We connected an external hard disk to the LaPlug and accessed it through a Gigabit router connected to both the LaPlug and our test PC and found the device to be extremely slow: its large file performance of 14.3MB/s falls far behind the 41.3MB/s of our favourite NAS device, Synology's DiskStation DS212j. The LaPlug's main failing, though, became apparent during our performance tests. The web interface is basic, without the range of options found on more advanced NAS devices, but it works well - documents and media files opened without a problem. We found once we'd used a disk with the LaPlug it was no longer recognised in Windows, so once you've set up a disk as network-attached storage you won't be able to use it as a normal external hard disk without reformatting it first.ĭrives appear as network devices on your PC and behave like normal hard disks or USB drives, and the LaPlug also includes a web interface that allows access to your files from any internet-enabled PC - you'll have to set up port forwarding to access files from outside your network, though. Both NTFS and FAT32 disks are supported, and the LaPlug is compatible with both UPnP and DLNA, so you can stream files to an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, for example, as well as iTunes. It works nicely, but there are few options – we weren’t able to change the drive letter in LaCie’s software, for instance, and had to assign drive letters in Windows instead.
It's also simple to find and connect to your wireless network.
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LaCie's own software finds devices attached to the LaPlug, and a couple of clicks is all it takes to mount network drives, with options available for both Windows and Mac users. The LaPlug costs a reasonable £72 and is easy to use.
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