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Product Reviews:
Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2 |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Not simple as promised
Comments: It is not compatible with windows at all. You will not be able to use the disk you are using with nsl pluged directly in a windows PC. Also, it is not compatible with windows vista. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: SKIP'S REVIEW
Comments: The devise was easy to set up and configure on all computers in the network. Mapping the drives after configuration was simple also. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Check out the features
Comments: Do not purchase this access point if the following apply:
1) You have external drives full of data you want to make available on your network. You must 1st reformat the drives to ext3 (a Linux format) which means you loose the data.
2) You have PC's running Vista on your network. The only reliable means of uploading data in Vista is as an ftp client and that is achingly slow.
3) You want to place frequently accessed files on the attached drives. Slooooow!!
Other than these caveats the unit works well. If you run XP or older OS you will probably love it. If you run Vista you will probably loathe it. I cannot speak to Mac or Linux as I have not tried these systems.
By the way customer support is excellent however this unit is not supported in Vista so you are on your own. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Plug and Play NAS storage
Comments: I would give it5stars, however having to reformat your storage to get it to work really is a pain. I had to scramble to move the data around a few computers to get it to work, then the time it took to move it all back.
I will say once set up that I am happy with the product, I have a 750GB drive and use multiple USB drives to move things around as well.
I use this with Apple products, Windows XP, as well as linux, so it's definitely something you should consider. The user administration is a little clunky, however you will catch on quickly.
User's can have their private storage areas as well as public storage. The NSLU2 is also extensively customizable from the linux community. I haven't had a lot of time to play with that feature. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Nice home solution however a little bit slow.
Comments: It's a nice little thing for your home network however I feel it's a little bit slow. I guess it's a great back up solution however not a great daily basis kind of drive. |
