LAN Disk and NDAS comparison

	M9-SATA USB/LAN	PD-SATA USB/LAN	M9-LAN	Pleiades USB/LAN	M9-NDAS	Pleiades NDAS
Chipset	RDC-S2891		RDC-R2882		Ximeta-NDAS2011
Size	16.5cm x 16.5cm x 3.8cm	22.8cm x 13.7cm x 3.5cm	16.5cm x 16.5cm x 3.8cm	22.8cm x 13.7cm x 3.5cm	16.5cm x 16.5cm x 3.8cm	22.8cm x 13.7cm x 3.5cm
Enclosure Material	Plastic	Aluminium	Plastic	Aluminium	Plastic	Aluminium
Type of Hard Drive	3.5" SATA HDD (20GB - 1TB)		3.5" IDE HDD (20-750GB)		3.5" IDE HDD (20-750GB)
HDD File Format	FAT32				FAT32/NTFS/HFS+ FAT32 can be accessed on Mac & PC, NTFS can be accessed on PC but read only on Mac, HFS+ can be accessed on Mac only
Interface/Ports	10/100Base-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X (RJ-45) USB 2.0 High Speed (USB1.1 compatible)				100Base-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X (RJ-45) USB 2.0 High Speed (USB1.1 compatible)
LAN	Speed: 7.2MB/s throughput Protocol: TCP/IP Network File System: CIFS(SMB), FTP Maximum Sessions: Up to 16 simultaneous connections (fewer connections recommended for best performance)		Speed: 2.8MB/s throughput Protocol: TCP/IP Network File System: CIFS(SMB), FTP Maximum Sessions: Up to 8 simultaneous connections (fewer connections recommended for best performance)		Speed: 9.8MB/s throughput Connection: Proprietary Driver Solution Maximum Sessions: Up to 20 simultaneous connections (write access for several PC's possible, write access for Mac only one at the time, first user gets best performance)
Configuration	Web Based Configuration Network: DHCP Server, DHCP Client, Auto IP, Fixed IP FTP Server: Setup for Accounts, Status, Access Right Samba Server: Share Level Access, NBNS Support System Tools: Standard Settings, Formatting, SNTP, Firmware Upgrade		Web Based Configuration Network: DHCP Server, DHCP Client, Auto IP, Fixed IP FTP Server: Setup for Accounts, Status, Access Right Samba Server: Share Level Access, NBNS Support System Tools: Standard Settings, Formatting, SNTP, Firmware Upgrade		Driver Based Configuration Menu Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish Access Management and Options: Mount & Unmount, Activation, Registration, Write Key, Read Only, Suspend & Hibernation Support Device Info: Drive Status, Device Properties, Hardware Details, Mac & IP Address, Connection & Confirmation Alerts
System Requirements (PC)	LAN: Windows 2000/XP/Vista USB 2.0 (USB 1.1): Windows 2000/XP/Vista		LAN: Windows 2000/XP USB 2.0 (USB 1.1): Windows 2000/XP/Vista		LAN: Windows 2000/XP/Vista USB 2.0 (USB 1.1): 2000/XP/Vista
System Requirements (Mac)	LAN: Mac OS 10.2 or higher (Samba/FTP) USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or higher USB 1.1: Mac OS 10.1.5 or higher		LAN: Mac OS 10.2-10.4 (Samba/FTP) USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or higher USB 1.1: Mac OS 10.1.5 or higher		LAN: Mac OS 10.3 or higher USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or higher USB 1.1: Mac OS 10.1.5 or higher
Firmware/Driver	Web based firmware upgrade				Driver installation/upgrade
File Transfer
Advantages	Individual accounts FTP/SMB access Web based configuration				Easy installation (no TCP/IP) Drag and drop file transfer Behaves like a Plug & Play device
Target Market	Home and small office with option to setup individual accounts; requires some advanced computer/networking knowledge.				Home and small office for simple storage and file sharing; no need for advanced computer/networking knowledge.