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Featuring advanced file-sharing technology, the LaCie Ethernet Disk frees PC file servers by providing independent, stand-alone storage accessible to anyone in the network. Ideal for small- and medium-sized business environments, it will store, back up and share files among as many as 25 users at the same time. The LaCie Ethernet Disk can easily be incorporated into a variety of environments. Its sturdy aluminum design allows it to be used as a stand-alone device that, when positioned on the desktop, can support a monitor weighing as much as 40 lbs. This drive can also be stacked with other LaCie d2 devices, or easily integrated into 19-inch racks.Offering simple installation, the Ethernet Disk can be easily administered and controlled via any Web browser, with a variety of user-friendly tools and wizards. Moreover, this versatile storage device offers universal connectivity with all existing operating systems. When the native capacity of the Ethernet Disk is reached, additional storage space can easily be added by daisy-chaining additional LaCie hard drives via the USB or FireWire port.

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1 Satisfactory, but some issues
The unit is robust, solid and easy to set up. Over a 100BaseTX network, it runs quickly and effectively. But there are some issues.

Macintosh compatibility is imperfect. If you copy a large group of files, the system will abort the entire transfer if it comes across a file with a file name too long or with a naughty character in the file name, at that file. So you move files from the Mac (where the file names are OK) to the file server in small groups, so you can find the problems with file names. Otherwise it's a mess, especially in my predominantly Mac network. There are also transitory issues with file protection, and locked Mac files cause problems when copying to the disk.

On my 100BaseTX network, the ethernet disk seems to drop off the network at times, requiring you to reconnect. At the same time, the Mac sitting next to the ethernet disk stays up and connected, with its disk present and available. I have to assume it's the ethernet disk, not the network or the machine at the other end.

I would have prefered an Apple Xserve, but it would have cost a lot more (although I would have got a lot more functionality and compatibility). I suppose this will suffice until I can justify the additional capabilities, at which point this drive will become a low-priority part of the network.

LaCie would have been a lot better using Linux for the system's OS, like the SnapServers and similar systems. For Mac compatibility, it's not up to LaCie's other products. Disappointing, but otherwise, it's a decent system, worry free for these couple of days I've had it.

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