ineo I-NC04, Network USB Hub Printer Server Sharing Data via LAN to USB X4 Ports (Black)
ineo I-NC04, Network USB Hub Printer Server Sharing Data via LAN to USB X4 Ports (Black)
- Up to 4 HDD Enclosures with 10/100Mbps Ethernet
- Easy attach additional storage for your home network
- Easy to use ? user friendly utility & installation
- Support Web-Based UI display information
- Support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 only
Having hard time to share USB devices with other users in your home network? I-NC04 is designed to solve the problem of file share. This utility has amazing power to let you share your USB enclosures or Flash drives in your home networking environment. Besides, a printer also can be a printer server after connect to I-NC04. Once you own an I-NC04, you can easily share your data and printer in your home network.
Rating:
(out of 7 reviews)
List Price: $ 54.99
Price: $ 45.00



Juan C. Chavez said,
Review by Juan C. Chavez
… I highly recommend it.
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Since I have my multiple laptops, and PC around my house, this really comes in handy. I have a pc on my home office. I have a pc for my tv’s multimedia device. I have my own laptop, and my wife has her own laptop, and some times friends come over and they bring their own laptops… So to have a printer and an external hard drive, it makes it perfect. Product did not recognized my lexmark printer X1240 series but it did recognized my cannon ip1800 printer. I hooked it up with a 320gb western digital external hardrive and it’s working flawlessly. I bout a USB fan and hooked it on there as well to keep my hard drive and the product cool. The price just simply beats a server by the long buck
Spoony said,
Review by Spoony
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This is a good unit. It does exactly what you want it to do, that is after you update the firmware in it. If your not very computer savy, then you may have some trouble getting it to work on computers running Windows Vista. It works well on computers running Windows XP.
B. Schultz said,
Review by B. Schultz
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Let me preface this by saying that the problem with this device seems to be software support. There weren’t updates for the software that I could find, even though updating the software would probably fix some of this product’s problem.
Compared to the Arkview Network Device USB 2.0 Share Hub it wasn’t as solid and had more compatibility problems.
When it worked, it was fine, but it didn’t work with all windows versions or devices I tried. Although the manufacturer site stated this supports windows 7, I had problems using it on win 7, which is why I ultimately stuck with the Belkin F5L009 5-Port Network USB Hub, which actually has software updates and better compatibility/reliability than the ineo hub.
Other compatibility issues included the scanning function of the HP Psc 1510 All-in-one Printer and Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive – 500 GB–the ineo and belkin devices both have a problem registering this drive in windows (vista/7), although you can make it work with some patience (explorer.exe may crash if you don’t let it finish trying to “See” the drive).
I recommend going for the Belkin over this, even if it means shelling out a bit. You could also do what I did and return it if it has compatibility trouble with your specific setup.
Carol said,
Review by Carol
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PROS:
Setup was fairly easy.
It does what it says it does.
Printer server is very convenient. Installer puts the printers in your applications (like word) so you print just like you normally would (no logging into the printer manually)
Cons:
A top speed of 100 Mb/s on the network connection puts a severe dent in the usb 2.0 speed of 480 Mb/s, not including overhead. No streaming HD! The Belkin usb hub supports gigabit Ethernet.
Having to connect to an HDD every time you want to see files is a nuisance, but this device is cheaper than a NAS or a computer.
Comments:
I have one Hard disk and two printers on it. this is a great solution for printers and an acceptable solution for USB Hard Disks.
Performance: Sequential read 2.095 MB/s, sequential write 4.975 MB/s.
J. Pack said,
Review by J. Pack
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The ineo USB hub comes in a small attractive package, but that doesn’t make it worth buying. I spend hours (to no avail) trying to get this device to work with my printer. Fortunately, it recognizes my external USB 2.0 hard drive, although it always makes me wait 4.5 minutes from the time I connect to it before the drive shows up as accessible. The data rate is only about 4 Mbps (that’s mega bits per second) despite the fact that it claims to support 100 Mbps LAN and 480 Mbps high speed USB 2.0. When I plug the drive directly into my computer (i.e., remove the cute little ineo hub) the data rate goes up to over 200 Mbps.
I had hoped this device would make automatic backups a snap for my laptop, but given these limitations it’s not going to happen. I advise against buying this box.
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