500gb network storage?

[headstrong]

Hi guys

A friend wants to buy a 500gb network storage device for his office network....I've tried google but all I found was this thing and I still need to buy an additional HDD for it

Is there a product that comes inclusive of a 500gb hard drive?

Thanks

 

[quik]

Western Digital Mybook world edition 500GB

Features:
Capacity gauge display
External 500gb (3.5", 7200rpm, 16mb cache, 8.9ms)
USB 2.0
Gigabit UTP network ready

 

[quik]

Should retail for around R2150.00 incl VAT

 

[nivek]

http://www.intel.com/design/servers/storage/ss4200e/index.htm

still need to add a few drives tho but atleast you have RAID and some other cool features

 

[cyberarmy]

More choices here http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/index.php?cPath=61_292

 

[Luke7777]

I recently acquired this Freecom product Lovely and easy from Vista, bit of a bitch (for me anyway) to integrate into the rest of my existing wired/wireless XP network

 

[Ryder_JHB]

There is an easier, and cheaper way! Find youself an old PC, preferrably with SATA connectors on the motherboard, or buy a cheap 2-slot PCI Sata Card, and add a 500gb Sata drive, then install FreeNAS!

You can use IDE or SCSI too... Whatever floats your boat!

Easiest, and cheapest method by far!

 

[headstrong]

I like the FreeNas Idea but they ganna use it on a ship so it needs to be portable...

I like the Mybook World Edition. Frontosa and pinnacle ( cape town) sell them but I am not registered with them so they won't sell to me!!!

I don't won't to order via an online shop so is any1 registered with frontosa/pinnacle? I dnt mind paying an extra 5% or what eva for you to buy it for me

thanks