Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition

[Tami]

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$199.00 Coming in November 2007

With the Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition, your household’s digital library becomes accessible from inside and outside your home in just a few minutes. The LaCie media portal, HomeLaCie.com, enables access from anywhere for uploading or downloading files to your Ethernet Disk mini at home. Simply drag & drop your photos, for example, and make them accessible to your relatives and friends via simple email invitations. The pre-defined folders and personal shares enable easy management of your family’s digital library. Listen to your music from your networked sound system with the embedded iTunes server. The Ethernet Disk mini – Home Edition provides peace of mind by automatically backing up all of your home computers at your convenience.

Specifications:

Item Number : 301269U

Capacity : 500 GB

Interface : Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbits

Rotational Speed (rpm) : 7200

Cache Size : 16MB

Processor/RAM : 400MHz / 64MB DDRAM

USB Port : for backup on external USB hard drives

Network Setting : Easy Install on CD (Mac/PC)
Assistant for router set-up

Multimedia : UPnP Media adapter compatible
iTunes server

Photos (JPEG, GIF, PNG); Music (MP3, WMA); Video (MPEG, MOV, WMV) streaming over the Internet**

System Software : Axentra HipServ™ v1.5

Dimensions (WxHxD) : 44 x 160 x 173 mm / 1.7 x 6.3 x 6.8 in.

Weight : 1500 g / 52.95 oz.

Supported OS : Windows 2000, Windows XP (SP1 & SP2), Windows Vista™ / Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

Web browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Safari 1.3 or higher, Firefox 1.5 or higher

System Requirements : Ethernet router (UPnP preferred); broadband Internet connection using Ports 80 (http), 443 (https) and 22 (ssh) unblocked – refer to your Internet Service Provider for details; PC or Mac equipped with Ethernet network adapter and a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive; Intel Pentium III 500MHz processor or greater; minimum 512MB of RAM

Software : HipServ™ Desktop Agent for quick connection
HipServ™ Desktop Mirror for backing up files (Windows)

Comments : 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 10–15% less).
**Audio and video playback is dependent on the codecs installed on your computer.

Box Content :
LaCie Ethernet Disk mini - Home Edition;
Ethernet cable;
external power supply;
drive stand for upright use;
CD-ROM with Easy Install;
Quick Install Guide
Warranty : 2 Year Limited Warranty

[NightStorm]

It's a shame that a lot of ISPs in the States utilize port filtering, blocking common "server-based" ports. Will make one of the bigger selling points of this drive useless.