Here at osoo.co.uk we have had an exciting morning.

We took delivery of our first batch of the Buffalo Linkstation Live. The first thing we noticed was how compact and small it was. We expected it to be around the size of an X-Box 360 but we pleasantly surprised found it to be more the size of a decent router. So off we went setting one up at home (purely for research purposes of course :) A couple of clicks and set up screens later we were ready to go, after maybe 10-12 minutes maximum.

The first thing we checked was the presence of FTP and Print servers which I’m happy to say are both very simple to access and use. The Linkstation Live also has a built in Bit Torrent client application so I set about a few downloads and just sat back. It was near silent as it flashed away in the corner and I almost forgot it was there. The Linkstation Live is fully DLNA certified so is fully compatible with all DLNA. This means it will sync to you Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 and you can stream video and music wirelessly all around the home. After a quick search online I found a few helpful bits of advice including an DNLA app for my I-Phone which meant I could even access the Linkstation Live via DLNA through my router and play content on my iPhone too!

AWESOME is the only way I can describe this. After a quick upgrade to the full DNLA app at a cost of £4.99 I was able to download content from the Linkstation Live direct to my phone. I don’t know if I’m the only one who will…….. but I absolutely loved this feature!!!

Another 30 minutes of fiddling and setting and I was streaming music and film content through my I-Phone, X-Box 360 and Playstation 3 at the same time and all different files to the different DNLA clients on my network, Wow!!!!!! Again I was so excited by this and after a quick lesson with my 2 children (12 & 18) they were syncing and streaming effortlessly.

The Linkstation Live has a built in FTP server so I found a good FTP client site and set about working out how to access my media from outside via the web. Another 30 minutes of tweaking and FTP was set up with minimal hassle. I went out to a friends for the evening and gave it a whirl and no problems at all.

All in all, the Linkstation Live is a truly awesome piece of technology which is about to change my life forever….if you have a family or just love to access your files and media wherever you maybe, then you will agree that this is one amazing product.

I should know, I just bought one……….