Network Hard Drive

[salt_peanuts]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822204059

Would something like this allow me to access my media anywhere without having a PC connected and on?

Would I be able to set a partition for public access by anyone over the web?

I want something easy to use. Is there a cheaper or easier option for me to have access to all my media available? Would one of those MyBook drives be a better option?


If so, I think I'm going to pick this up. Suggestions?

[Netwurked]

1) Yes
2) Not on it's own but you can setup a FTP site on one of your computers and point the home dir to your NAS.
3) I have been looking for a NAS solution for my place for awhile and haven't exactly found it. My budget is around 100-150 and you can get a few good models for that price range. Just make sure you read the reviews. Speed is usually the big pitfall for the lower priced NAS solutions.

[salt_peanuts]

What's avaliable for $100-$150? Links?

I read in the reviews this had an Itunes server.....I assume that means I can load my mp3's on it and access my music from any pc connected to the internet and with Itunes installed?

[JMET]

We use buffalo for NAS on the cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...me=NAS+Storage

[GohanX]

If you have any IDE hard drives laying around OfficeMax sells a Netdisk enclosure for $30. It will turn any internal IDE harddrive into a networkable device. Of course, it's not as hardcore as the other stuff mentioned, but it will do the job on the cheap.

[salt_peanuts]

Thanks guys. I may go with the netdisk enclosure and just put a drive in myself. I'll still need backup software though.