Geeks.com sent us for a review an external hard drive enclosure case, the "TVisto Series 3.5" Multimedia HDD Enclosure" (2.5" series also available). But this is not just another hard drive enclosure, but also a multimedia jukebox. And it's running uCLinux, an embedded version of Linux.
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Well, don't forget that this IS a mobile solution. So getting it to your PC is not a big deal. But yes, there is some inconvenience there.
In my case, it is very easy to actually move the enclosure, but it's really a pain to have to also move the power supply to my office and re-attach it there. I have LOTS of cables on the back of my desks and doing so is really, really a pain.
So, yeah, while moving the enclosure itself is easy, having to deal with the power supply is not. This is why an ethernet jack with a samba server in it would be ideal.
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Well, don't forget that this IS a mobile solution. So getting it to your PC is not a big deal. But yes, there is some inconvenience there.
In my case, it is very easy to actually move the enclosure, but it's really a pain to have to also move the power supply to my office and re-attach it there. I have LOTS of cables on the back of my desks and doing so is really, really a pain.
So, yeah, while moving the enclosure itself is easy, having to deal with the power supply is not. This is why an ethernet jack with a samba server in it would be ideal.