XBitLabs takes a look at the new Maxtor 200GB Maxtor Shared Storage Drive here. The machine looks like other Maxtor external hard drives except this drive is targeted to networks. Their verdict?

he design and functionality of the new drive are remarkable. No questions asked here. We were a little bit surprised to see that it uses far not the fastest network interface. The artificial limitation of the data transfer rate to 100Mbit/s makes the drive used inside this storage device absolutely unable to take advantage of its speed potential.

I know.. I’ve never been fond of Xbit’s command of the English language but my take from their conclusion is – it’s a good conceptual device hobbled by a slow 10/100 network interface.

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