Too much to ask

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Clive

My first dive into NAS was a Netgear SC101.... says no more.

My needs recently have changed..

I have a Macbook pro with OS X on it and another laptop with Vista on
it. After a few day struggling with them I've finally got them to see
each other over a wirless network.

What I would like is to plug a Ethernet storage device into my router
for these two laptops to share data - simply. A USB port on the NAS
device would be handy to make a backup of the NAS device to take off
site. 250gb+ would be nice. It will only be used for sharing small
files - no large video or audio.

Looked at various devices from LaCie, Buffalo, etc. All seem to have
reported problems with Vista, or they don't mention use with OS X.

I DON'T want to go down the road of building a PC to run as a file
server, etc.

Any suggestions, Thanks

Clive
 
Previously Clive said:
My first dive into NAS was a Netgear SC101.... says no more.
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My needs recently have changed..
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I have a Macbook pro with OS X on it and another laptop with Vista on
it. After a few day struggling with them I've finally got them to see
each other over a wirless network.
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What I would like is to plug a Ethernet storage device into my router
for these two laptops to share data - simply. A USB port on the NAS
device would be handy to make a backup of the NAS device to take off
site. 250gb+ would be nice. It will only be used for sharing small
files - no large video or audio.
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Looked at various devices from LaCie, Buffalo, etc. All seem to have
reported problems with Vista, or they don't mention use with OS X.
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I DON'T want to go down the road of building a PC to run as a file
server, etc.
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Any suggestions, Thanks
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Reconsider your last statement...

Arno
 
Clive said:
My first dive into NAS was a Netgear SC101.... says no more.

My needs recently have changed..

I have a Macbook pro with OS X on it and another laptop with Vista on
it. After a few day struggling with them I've finally got them to see
each other over a wirless network.

What I would like is to plug a Ethernet storage device into my router
for these two laptops to share data - simply. A USB port on the NAS
device would be handy to make a backup of the NAS device to take off
site. 250gb+ would be nice. It will only be used for sharing small
files - no large video or audio.

Looked at various devices from LaCie, Buffalo, etc. All seem to have
reported problems with Vista, or they don't mention use with OS X.

I DON'T want to go down the road of building a PC to run as a file
server, etc.

Any suggestions, Thanks

Clive
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www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=243
http://www.trekstor.de/en/products/detail_hdd.php?pid=11&cat=0

There are quite a few similar options from different manufacturers...

Jesco
 
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