- Written by John Biggs
- September 1st, 2006
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I’m just getting around to opening the Maxtor Fusion drive we received this week and I can honestly say that it’s an incredible device. It’s the perfect mix between media server and network storage device and despite its staid exterior it’s definitely a home and small office winner.
I’ll be doing an in-depth review next week, but here are some first impressions:
Maxtor has gotten media sharing right - This device is dead simple - plug it in, fill out a few setup screens, create a dynamic DNS name, and tell your mom to point her browser to your pictures, music, and movies. It’s just that easy.
The Fusion is actually a computer - This little bugger is definitely running Linux on some relatively quick processor, probably an ARM.
Having lots of storage space is addictive - This is a 500GB drive. I also have Maxtor terabyte drive floating around here. Just imagining the stuff I can back up makes me drool. I know, I’m sad.
MyFrabrik is OK - The MyFabrik interface used by the Fusion is highly AJAX-y and acceptable. It could be a little more intuitive, but we’ll talk more about that next week.
