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(66 customer reviews) 56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Exactly what I needed! Using it to store/stream videos,
May 27, 2010 This review is from: Verbatim MediaShare 1 TB Home Network Storage 97159 (Silver) (Personal Computers)
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To start out I am a System Administrator, technology is what I do while at work and when I get home I want something that's going to be easy to use and that works. I've had the Verbatim MediaShare 1tb home network storage server up and running for only a couple days but so far I am very happy with it.
I have used the media server in 3 different roles so far as I try to figure out exactly the right role for this device in my home.
I started out using it as a share point to store files I needed to get access to everywhere. On the side of being a Sys Admin I also fix computers on the side so it's great having all my files in one location so when I am at a clients house I can connect to the drive and retrieve any files I am needing to fix their computer. The Storage server worked great in this area and it felt very secure, however I seemed to have better performance using my current web storage service I subscribe to so for me this wasn't the optimal role as most my...Read more
32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Works. If you're an expert. Just barely. Otherwise avoid.,
March 23, 2011 Aron Hsiao (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Verbatim MediaShare Mini Home Network Storage 97329 (Silver) (Personal Computers)
This device is a Dilbert cartoon all by itself. It was clearly rushed out the door before development was completed; it is so unpolished that for most users it simply will not work. Unless you're a technology expert, don't bother.
If you are a technology expert or are brave enough to give this thing a try, here's what you need to know:
(1) The user guide doesn't include setup and install instructions, so don't bother searching through it.
(2) The seemingly promising "install tools" option on the setup CD either installs tons of stuff you don't need and that simply doesn't work (on Windows) or crashes outright (on Mac OS). Don't bother to open the container on Mac OS and unzip and run the binary by hand; you'll simply install the same tools that don't work and aren't needed anyway on Windows.
(3) The reason the tools don't work on Windows (or on Mac OS if you are knowledgable enough to bypass the icon and manually install them) is that they...Read more
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Some Info for Macintosh users,
June 6, 2010 T. Campbell - See all my reviews
This review is from: Verbatim MediaShare 1 TB Home Network Storage 97159 (Silver) (Personal Computers)
I purchased this unit primarily as a Time Machine backup appliance/NAS. Here are some points that will save you alot of fustration:
1. If you are using either Norton Antivirus for Mac or Symantec Antivirus for Macintosh (enterprise version 10.3.2), you MUST disable "Scan on Mount" in Norton/Symantec or the Verbatim software supplied with the unit will start creating new backup volumes on it's own and eventually cause a Time Machine failure. Turning off "Scan on Mount" in Norton/Symantec solves this issue (that only took 10 hours and 10 reformats to figure that out!)
2. DO NOT do your initial Time Machine backup over a wireless network! Get the Cat.5/6 cable out and connect your Mac to your router to access the Mediashare. I estimated that a 100 GB initial backup over a wireless G network would take 20 hrs. and I don't think wireless N would be a whole lot better.
3. The Mediashare Agent application is written in Adobe Flash so if you have an older...Read more
