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Two words: Fix it.

Looks more like Snake Rattle N' Roll than Pac-Man or Katamari.

It does sound like Mac users got the short end of the stick with the MSS... I don't have any experience with that, so I can't comment, but the system / file restore from backup on a PC is really easy and convenient. If you are only restoring certain files, it mounts the backup as a drive that you can copy from... if you are restoring a whole system drive, you are supposed to be able to put in the system restore disc and have access to all your backups located on the MSS. I haven't used that feature yet, but I have no doubt that it works as advertised.

It's hilarious how many people commenting are asking for things that the MediaSmart servers already do. *ahem*:

You can hot swap drives without the fear of losing data if you turn on file duplication. It has gigabit ethernet. There is no lag when I am streaming video to my PS3 while using other files off it on my desktop PC. It can be used as a NAS, not just backup. It has a web interface. You can install any damn hard drive you want in it. You don't need a PC running to stream to an Xbox/PS3. Twonky greatly increases the file types you can play, and it comes installed, enabled, and free. It NEVER crashes... if you heard about one crashing, it's probably because the owner installed a bunch of crappy addons.

Now for some things that could be improved:

Fan noise. I built an extra-quiet PC and the MSS kind of cancels that out.

Improve the Flash web interface for streaming music. It doesn't handle large (12,000+ song) libraries well.

Automated backups of the home server!!! Right now you can automate the backing up of your networked PCs, but backups of the server itself (not using file duplication) are a manual process.

Other than that, the thing is incredible. It's cheap for the features it provides. I love mine!

Not a troll... I don't even have a XBOX. I wish that the PSN was better. I am seriously interested in using the movie rental feature. But I gave up on it after having to wait 6 hours for Goodfellas to download one night. I couldn't use the 'download in background' because the download was so slow it couldn't keep up with the video playback. It doesn't matter what time of day, or what file, it is just unbearably slow.

I have it on a wired connection, and I top out at about 1.1mb/sec when downloading from a PC on the same network. You tell me what the problem is!

I hope Jimmy invites him back for more segments, they have a great rapport going :D

Great, now I can rent NBC/Universal movies, start downloading them, and come back 10 hours later to watch them!

Meanwhile in that 10 hours I could have gone on my PC on the SAME WIRED CONNECTION and downloaded and watched the same movie illegally 5 times. The PS store is worthless because it is the slowest online service ever offered by anyone. Ever.

(It sucks)

The new AMD manufacturing facility being built in upstate NY is going to create 1500+ new jobs soooo it almost balances out, right? Riiiiight?

This camera will definitely support the Canon 10-22mm or any other EF-S lens.

If it makes any difference, I own the 40D (so definitely not a Nikon fanboy) and I would still recommend the D300 out of those three if you have no equipment forcing you to go with one brand over another. The screen is unbelievably nice.