Manufacturer: Plextor
Price: $299.00 CDN MSRP

What do you think of when you hear the name Plextor? Optical drive solutions from CD-ROM to DVD-RW drives, at least that's what you should think of if you have been involved in computers over the last decade and a bit. Of course you may just be familiar with offset printing and Plextor might be a name you have heard alongside Sanden and Aquaflex as Plextor is much more than just an optical drive manufacturer. To us computer connoisseurs, however, Plextor will always be associated with optical storage.



Like every other company in the computer hardware industry, in order to succeed you have to grow and adjust. Adjusting to the market has spurred growth in many companies like Plextor that found themselves in a potentially declining market over the last few years with optical drives hitting a wall and advancement not looking good. Prices of hard drives have dropped to an all time low with home networks popping up everywhere. Clearly there are other options for data storage solutions than writable media.



In steps the PX-EH25L, dubbed a "Professional Network Attached Storage" device. It certainly commands attention and looks the role of a professional solution, but can it deliver where it counts? That is what I am here to find out. We will look at the construction, setup, installation, and configuration of the PX-EH25L. This 250GB NAS (Network Attached Storage) connects via an onboard 10/100 connection and also supports USB attached drives, FTP server function, and print server support. Obviously the PX-EH25L is nothing short of a toolbox with all kinds of uses so we have plenty to look at, starting with the retail package.