Can I turn my external USB HDD into a wireless HDD?

Question

There's a new league of "wireless HDDs" available out there,

For example: The Transcend Storejet Cloud and the Seagate Satellite

My question is: is it possible to make use of a wireless USB adapter in conjunction with an external USB HDD and turn it into a 'wireless HDD' of sorts?

Powering the wireless USB adapter and the external HDD can be done by using a self powered USB hub, as seen here.

I do not want to go for a NAS server based solution.

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '13 at 17:53

What you're looking for is a wireless USB hub such as this one (disclaimer: I've never used one, that's just the first Google result I found).

On one end, it has USB ports as with any USB hub; on the other end, it has a Wi-Fi radio that talks to your wireless network and exposes attached storage devices. For stuff like USB microscopes, oscilloscopes, &c., I wouldn't expect it to work, but something simple like a hard disk should be fine.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '13 at 07:06

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just found this: iUSBport . Looks very compact and versatile. Sells for the same price as the previous suggest solution. Hope it helps.

answered Dec 05 '13 at 07:06

Ben Green

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score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '15 at 16:40

There are some cheap options such as:

Can I turn my external USB HDD into a wireless HDD?

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