Most Popular External Hard Drives

  1. Seagate FreeAgent Go (blue, 320GB)
  2. Iomega eGo Helium
  3. SimpleTech Signature Mini (320GB, red)
  4. Western Digital MyBook World Edition NAS server
  5. Synology Disk Station DS-107+
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Top Rated External Hard Drives

  1. Drobo
  2. Seagate FreeAgent Go (blue, 320GB)
  3. Synology Disk Station DS-107+
  4. LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive with triple interface 100GB
  5. LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive USB 2.0 80GB
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THE GOOD
Easy to use; runs embedded Windows XP OS; interoperable with Windows, Linux, Unix, and Mac operating systems; reasonably priced.

THE BAD
Lacks Gigabit Ethernet adapter; offers limited expandability options; does not support RAID; comes with weak support package.

THE BOTTOM LINE
The Ethernet Disk is a suitable means of adding storage to a small-business network, but it lacks the power and the expansion options of a full-fledged server.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 1.5 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. May 17, 2007 05:04
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    We've had the 1TB server for just over a year. We had connection speed problems in the beginning but resolved them by rebooting. In the last few months the server has crashed several times. This latest time it has would not let us back in to reboot....  read more »

    - rolande23

  2. August 16, 2005 10:32
    Terrible
    0.5/5
    Windows, Mac, FTP and HTTP access can be enabled/disabled per sharepoint however when FTP is turned OFF for a share, you can still ftp to that sharepoint unless FTP is off for the entire drive! Looking at the administration window you would rightly ...  read more »

    - elliemae1


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