Comments on: PogoPlug: The Easy Network Drive

By: Craig Seager

Craig Seager — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:59:07 +0000

Shaun Greene asked if the drive can be networked at home. The answer is yes.

Nick Pitts speaks to the pricing. I concur. $150 for a college student is overboard. However, if you already have a thumb drive, you’ll only be out the cost of the PogoPlug. That cuts it down to about 1/2. Still steep while without a steady income, IMHO.

Vincent Witzel asked about the HTTP interface. That’s exactly what it does.

Several folks spoke to the possibilities with family (even as a gift). Consider this: give one to your parents for Christmas, grant yourself access, and voila, everybody wins!

By: Sergio Flores

Sergio Flores — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:26:37 +0000

The PogoPlug seems pretty cool, looks like something that i’d be able to use if I traveled alot and I had the need to access multiple Hard Drives remotely.

Since, I’m not in that category. I cant say that I’d go and buy it, but its something that I might consider if the need arises.

Currently I use the internet to access data through MobileMe, Google Docs, GMail, and other fun google tools that are free

By: Felipe Burneo

Felipe Burneo — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:09:37 +0000

So this was the surprise for Tuesday´s class. Too bad I missed it and really don´t have a clue about the set-up procedure.

I’d like to see it some other time if it’s possible.

By: Shaun Greene

Shaun Greene — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:04:42 +0000

I actually considered setting up a NAS drive on my home network so that I could access files on campus in excess of my huge 500mb of storage that Purdue gives me. This seems like a pretty sleek interface. If you are on the network at home, can you map the drive like a network drive, or do you still have to use pogoplug.com?

By: Sikhanysiwe Nkala

Sikhanysiwe Nkala — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:59:14 +0000

Thats an awesome device. If i can get my hands on one of those i am going to buy it very soon. It would also be a great gift idea for my dads birthday day since my dad is always travelling and having to work all the time.

By: Katie Robinson

Katie Robinson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:05:53 +0000

I really like this device. I would use it because my brother in law and his family moved to WY. It is not easy to send and receive photos and such, but with that it would make it easy to do that. I also like how he documented the set up of the device because if someone wants to use this they can see how it was set up and reference to the pictures. Having this also will eliminate the worry of forgetting a project or assingment at your home, apt, or dorm. Because you would be able to access it. This is a great idea and I think it would be a great item to utilize.

By: Allison Yeater

Allison Yeater — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:48:16 +0000

I think this idea/product will become very valuable in the near future. I can already see a use for it here on campus. Especially since we have different computers on campus as opposed to the ones in our rooms. This would eliminate the need to constantly send ourselves emails with powerpoints, word documents etc.

By: Andrew Sadler

Andrew Sadler — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:15:34 +0000

I definitely agree with Casey, it looks difficult to set up, I know a lot of people like set-by-step guidance through each facet of setting something up. It seems that if Hank had some trouble we might all be S.O.L.

By: Jongho James Lee

Jongho James Lee — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:21:37 +0000

I think that it would be nice to see a device of this nature with multiple USB ports instead of just the one- people can attach a hub but they are already dealing with a mess of lines as it is.

By: Nick Pitts

Nick Pitts — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:53:02 +0000

I guess I missed the demonstration in class but the product seems pretty useful. It is a little pricey though at $150 so I think it is out of most of our price ranges as college students.