External Network HDD

[Gilbern74]

Hi

I was thinking of upgrading/adding to my current HDD (partitioned Maxtor 120gb 7200 IDE) alongside my current system upgrade (Athlon X2, PCI-E graphics + mobo) by getting a new SATA II drive.

But looking at the Overclockers products I saw a nice looking Freecom 250Gb external network drive that would be great on my home LAN (for putting just mp3's, and video's to share with the kids PC's).

Is anyone else using one of these (or similar/another brand) who can recommend this?

 

[Gilbern74]

Best to use a network drive as a backup or shared storage, as it will be slow.

Thanks guys.

yes - it will just be used for backup, storage, mp3 sharing and photo sharing, plus the odd video.

I've opted for the Netgear set up so I can use my old IDE HDD's in it.