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Network attached storage for £200+ ?? 

Colin Millar • Monday 10th September 2007 13:33 GMT

If you have a wifi router anyway a slug will set you back £50

LEX & REX 

Simon Aldrich • Monday 10th September 2007 13:46 GMT

If these units work over wi-fi then why on earth do you need the Local end of the box? Couldn't you get away with using a software virtual USB host on your computer which would encode USB signals and transmit over your existing wireless network which the Remote Extender could then received & decode back into USB for the peripherals.

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