NAS harddrive with a usb option to transfer files

[wakkaday]

i'm looking for a nas harddrive external which i want to connect to my router, but i've been told with a nas drive i can't connect it to my laptop to initially transfer file? is this true... is there no usb port?

Originally Posted by wakkaday

i'm looking for a nas harddrive external which i want to connect to my router, but i've been told with a nas drive i can't connect it to my laptop to initially transfer file? is this true... is there no usb port?

There is usually a usb port but the point of a NAS drive is it's wireless capability so no need for physical connections .Although for moving large files the usb connection can be quicker .At the moment i have a Buffalo Nas 500gb with a seagate 500gb usb ext drive attached via usb so it accessible through the network via the buffalo

[Kymmy]

I picked up a Noontec N5 from ebay (no drive) for £46.. Takes a single SATA drive (3TB max) complete with Gigabit ethernet, USB (can be used like a caddy), built in media server, bit-torrent client, webdav and ftp server (no wifi but that is run through the router)

[wakkaday]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

I picked up a Noontec N5 from ebay (no drive) for £46.. Takes a single SATA drive (3TB max) complete with Gigabit ethernet, USB (can be used like a caddy), built in media server, bit-torrent client, webdav and ftp server (no wifi but that is run through the router)

can you access files on any computer / mobile device? and play files...i might do the same if it works out cheaper... i was looking for 3tb..

or should i get one already set-up 2tb for 120£?
im not really a computer wizz, but if it's easy to make my own and better, then i would rather do that

[Kymmy]

Yeah sorry it's full samba capable so anything attached to the network can access it, the webdav means you can access via a mobile, the media server is DNLA compatible.. I use mine for PC backups, sharing maps between memorymap, and connecting to a sony bluray for watching AVI files directly on the TV.

As for making one you could get an old computer and run a naked version of windows.. Or even grab a raspberry Pi once they are released and put the board in a disk caddy and run linux to share the drive.

[wakkaday]

how much did it cost for you to set it up?
and also if you want to connect it directly to your computer and transfer files can you do that?

[Kymmy]

I had a spare SATA2 drive so just plonked that into it.. The price for the box was what I mentioned in post #3.. and yes you can connect it to the computer directly via the USB

[wakkaday]

great i will look into doing my own set up

hopefully i will be able to do it...