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Jeremy Charette
08-15-2005, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=337' target='_blank'>http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=337</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Plextor has overcome the problem of small business networks requiring extra storage with a convenient 250GB Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. As well as providing shared storage across the network, the PX-EH25L integrates a print server that allows you to share a printer over the network when connected to the NAS via USB, as well as an automated backup scheduler that lets you backup the device's data onto a USB-connected hard disk drive. Additionally, the PX-EH25L includes a security feature that allows administrator to limit access to certain folders, and it can be configured as a dedicated FTP server. What more do you need, except perhaps a more accommodating capacity?"</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/PX-EH25L_2.jpg" /> <br /><br />Wow, this thing has it all. I can't think of anything I'd want in a networked hard drive. Some people may want more capacity, and others may want Firewire, but other than that there's really nothing to fault in the Plextor PX-EH25L. Maybe Jason should have bought one of these instead? :wink:

Jonathon Watkins
08-15-2005, 11:18 PM
What more do you need, except perhaps a more accommodating capacity?"[/i]

RAID 1. Seriously. I don't want to trust all my media to just one disk.

Crocuta
08-17-2005, 03:07 AM
What more do you need, except perhaps a more accommodating capacity?"[/i]

RAID 1. Seriously. I don't want to trust all my media to just one disk.

Well, it does have the ability to have another external USB drive attached for backups. The article isn't really clear, though, on whether backup software is included as with the Western Digital one. Of course, that's not as elegant a solution as RAID 1, but I bet it's a far sight cheaper for those that can't justify the hardware to set up a more professional solution.

08-17-2005, 06:39 AM
What more do you need, except perhaps a more accommodating capacity?"[/i]

RAID 1. Seriously. I don't want to trust all my media to just one disk.

Well, it does have the ability to have another external USB drive attached for backups. The article isn't really clear, though, on whether backup software is included as with the Western Digital one. Of course, that's not as elegant a solution as RAID 1, but I bet it's a far sight cheaper for those that can't justify the hardware to set up a more professional solution.

RAID still has the burglary/fire weakness. You could put this baby at a friend's house and backup files via FTP.