Yesterday I ordered my pogoplug.  So far I like a lot of what I've learned about the device and I'm very excited about getting it.  Notably, I like the community-centered business model.  As such, I'll throw my hat in the ring and contribute my own perspectives.  I may blog a review or something like that once I get the device.  So I'll take a moment to detail my mental image that the experience will be benchmarked to.

 Some Notes

Let me know if I'm not in the right section for posting this kind of thing.

I can get tech-y sometimes, but my areas of expertise are not in computers.  So I appreciate both the fact that the Pogoplug is a powerful box with lots of potential for customization and the fact that it's completely idiot-proof in setting it up and getting it running.

I hardly ever connect to the internet by any means other than wireless.  On top of that, my living situation is such that I can feasibly plug something directly in to my home router, but if I do, I won't be able to physically access the device most of the time.  Nonetheless, I've read the rationale for not making the pogoplug wireless and I agree, plus, I don't want to have more signals flying around for an application where it's not necessary. For an always-on device, it's fine to have it in a place that I can rarely get to, I just hope it doesn't break and need my attention frequently.

Your forum style is a little overcomplicated for my taste.  The text box turns off automatic spell checking.

I was sad that I missed the introductory $80 price tag ><

 My ideal use of Pogoplug

Of course, I want to use the device as a data center.  I'll attach some external hard drives to it, and I'll probably use it regularly to stream video and music and moving files from one place to another (I like what I've read abut streaming options).  It'll be on the same network as my home computer, so I hope to have good transfer rates from there, and I also STRONGLY hope that it'll keep working when my ISP goes out, which happens a lot.  My guess is that if I have it shared on the network then it won't be a problem *fingers crossed*.

I might use the iPhone application on an iPod Touch.

I'll map the drive.  Also, I'd like to have a way to use the Pogoplug to do large downloads for me - not just transferring from the computer I'm currently using.  I'd like to use it directly for bittorrents and downloads, all while not having to understand too much of the nitty gritty.  In my perfect world, I'd have a Firefox add-on where I just say "don't download here, send the request to my pogoplug".

I'd like to share access with several friends.  In my perfect world, I'd set up accounts for up to a dozen people and give them a log-in they can use from a browser.  Then I would be able to manage permissions by user and folder (or drive) from my own master account.

For example, if I have a friend traveling around Europe I'll give them access to their own part of the drive to put pictures, video, and whatever other data they have on it.  And then I could make a simple link to send everyone else that lets them download it all (or let my traveling friends create the link).

If I'm doing group work with some people, then I'd like to easily create a workspace (on my external drive) that we can all use with full write/read/delete access.

  In closing

I wanted to put up my "wish list" here, because it seems to me like it could all be done in theory.  Pratically, I don't know if anything with multiple accounts is possible, and I've only read about the ability to make a link to share that lasts for 14 days.  I'm not new to Linux and won't shy away from complicated solutions, but my own experience with these things is very limited. I have already found some useful topics on this forum that I'll be returning to.

I hope someone finds my feedback of use.  I'm the kind of customer who wants everything and doesn't want to have to work for it :P

I will update when I get the thing and have it running.