Photos: Storage for the home

Storage firms are pitching products for consumers dealing with large files shared by multiple PCs and with a need for data protection.

By Bill Detwiler, Contributor on July 20, 2006

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Baxter Creek from Intel

Intel's SS4000-E network-attached storage system (right), shown as it appeared at the Intel Developer Forum in March. Code-named Baxter Creek, the system is the basis for other companies' products, including some from Thecus Technology (left).

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StorCenter from Iomega

Iomega's StorCenter Network Hard Drive is available in 160GB and 250GB capacities with prices of $200 and $290, respectively.

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Western Digital's NetCenter

The back of Western Digital's single-disk NetCenter shows its RJ-45 Ethernet jack for connecting to the network. The 320GB drive costs $330.

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Mirra from Seagate

Seagate Technology's Mirra lets people fetch information such as digital photos over the Internet when the device's owner invites them. A 250GB version costs $400, while a 400GB version costs $500.

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