Hitachi SimpleNET USB Drive Network Adapter
by Sze | Filed under Peripherals and Accessories, Storage
In addition to the SimpleTOUGH and SimpleDRIVE Mini hard drives, Hitachi brings the SimpleNET USB drive network adapter. The device allows you to share and access your existing USB hard drive over network. Just plug the USB hard drive into the SimpleNet and connect the device to an Ethernet network, then you can access the hard drive on the network.
The Hitachi SimpleNET is an easy-to-install solution for PC, Mac and Linux users. It can connect up to two USB hard drives. The price is $79.
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I’m an early adopter of the SimpleNET. Good device; however, in Windows 7 RC1 x64, the CIFS file system does not read/display ISO files over SimpleNET. Oddly, the included FTP server will display ISO files. This reduces the value of the device since you cannot play DVDs packed as ISOs using a media streamer (e.g., WDTV). Hopefully, a firmware update will resolve this in short order.
July 27 — Correction. After further testing, SimpleNET will display ISOs of smaller file sizes, but larger file sizes (for example 3.5GB-4.3GB) do not display in file directories. And yes, this was observed on NTFS formatted drives. I have not tested whether this file-size-limit issue applies to all file formats. Since DVD5 and DVD9 ISO files exceed these limits, the observed problem remains–you cannot stream a DVD across SimpleNET. –Joe
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