My eBay whoring continues.  Thanks to Auction Sniper, I was able to purchase a Maxtor 300GB Shared Storage External Hard Drive NAS (H01R300) at a very good price.  Known as Network Attached Storage (NAS), this technology allows you to share and store data without using a extra computer.   It’s a perfect addition to any home or small business network.

Installation is simple and automatically sets up the shared storage drive to look like a local drive on your PC.  Another great feature is the two USB ports included on the drive to connect and share two USB printers, two additional external hard drives, or one of each.  I’ve made use of these ports by attaching my laser printer and an additional 300 GB external hardrive.  Now my home network features a print server and 600 GB of extra storage space.  Any computer on my network can easily access these drives or utilize the printer on a 100Base-T / 10Base-T Ethernet connection.

This solution may be a little expensive for price sensitive consumers but it remains a great addition for anyone looking to utilize network storage or print server functionality.  If your one of these individuals, perhaps you should check out the Maxtor 300GB Shared Storage External Hard Drive NAS (H01R300).