If you are looking for an easy way to backup both Mac’s and PCs on the same network Maxtor has a great solution called the Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive that has a whopping 1TB storage capacity.

The Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive connects directly to your network and configures itself so any PC on the network can backup to the drive via a user account. You can also stream media from the Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive with a special adapter. Review excerpt: “Maxtor also grafted two USB ports onto the Maxtor Shared Storage II drive to allow you to connect a printer or additional USB drives for even more storage space. This means that you can use the Maxtor Shared Storage II as a print server and share one connected printer with all the computers on your network.” Read the full review Maxtor Shared Storage II 1TB External Hard Drive Review.