Just a few months ago Network Attached Storage (NAS) was the Hot Now and it seemed like everybody was rushing a product to market, even companies that didn’t traditionally put out products in that segment. The Asus WL-HDD, for instance: a Wi-Fi hard disk enclosure for 2.5-inch drives. Odd, but potentially useful, for sure.
Well, it’s out, and it’s only $85. If you have a hankering to stick a hard drive in a wall and never have to touch it again (like that apochryphal story of the server that got plastered into an opening, operating for years hidden behind drywall), this looks like a decent choice. Tom’s Networking has a review, even.
ASUS 802.11g 54 Mbps WLAN Hard Drive Box (WL-HDD 2.5) [TomsNetworking via eHomeUpgrade]
Update: Drywalled server not so apochryphal after all. (Thanks, Tim!)
