Product Wirelessly Connects Hard Drives

SAN JOSE, Calif. - External hard drives need no longer be tethered to a single computer. A new product from Linksys allows such devices, which are commonly used as supplemental or backup computer storage, to be wirelessly connected to a home network, so multiple users can tap into the data bank like a central library.

The $99 Linksys Network Storage Link serves as a bridge between any external hard drive with a USB port and a router that is part of a wired or wireless network.

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Inc., is also partnering with hard drive maker Maxtor Corp. (MXO) to co-market and collaborate on other products to help consumers store, access and manage their growing amounts of digital media files.


Dave

Safe!! Don't worry Mark, I only have 3.6kbps in Wales, so it aint that bad! I want T1.
Dan

Hi Dave!

Yup, have heard of it. This is basically just a simpler way of doing something that has been done for years. Until now a user would just attach an external hard drive to their computer and then network (wired or wireless) the computers. All computers on the network then access the drive.

Basically this product is making the hard drive free from being connected directly to a computer, which is something I don't really see the point of.

Jon 8)