Ximeta sent me the press release on this, and its cool enough looking to actually post... Like the drive I reviewed, but with 8 ports to manage the network, too...
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XIMETA INTRODUCES NETDISKOFFICE, THE FIRST EXTERNAL NETWORK STORAGE DISK DRIVE WITH 8 ETHERNET PORTS AT CES IN LAS VEGAS


NetDiskOffice, Cost-effective Network Solution with 8 Fast Ethernet Ports and 250 GB of Storage that Connects via Ethernet or USB 2.0.


IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, January 7, 2004 - XIMETA Inc., a leader in the Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) market, today announced a new line of NetDisk products, NetDiskOffice.â„¢ XIMETA will unveil NetDiskOffice at CES in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2004. This new product is targeted at workgroups, home office and small to medium businesses who require a central office database to input, store, update and share data easily and efficiently.

“NetDiskOffice allows you to easily access data, such as office work, MP3s, videos and photos from any computer on your Local Area Network and provides 8 Ethernet ports. We have eliminated the need for multiple network devices. NetDiskOffice provides 8 network switches and 250 GB of storage, all in one small package� stated, Edward Park, CEO and president of XIMETA.

Using XIMETA’s own NDAS technology, NetDiskOffice has been designed to provide a cost-effective network storage solution that offers high-speed storage, simultaneous mirroring for secure backup and file sharing with everyone on your network and 8 fast Ethernet ports. With NetDiskOffice, you conveniently back up all your files onto one, easily accessible drive. A Hibernation Switch is included to conserve on power when not in use. NetDiskOffice eliminates the need for servers and administrative management. It is quick and easy to install, it is portable, weighing less than 5 lbs. Currently NetDiskOffice is available in 250 GB capacity.

NetDiskOffice will be available in February, 2004. The suggested retail price of the NetDiskOffice is $449.99

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wow thats very cool looking, these types of things must be targeted toward small business =p

quite a bit of money for networked storage
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I should be getting one to review over at NWT.

Damn nice unit from the specs pages. Cant wait to see it in action. Hopefully its a keeper when review is done.

Cheeze is sharing that beast? Wow!! What a nice guy!!

HAHAHA! Yea... I have more switch ports than I know what to do with, and I honestly don't need the storage.

Besides, Knight has done a lot for me So I'll let him have fun with that toy.