

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