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LaCie Ethernet Disk mini–Home Edition

review DATE:01.10.08

LaCie Ethernet Disk
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By Oliver Rist

The LaCie Ethernet Disk mini–Home Edition is, much like the HP MediaSmart Server (our current Editors' Choice among home NAS devices), a team effort. The hardware comes from LaCie, and Axentra provides its slick HipServ software, which offers some features you won't find in Windows Home Server (WHS), the OS on the much more expensive MediaSmart. Sadly, the LaCie is also slower, harder to set up, and lacks some of the options HP offers for ensuring data integrity. Still, it costs a third of the MediaSmart's $600 price. The question is, is your data worth the extra $400 dollars?

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Company

LaCie

http://www.lacie.com

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: $349.00 List
  • Device Type: Fixed Home NAS
  • Operating System: Embedded Linux
  • Storage Capacity: 500 GB
  • Rack-mount or Standalone: Standalone
  • Hard Disk Configuration: Fixed Single
  • Hard Disk Manufacturer: Seagate
  • Hard Disk Model: Barracuda 500
  • Wired Network Speed: 10/100/1000
  • Network Medium: Wired

Bottom Line

The combination of LaCie's hardware and Axentra's software is good if you want a cheap media-serving and Web-sharing solution, but not so good for those wanting fast performance, data redundancy, and tighter integration with Windows.

Pros

Good price, good media-serving abilities. Easy, flexible Web-sharing capability.

Cons

Slightly anemic hardware even considering the low price. No internal redundancy. Installation process is rough.

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