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08/27/2007, 2:35pm, EDT
Monday, August 27thIomega debuts 500GB home network drive
Iomega has introduced a new line of home network hard drives that use 10/100 Ethernet do deliver media and other files to desktops, portables and other drive-accessing systems throughout a home or small business. The new drives are available in 320GB, 360GB and 500GB capacities, featuring 7200 RPM SATA-II hard drives with 8MB cache. The drives aren't quite plug-and-play, however, requiring use of a "Discovery Tool Home utility" for Windows on each PC and a manual setup process for Macs and Linux-based systems. All three models include a USB 2.0 port for use with a single computer. Also bundled are two client licenses of EMC Retrospect HD backup software, allowing users to set up automated backup schedules or perform immediate backups; create progressive backups that capture only the changes from the previous backup; restore a file to any previous backed-up point in time; compress backups; and more.
The drives are compatible with Windows 2000 Professional; XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64; Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate; Mac OS X 10.2.7 or higher; and Linux distributions including Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, and FedoraCore 3. Operation requires an available 10/100 Ethernet port; a network hub, switch or router is recommended. A DHCP configured network is recommended.
The 320GB drive is priced at $150, and the 500GB drive at $200. Both of these configurations are available immediately. The 360GB drive is expected to be available in late September and, strangely, also carries a $150 price tag
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Unknown whether it will work with time machine. Then again, I didn't realize time machine worked over a network. It may partly depend on the underlying file system used on the device (it doesn't say what its formatted in, nor what OS it uses, but probably a Linux variation for both).
And I thought Retrospect no longer made backup software for the Mac, so does it include the old, downtrodden software for OS X, or just the windows software? (Not that a free retrospect is very useful, the Express versions I used to use were completely a hassle if you wanted to do anything but backup an entire drive).
And yes, retrospect is still being made for MacOS X.
What system? The one drawn, or the one Apple 'might' be working on? Speculation on such stuff is just a waste of a lot of hot air, since there's no idea what the system would include, not include, what materials it would be made out of, etc.
Nope. The original version of the "AirPort Extreme 802.11n" came with only a 100 base-t. Apple changed it in the last couple of weeks (look at the original reviews, you'll see it was mentioned as a big flaw).
And electronista's posting bug really is annoying....