The Media Vault 500GB Network Hard Drive from Hewlett-Packard is a high-capacity drive with an interface that allows it to be connected via Gigabit Ethernet. In addition to providing simple network storage, you can connect USB hard drives or other mass storage devices to the drive for Ethernet and Internet sharing. You can also use one of the USB ports to attach a printer. The drive also features an open SATA drive bay and controller for further storage expansion.
The drive is easily integrated into your network, making it simple to share files among users. You can even integrate it into your wireless network by plugging it into your wireless access point or router. The drive can also be configured as a RAID 1 mirror for realtime backup of data. These features make it an excellent solution for data backup, file sharing or general storage in small networks.