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What is an affordable wireless external hard drive for a home with two Windows 7 laptops?

I'm looking for an external hard drive that we can both access wirelessly. I'm somewhat savvy with home networking, but I'm a little lost when it comes to this, plus I'd like something that will work with our OS. I've looked around on Amazon, but I see several options that aren't ideal for Windows 7.

Ideas?

Adam Lawrence asked in Geek Week 10 months ago | Report
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  • N510833790_3563_small
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    Any reason why it needs to be wireless? I think any NAS drive would be fine if you just plugged it into your Network.

    Andrew Beck answered in Geek Week 10 months ago | Report
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    I've used a Western Digital My Book World edition before with two desktops running XP. WD also has one called My Book Live designed for home networks - $130 for 1 TB. I didn't use the auto back-up or remote access software, so I can't speak to that, but it seemed like a good NAS. I think I just used the setup CD and then the web interface to customize user accounts, but it's been awhile.

    asteria answered in Geek Week 10 months ago | Report
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    You could also just plug standard USB drives into the right WiFi router.

    Black Beetles in Amber answered in Geek Week 10 months ago | Report
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