hi
does anybody knows of a solution like a external HD 80 GB or something ,
that will be able to connect to 2 computers at the same time by USB or
Firewire , and both computers will see that drive ?
thks
You need make determinations of things like size of enclosure, cost, and
evaluate the real need for this drive to be external.
The closest to what you suggest would be taking a flexATX motherboard,
mounted in a minimally size chassis, with the drive, then using the two
USB ports to network that to both PCs. However, it would be faster to
just use network ports to attach to a hub or switch.
More polished would be a network attached storage box. Not USB, and much
more expensive.
The cheapest and easiest would be what Jerry suggested, use typical USB
drive enclosure and share the drive over a LAN, just a crossover cable
between two network adapters if you're sure you don't need any further
networking ability.