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Safeguard Files And Combat Digital Overload With Family-Friendly Storage

Posted: 8/19/2010

Unlike a traditional external hard drive, network storage is a shared resource and can be accessed from anywhere on the home network.

(NAPSI) - You don't have to worry that your irreplaceable photos might disappear if your computer crashes, or let large files such as photos, videos and music gobble up storage space on your hard drive.

Shared storage, referred to as network attached storage (NAS), a technology once reserved for businesses, is now a simple and affordable way for multiple users in the home to store, share and safeguard documents, music, videos and photos.

Unlike a traditional external hard drive, network storage is a shared resource and can be accessed from anywhere on the home network.

According to a report by Google, one out of every 14 hard drives will fail within a year, and other statistics show that 31 percent of PC users have lost all their files due to events beyond their control. With a network storage device, everyone in the family can easily safeguard important files and retrieve them even if a computer fails. No one has to worry about the video of baby's first steps or an entire music collection disappearing.

Network storage, such as the ShareCenter series offered by D-Link, provides ample capacity for everyone in the home to safely store files and documents in one place. It also lets family members share digital photos and media such as music libraries, photo albums, videos and high-definition movies.

Installing a hard drive in your D-Link network storage unit is easy. Simply pop off the front panel, slide any Serial ATA drive into one of the open bays--whether it is a drive you already have at home or one you just purchased from the store--and you are done. This device also features a new technology, cloud storage services, that lets you back up directly to the Internet.

To help alleviate digital overload, these devices are capable of housing up to two-terabyte hard drives in each bay. Using only a one-terabyte drive, you could store up to an estimated 320,000 digital photos, 16,660 hours of digital music or 250 two-hour DVD-quality movies.

In addition to that, most network storage devices are expandable and have an extra hard drive slot to support your growing storage needs. That extra slot can be used to mirror a copy of the data stored to even further reduce the risk of loss if there is an unexpected hard drive failure.

Want to get to your files even when away from home? No problem. This storage connects to your network rather than a computer so it is easy to access your shared documents or digital media from wherever you are. As long as you're connected to the Internet, they're only a click away. With network storage, your family can always be connected.

For more information, visit www.dlink.com.