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Verbatim flogs a home network server for £150
PEOPLE LOOKING to share and stream content for different computers at home can now get their hands on a stylish looking box that acts as a home network server.
The Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Server is a network storage box which allows home users to stream and access their content on one device, wherever they are in the house.
It would be a bit pointless unless it multi-tasked, and the box indeed allows different users on different computers to access files or play music for example, at the same time.
Verbatim emphasises the media capabilities of the box in particular, with a web portal that can allow users to upload and share photo albums directly from the server to social networking sites.
There's also an 'easy transfer button', which allows a user to transfer files they have from a portable hard drive, flash drive or memory card straight into the box.
It also has backup capabilities, working with Apple Time Machine or Windows Backup to keep content located on a network computer backed up.
Wrapped up in a shiny aluminium box, the server works with Windows 7, Vista, XP Home or Pro, 2000, and Mac OSX. A 1TB version is available at £150, while a 2TB version will set you back £200. µ
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The device is not subscription based from what I can find out.
There is a very small subset of functionality (an iPhone client to stream from the device across the internet to the iPhone) that does require a subscription, but for basic use as a media server, time machine backup device etc there is no subscription required.
This unit is bulls**t. You have to pay a monthly subsrciption for the software.
Flush this unit down the crapper and lets get on with it.