XIMETA NetDisk Office reviewed : Introduction
By
TG Publishing Team,
published on May 27, 2004
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: ximeta, netdisk, office, reviewed, netdiskoff
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: ximeta, netdisk, office, reviewed, netdiskoff
Contents
1. Introduction
| Ximeta NetDisk Office | |
|---|---|
| Summary | External Hard Drive that can be LAN-connected via built-in 10/100 switch or directly via USB 2.0. Does not function as full NAS device. |
| Update | None |
| Pros | • Supports both USB and Ethernet connection
• Relatively low price for network shared 250 GB drive • Supports Windows, MacOS, RedHat clients • Good performance |
| Cons | • Must run XP or 2000 for multi-user read-write
• Very noisy |
I reviewed XIMETA's original NDAS product - the NetDisk - last fall when it was relatively early in its development. Since then, the company has introduced Mini and Office versions of the product, improved their Windows client app and added support for MacOS X and RedHat Linux 8 and 9.
I decided to take a second look at the product, this time choosing the Office version, which I hoped would have some interesting features to go along with its built-in 8 port 10/100 switch.
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