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affordably and easily store and back-up their files, music, videos, photos and games in a networked location, where multiple computers can access it. Network Storage With the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101, you can plug in up to 2 IDE drives of any size and create a central storage space for all your music, video, photos, games, and files. These files and media resources are then easily accessible by all the computers on your home or small office network as a simple letter drive, from 'My Computer'. You can start with as little as 80 GB and upgrade to 800 GB or more as required. Never worry about losing your most valuable files with advanced back-up features. Keep your personal files private from other network users if desired by placing them in secure, password-protected folders. Different drives can be created for different purposes or users on the network. You can even link multiple Storage Centrals together for additional storage capacity. Applications for use Do you own a digital camera or camcorder and have lots of photos and home movies that you would like to back-up and store securely? The SC101 enables you to store and back-up precious digital photos and home movies of weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and other special occasions and create a drive to share your memorable family moments to all the computers on your home network. Do you have private financial information or commercial files that you would like to store and back up? The SC101 includes back-up software, allowing you to safeguard any valuable files by keeping real-time duplicate copies, automatically and effortlessly. Is your computer or laptop slowing down because it is weighed down with lots of files, digital music, photos and video? Transfer all this data on to an SC101 and give your computer or laptop a new lease of life! Easy to Use SC101 Storage Central is easy to setup and install.
affordably and easily store and back-up their files, music, videos, photos and games in a networked location, where multiple computers can access it. Network Storage With the NETGEAR Storage Central SC101, you can plug in up to 2 IDE drives of any size and create a central storage space for all your music, video, photos, games, and files. These files and media resources are then easily accessible by all the computers on your home or small office network as a simple letter drive, from 'My Computer'. You can start with as little as 80 GB and upgrade to 800 GB or more as required. Never worry about losing your most valuable files with advanced back-up features. Keep your personal files private from other network users if desired by placing them in secure, password-protected folders. Different drives can be created for different purposes or users on the network. You can even link multiple Storage Centrals together for additional storage capacity. Applications for use Do you own a digital camera or camcorder and have lots of photos and home movies that you would like to back-up and store securely? The SC101 enables you to store and back-up precious digital photos and home movies of weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and other special occasions and create a drive to share your memorable family moments to all the computers on your home network. Do you have private financial information or commercial files that you would like to store and back up? The SC101 includes back-up software, allowing you to safeguard any valuable files by keeping real-time duplicate copies, automatically and effortlessly. Is your computer or laptop slowing down because it is weighed down with lots of files, digital music, photos and video? Transfer all this data on to an SC101 and give your computer or laptop a new lease of life! Easy to Use SC101 Storage Central is easy to setup and install.
wireless, Ethernet, powerline and phoneline networking products through a complete line of routers, gateways, switches, hubs, and adapters. NETGEAR products offer the strongest security and privacy options available to protect home and business customers.Main Specification:Product DescriptionNETGEAR SC101 Storage Central - NAS serverDevice TypeNAS serverDimensions (WxDxH)11 cm x 18 cm x 14.5 cmWeight1.4 kgLocalisationGermanyStorage ControllerRAID - IDE/ATA - RAID 1Hard DriveNone.NetworkingNetwork adapter - integrated - Ethernet, Fast EthernetSystem RequirementsMicrosoft Windows XP SP1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or laterManufacturer Warranty2 years warranty Port Hubs & Switches
Users can easily store, share, and back up all of their music, photos, videos, and data files. Add still more storage by plugging in two IDE drives of any size from 80 gigabyte to 1 terabyte, from any vendor; double or even triple that capacity by adding a second or third Storage Central. Share your files or keep them private, and automatically make duplicate copies if desired. Z-SAN (Storage Area Network) technology enables centralized storage to be shared across multiple networked PCs. More disk storage, for more flexibility! Key Features * Provides fail-safe disk storage that's easy to share * Accommodates 2 IDE drives, so network users can easily share music, photos, videos, data files * Creates duplicate copies of your files automatically * Supports IDE drives* from 80GB to 800GB * Offers Z-SAN technology for fast, block-level access * Ensures maximum protection against data loss via mirrored volumes * Keeps pace with your future needs by supporting additional Storage Central systems * IDE disk drives not included Please note: The SC101 is not currently compatible with Microsoft Vista
Users can easily store, share, and back up all of their music, photos, videos, and data files. Add still more storage by plugging in two IDE drives of any size from 80 gigabyte to 1 terabyte, from any vendor; double or even triple that capacity by adding a second or third Storage Central. Share your files or keep them private, and automatically make duplicate copies if desired. Z-SAN (Storage Area Network) technology enables centralized storage to be shared across multiple networked PCs. More disk storage, for more flexibility! Key Features * Provides fail-safe disk storage that's easy to share * Accommodates 2 IDE drives, so network users can easily share music, photos, videos, data files * Creates duplicate copies of your files automatically * Supports IDE drives* from 80GB to 800GB * Offers Z-SAN technology for fast, block-level access * Ensures maximum protection against data loss via mirrored volumes * Keeps pace with your future needs by supporting additional Storage Central systems * IDE disk drives not included Please note: The SC101 is not currently compatible with Microsoft Vista
your data contained on one or two hard drives (not included). The SC101T has two slots for a 3.5? SATA internal hard drive and gives you excellent reading and writing performances. You?ll be able to store and use your data (files, photos, music, videos, etc.) as easily when you're using one your CPU?s hard drives. Share your data on a LAN or choose to hide it from other users. Plus, you can automatically save your data thanks to the mirroring function. The SC101T will boost your network storage space without you having to break the bank. Â
your data contained on one or two hard drives (not included). The SC101T has two slots for a 3.5? SATA internal hard drive and gives you excellent reading and writing performances. You?ll be able to store and use your data (files, photos, music, videos, etc.) as easily when you're using one your CPU?s hard drives. Share your data on a LAN or choose to hide it from other users. Plus, you can automatically save your data thanks to the mirroring function. The SC101T will boost your network storage space without you having to break the bank. Â
1x Adapter,Internal : N,Networking features : Ethernet LAN,Compatible operating systems : Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP Home/Pro SP1/SP2 Windows 2003 SP4,Minimum system
music, photos and videos - and access them at gigabit speeds. Simply insert one or two 3.5-inch SATA drives of any capacity from any vendor into Storage Central Turbo, connect it to any router or switch, and Smart Wizard takes care of the configuration. It functions just like a local disk drive, accessible from any network computer, but without requiring a dedicated PC. Advanced backup and synchronization software protects against data loss automatically with mirroring. And as your storage needs grow, Storage Central Turbo keeps pace by letting you upgrade with larger capacity SATA drives - and even additional Storage Central Turbo devices. THOUGH STATED, THIS IS NEITHER A NAS NOR A SAN PRODUCT.
Expansion Bays Total (Free): 2 ( 2 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, 2 ( 0 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Interfaces: 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Manufacturer's product description
The NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central is ideal for homes and small businesses that wish to affordably and easily store and back-up their files, music, videos, photos and games in a networked location, where multiple computers can access it.
Power
Power Device: Power adapter - external
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
Advantages: Flexibility, Smartsync Software Disadvantages: Simultaneous access to Mac and PC
...Not sure whether i was going for a Freecom NAS Hardrive or one of these, so read up a bit and ended up going for the more flexible approach that is the NetgearSC101.
It certainly didn't let me down. I plonked a 25gb seagate hardrive into it and ran the software on my laptop. plugged in the netgearsc101 into my wireless router and within 5mins my laptop had found the 250gb hardrive wireless and was now formatting.
The installation was certainly straight forward. Couple of things worth noting i didn't get the full 250gb from the drive infact i only got 232gb. No sweat i happy with 232gb.
You can assign an admin password so you don;t get anyone messing with your data and there is also an option of partitioning the drive and mapping the drives to as many drive letters as you wish.
It also comes with the smart sync software which...
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Advantages: External networked Storage excellent for those big long backups, Save all your music and films to 1 place and share through out your network through a wireless or/and wired hub. Disadvantages: Slow spin up time, Software needs to be installed on computers using it,
...I bought the NetgearSC101 for one reason only, and that was to backup my main computer drive so I could re-install windows.
I ordered the SC101 along with two 250 gig H/Ds total cost - £199 , Okay so not exactly cheap but not exactly expensive either for 500 Gigs of storage. Mind you the two 250Gig drives set me back about £125, the netgearSC101 was about £67. Be very carefull what drives you use they HAVE to be ATA 6 standard, anything less and they will not work with the SC101 properly.
Before buying the SC101 I had done the usual and scoured the internet to read peoples reviews and work out whether this thing was going to be problematic or a good buy. The things I read were almost enough to deter me. But my experience of the `Toaster` as people call it are as follows.
On taking it out the box, I was mildly impressed. Looked good...
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Advantages: In theory should provide LAN based storage. Disadvantages: Theory and application do not match!
...as a 30 year plus in the computer industry, this is one of the poorest offerings I have ever come across.
-The software is of a very poor standard,
- The FAQ's on the Netgear site are out of date and inaccurate.
- No warnings on the box about this product not supporting Win XP media centre editions.
It is highly unstable, can lock up your PC as it ponders on something (that using PROCEXP and looking at the ZSAN driver that is the core of the machine, cannot identify).
The data transfer rates, if you do get it running, are pedestrian at best.
I have a number of computers running either XP (4) or Vista (3), I cannot get it to work on HP or Compaq brand laptops with Vista despite the claim of Vista support. On XP I have managed to get intermittent operation on 2 old computers - Pentium 3 and Pentium 4, cannot get it to work on dual...
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I would like to share my experiences with this device and I would strongly DISCOURAGE ANYONE who might be contemplating the idea of purchasing this product ! It a very, very BAD product which has been released to the market at a stage where it should... more
It is a nice and lovely peice of equipment with major disadvantages.
Pros : Connects easily, not much technical information required, cool white finish
Cons : Rubbish battery [hardly lasts 2 hours max which is advertised], keeps loosing the... more
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