CP TECHNOLOGIES CP-UL-300 Aluminum and plastic 3.5" Silver IDE USB 2.0 & RJ-45 (10/100 Ethernet) Network Storage HD CASE

Pros: Works well as just an ethernet drive or works well as just a USB drive.

Cons: When you switch from ethernet to USB then back to ethernet the case will not recognize drive. It came with the latest drivers and tech support has not come up with an answer. It does not support NTFS only Fat32. Instruction is very poor and lacks detail.

Overall Review: I'm about to request an RMA now.

Pros: Nothing new to add... see my previous review.

Cons: cptech support is worthless.

Overall Review: Google the firmware names that show up via the web admin info page. You'll figure out soon enough that this NAS device is just another clone of some other unknown asian NAS manufacturer. Grab the latest firmware you can find via your google search and install it. Vista clients will now be able to connect to it's samba shares fine.

Pros: SMB (Samba) Server, FTP, easy to use HTTP admin function. Plug and Play with any ATA 3.5" HD.

Cons: Even with the latest firmware Explorer locks up on Vista when I try to access the SMB shares. Disabled Windows Firewall, etc with no success.

Overall Review: FTP function still makes it useful with my Vista machine. Hopefully CPTECH releases another firmware update.

Pros: The unit works well with USB2. Nice for performing backups. Case is decent looking.

Cons: The network firmware was buggy in the original release and would lock up every few minutes. Since grabbing the latest firmware I haven't had any issues. However, I get an average of 12Mb of throughput when performing sustained transfers over the network. Not the best enclosure for network speed I've seen.

Overall Review: The company was responsive to my issues with the original firmware. HDD used is WD3200JB (320GB).

Pros: NICE CASE BUT MINE WOULD ONLY WORK AS A USB STORAGE DEVICE

Cons: WOULD NOT WORK AS A NETWORK STORAGE DEVICE USING A NEW 80GB WESTERN DIGITAL FORMATTED FAT32 AS DIRECTED

Overall Review: HOPING THE REPLACEMENT WORKS AS I LIKE THE DESIGN,NEWEGG GOT IT TO ME IN 3DAYS BUT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL ON QUALITY.

Pros: USB works

Cons: Network does not work well. The limitation is that fat32 is the only type partition the web wizard sees. This limits the file size you have.

Pros: Compact Design, Ease of Set Up;Good alternative to NAS Devices that costs a lot more. Nice Aluminum Case help disipate heat, their is also an internal fan to move more air.

Cons: User Manual Leaves a little to be desired. Fan could be a little noisy in a quiet environment, but it is no louder than most PC Power Supply Fans.(If You use this as a NAS, then you could put the case anywhere and limit the noise if it becomes a problem.

Overall Review: So Far This case works very well. I just ordered another one. It Took about 30 minutes to install a new drive and configure device. All computers on my network have been able to access drive so far. It would be nice if this had Gigabit Ethernet. ( You are limited to 10/100) You can use the USB 2.0 Interface if you want to connect directly to a PC. Then you would get a transfer rate up to 480 Mb/sec.

Pros: NONE,I HAVE RECIEVED 2 BAD ONES IN A ROW.

Cons: RECIEVED THE 2ND. ONE YESTERDAY IT WAS "DOA",THE FIRST ONE WORKED IN USB MODE ONLY RETURNING THIS ONE FOR A REFUND.

Overall Review: THIS IS NOT NEW EGGS FAULT AS THEY SHIPPED THE LAST ONE TO ME VERY FAST.