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Abstract: network storage for home and small office: The Netgear SC101 looks like a small toaster, into which you install one or two ATA hard drives (not supplied, see the compatibility list), and then attach it to your network. It provides storage that can ...
Abstract: Netgears SC101 lets you store your files centrally on a network. It comes empty, so you can install your own choice of Parallel ATA hard disks. This might sound complex, but the drives simply slot into the dual slots and dont need any screws. The ...
Flexible configuration allows a mixture of mirrored and non-mirrored volumes. Volume sizes can be expanded. Easy to set up and use. Great value.
No driver support for Mac OS X and Linux limits use to Windows clients. Slower performance than NAS and locally attached drives.
Storage Central represents an unbeatable value in terms of network storage for the home or small office. Its flexibility, expandability, and fault tolerance put it into an entirely new category for this market....
Abstract: October 19, 2005 We wont lie, network-attachable storage devices are expensive, no doubt about it. Netgear has come up with an inexpensive NAS (network attached storage) because out of the box, it doesnt have any hard drives in it. This way you ...
Abstract: More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, Netgears SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage.
Abstract: An unpopulated box (no hard drives) with two easy-access plain ATA drive bays, the SC101 has SAN-like drive-spanning and volume-sharing features. And if you shop carefully for hard drives, the completed drive can be considerably cheaper than the prepo...
Easy to set up, Drive spanning, Private and shared volumes
Currently accessible from only Windows machines, Passive cooling could be a problem with faster hard drives
More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, the SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage. ...
Abstract: <b>Spec:</b> RJ-45, Standard, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, PC<br> <b>Good:</b> Easy to set up; drive spanning; private and shared volumes.<br> <b>Bad:</b> Currently accessible from only Windows machines; passive cooling could be a problem with faster hard drives.<br> <b>Bottomline:</b> More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, the SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage.<br>
Abstract: Netgear thinks it has found a solution in the form of its $129 SC101 Storage Central, a compact brick into which you can insert economical internal Enhanced IDE drives and expand the storage capacity of a PC, back up systems or a home network, or use a...
