preface

On May 3, the DBank Huawei network disk stopped the user data storage sharing service, and the free permanent space qualification of the DBank Huawei network disk will be terminated. On April 27, Xunlei Express announced that in order to cooperate with the regulatory authorities in the special governance of online storage, it would stop storage services for individual users, and said that it would comprehensively transform personal video services... At present, many companies have announced the reorganization of cloud storage businesses such as online storage, which has attracted close attention from industry insiders and online storage users. Behind the fact that many online disks have shut down their personal services, online disks are facing the dual dilemma of increasingly stringent content review policies of the regulators and the lack of effective profit model support for personal services. At the same time, personal data security is also increasingly valued.

Since free lunch is no longer available, how can we solve the problem of data storage and sharing? Most players will remember the word "NAS" - network storage. Building personal NAS has also become popular recently. Since the general NAS equipment is relatively expensive, it is not something that we white people can enjoy. However, a small device that has recently emerged allows us to easily own our own private NAS: The Magic Disk Network Disk is an intelligent NAS device developed based on qq software applications that can turn a U disk into a network disk. Say goodbye to your online disk and have your own ECS.

Unpacking and appearance

The MagicDisc online magic disc adopts a popular environment-friendly paper package with simple and generous design and logo printed on the front: “MagicDisc”， The back is marked with the product name and other important parameters, and the product is "QQ Internet of Things". Based on the QQ Internet of Things intelligent hardware open platform, a small personal "cloud server" is designed to facilitate our data storage.

The MagicDisc magic disc network disk, just like its name, adopts the disk design, with white lacquer body, which is simple and clean. The shape is personalized, and the bottom is designed with many cooling holes, just like a "flying saucer" spirit.

A detailed "Quick Manual" is included with the product, which introduces the use of MagicDisc magic disk and troubleshooting, so that we can get started easily.

The power adapter provided can achieve 2A high current output, which is enough to meet the requirements of attaching USB flash disk or mobile hard disk in wireless routing.

The magic disk is equipped with a standard micro power socket, a reset button, a USB interface, and a WAN interface, which are distributed around the body.

As a magic disk with cloud storage as its starting point, it only provides a USB 2.0 interface, but does not support USB 3.0. At the same time, in the actual experience process, it cannot perfectly support the NTFS format, making the product slightly pale.

Three status indicators on the front show the status of power supply, storage device and wireless network respectively. All three are white LED lights, but their brightness is dark, and it is difficult to see clearly in the daytime. I hope this can be improved in the future.

experience

What we are most satisfied with in the actual experience of MagicDisc is that it is different from the complex and obscure settings of traditional routes. It is simple and easy to set routes or use cloud storage.

The settings and management of magic discs are the same as that of general routers. After logging in to the management address, you can set according to the prompts, which supports the management of mobile phones and facilitates our use. After logging in, you can also view various operation status and storage device capacity of the magic disc. In addition to satisfying our need to convert wired networks into wireless networks at home, Magic Disk can also carry out wireless relay, effectively expanding the coverage of the network when there is a wireless network at home.

The use of QQ Internet of Things in the cloud storage and use of Magic Disk eliminates complicated and tedious professional operations in the use and construction, making it easy for Xiaobai to get started. When using, you only need to use QQ to scan the QR code on the back of the device to complete the binding of the device, which does not require us to make more complex settings.

In addition to its own use, the magic disk can also be authorized to more friends to use together, which facilitates the coexistence and mutual use of data between our family members. At present, the magic disk supports the authorization of up to 20 users, which can meet our general family needs or office members.

As for file upload and use, it is very user-friendly. QQ chat mode is adopted. Whether uploading pictures, documents, music or videos, it is as easy to use as chatting with friends. The upload progress status will be displayed when the file is uploaded, but why is it not so user-friendly when downloading? I don't know how many large files to download.

After uploading, we can log in to the NAS to view the files in the attached storage device. The uploaded content will be sorted into categories under the MagicDisc file directory by category, which is very convenient for our future use.

As a device of QQ IOT, intelligence and upgradeability are also particularly important. MagicDisc magic disk is also considerate in this regard. It is not only a new device, but also a new upgrade package, which is very convenient for the future expansion of magic disk functions or more functional enrichment.

Summary

MagicDisc magic disc, as a small NAS of QQ IOT, is simple and practical in function. A palm sized device can make complex cloud storage the simplest and most practical through QQ IOT, which is the most innovative design. In my opinion, this is an idea worth further exploration and expansion, which can be combined with more complex NAS devices, I think it will have a better market prospect to build a more powerful personal private cloud server. After all, NAS support at the current stage is not so perfect. A single USB interface and a transmission speed that cannot keep up with the USB2.0 of the times are not enough to meet the demand for fast storage. I hope that more powerful or perfect devices can be introduced in the future to further expand the device hierarchy, Meet the needs of more users.