Maxtor Shared Storage II features two hard disk drives that can offer up to 1TB of storage space. The two 7200RPM drives can also be configured as a single storage drive or as a RAID 1 drive, meaning that there will be 500GB storage space that will be completely backed up on the second drive. This feature offers more security for your data. If you have a small or home network and you want to access some data from any computer connected to it, than this NAS (network attached storage) device offers a simple and easy to use solution for data sharing. It allows seamless workflow, enhanced productivity, easy file printing and fast access to files from any networked PC or Mac.

Besides giving access to 1TB of data, the Maxtor Shared Storage II has some other handy features too. It can be used to store and access photos, videos or music if you set up a networked home entertainment center. It can organize your files by itself, placing them into appropriate folders. All you have to do is to drag files onto Maxtor Shared Storage II icon and its Drag and Sort feature will do the rest. It also allows you to view the storage status for all users, as well as at-a-glance view of back up.

The installation is as simple as it can be. Maxtor Shared Storage II only needs to be connected to the network and it configures itself within minutes. You can set it easily to appear on every PC or Mac as a local hard drive. As all users will have access to it, Maxtor Shared Storage II allows you to set security measures for the shared folders. That is setting full public access or limited access to those folders. Depending on the speed of your network and the size of your files, Maxtor Shared Storage II is a fast tool both for the storage of you back up data and for interactive usage.

The size of the device is reduced to minimum, but the performance is enhanced to maximum. It measures 5.4 x 3.9 x 8.5 inches (136 x 97.5 x 217mm), has a 16MB buffer and can be connected to any wired or wireless network. It also has two USB ports that can be used for storage, expansion or for simple printer sharing. It also has minimum system requirements. It can work with any PC featuring a Pentium III 500MHz processor or higher, 128MB memory, Windows 2000/XP and Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher for the management interface. You can also use Maxtor Shared Storage II if you have a Macintosh Mac OS/X 10.3.9 or higher and 128MB RAM. An Internet connection is required for system updates.