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
Gigabit Ethernet port; USB port for connecting additional hard drives; UPnP media server; backup software included.

THE BAD
Read/write times could use some improvement.

THE BOTTOM LINE
The LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini is a decent NAS drive for a good price. If you need more features or faster performance, look elsewhere.

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  1. October 26, 2007 08:28
    Excellent
    2.0/5
    Bought the 500gb edmini for name, cost and storage capacity as a safe place for my 100gb mp3 library to be accessed from our Mac and XP's - served the purpose well. However, using it as a backup device it is unbelievable slow. it can be a challenge ...  read more »

    - wdandromalos


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