The Kuro Box is the name for a series of PowerPC and ARM processor based computers intended for use as a Network-attached storage device. The original Kuro Box was made from spare hardware components the manufacturer had from the Linkstation. Recent versions of the Kuro Box use later Linkstation hardware or hardware very similar to that of the Linkstation. All Kuro Box versions are provided without a hard drive. The case has the same physical dimensions and shape as the corresponding LinkStation, but it is black in color and has the Japanese symbols for "Kuro Box" (玄箱, meaning "a box operated by an expert with esoteric knowledge") in silver lettering on the side panel. The name is also a pun because kuro (different kanji: 黒) also means 'black'.
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