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theorieofself: i'm running (6) 7200rpm drives in my FreeNAS box. i guess i could have gone with 5400rpm, but i already had all the hardware so i didn't really buy ne... more »
Bluechip: I'm using Western Digital Green drives in my unRAID setup. [www.lime-technology.com] Currently at 2TB + parity and expandable up to 6 drives before I... more »
travisco_nabisco: I read this article yesterday and there are a few points that need to be noted. First they used older 7200 RPM drives and current generation 5400 RPM ... more »
TheCrudMan: That's why you get one of these: [www.promise.com] Put half in RAID 0 and half as backup....(I forget which RAID number that makes it) and hook it up... more »
AmphetamineCrown: What would LHer's recommend in terms of the best reliability 1TB drives for a NAS? Is that size in the sweet spot at this point? Am I going to signi... more »
G.O.B.: Come on!: Puh-lease this is only marginally better than FreeNAS. #iomegaix2200review more »
takedanger.design: Show me a NAS with built in NZB downloading/unpacking, and I'll bite. #iomegaix2200review more »
fate47 - Meh.: Is the Ethernet port gigabit? Does it support wireless? #iomegaix2200review more »
UnderLoK: Second good review on this unit I've seen... Is there any chance you can test out transfer speeds on it? I was actually pretty interested in this when... more »
CC Sullivan: At this size and price, this could be the next SLUG (Linksys NSLU2 (Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives)) Lets get them to release the Sourc... more »

#nas

Building a NAS? Skip the Performance Drives
A while ago I was considering putting low-powered 5400 RPM drives into a NAS. I was worried about performance, but Tom's Hardware shows us that drive speed isn't the bottleneck, and how slower drives can even beat faster ones. More »
#review

Iomega Ix2-200 NAS Review: It Does All This?
Iomega's Ix2-200 NAS shows that you don't need to run Microsoft's Windows Home Server to take care of everything a home, or even a small business, needs for its network storage. It's just surprising that it's this cheap. More »
#nas

Iomega's StorCenter ix2-200 NAS Has Bluetooth, Time Machine, Chubby Exterior
Iomega's on to something with the StorCenter ix2-200: built-in torrent and Time Machine support, Bluetooth-based uploads from phones, remote access, and lotsa spiffy features wrapped up in an earth-friendly green gadget. Together with the $270 price point, that's appealing all-around. More »
#storage

Netgear Stora NAS Shares Your Files...on the Web!
Netgear's Stora is, on one hand, a typical 2-bay NAS. For $230, you get a 1TB of storage along with an extra bay for expansion for automatic RAID mirroring. But it's the easy online file sharing that's special. More »
#nas

Seagate's FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter Brings Access To Your Files Courtesy of Pogoplug
Remember Pogoplug, the device that lets you take any USB disk and make it accessible to anywhere on the internet? Seagate's just licensed that technology and put it into the DockStar Network Adapter for their own DockStar hard drive. More »
#storage

LG's N2R1 Wi-Fi NAS Shares 1TB of Media for $299
Anyone who owns a Time Capsule can tell you that while Wi-Fi storage isn't the fastest solution, it's certainly convenient. More »
#nowavailable

Now Available
Zeemote's Bluetooth mobile phone controller for Blackberry is up for grabs today, and should provide a much better gaming experience than fiddling around with a trackball. Iomega has a new line of full-featured NAS units out, too. More »
#routers

Fonera 2 Router Upgraded With 802.11n, Support for YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Others
FON has done some elective surgery on their Fonera 2 router, released just a few months ago with NAS, 3G and BitTorrent support. On top of those previous upgrades, the newest version includes 802.11n connectivity, web app upload support and reduced power usage. But first: What the hell is Fonera? More »
#timemachine

How to Use Time Machine Backups on Windows Home Server (or Any Networked Storage)
One of the lame things about Time Machine is that backups over the network are only officially supported on Time Capsule. Luckily, even if you don't have one of HP's Time Machine-compatible Home Servers, you can make it work. More »
#review

Promise SmartStor NS4600 Network Storage with Time Machine Support Review
The Gadget: A RAID-enabled, four drive, DLNA supporting, internet streaming, Apple Time Machine supporting NAS that, while not a Windows Home Server, has tons of functionality built into the tiny box. More »
#review

My Book World Edition II (4TB) Lightning Review
The Gadget: My Book World Edition II, a 4TB NAS in RAID configuration—in other words, a small networked hard drive with a ton of secure storage. More »
#storage

Western Digital's My Book World Edition II Offers 4TB of RAID Network Storage
WD's new NAS drives, the My Book World Edition II, packs either 2 or 4TB of storage in a dual-drive RAID array. It seems like a pretty solid system for those dangerously paranoid about the safety of their data. More »
#harddrives

Seagate's BlackArmor Drives And NAS Provide More Secure Backup Than Normal Drives
Seagate just updated their BlackArmor line with three units, a 220 NAS that holds up to 4TB, a WS 100 external drive with eSATA and USB 2.0, and a PS 110 portable drive that holds up to 500GB. More »
#storage

QNAP SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS Shrinks Mega RAID to Notebook Sizes
The QNAP SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS is the smallest 8-bay networked attached storage solution on the market. In fact, it's just a hair larger than a 7-inch cube. More »
#review

HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server Review
The Gadget: HP's LX195, their stripped-to-the-core (but Apple Time Machine capable) implementation of the Windows Home Server, which comes with a 640GB internal drive, but can only be expanded via the four USB ports in the back. More »
#homeserver

Acer Aspire easyStore Expandable 1TB Windows Home Server Cube Is $400
Acer's Aspire easyStore is on the cheaper and smaller side of pre-built Windows Home Server configs at $400, but unlike some at that price, this little cube actually has three hot-swappable HDD bays to expand its 1TB of storage. Full specs: More »
#storage

LaCie 5big Takes Networked Storage to 10TB
With the upgraded 5big Network array, LaCie gives users the ability to go into double-digits with regard to terabyte storage capacity—10 TB to be exact. More »
#nas

RipNAS Corners Market On SSD-based CD-Ripping NAS Devices With Statement Line
With the launch of two new Statement devices, RipNAS now effectively owns the CD-ripping NAS market, due to the fact that there's relatively little competition in the space. More »
#lacie

LaCie Debuts 8TB 4big Quadra Bundles Including a 32TB RAID
LaCie's new series of RAID bundles include an 8TB model of the 4big Quadra, which is actually just two 4TB hard drives put together. More »
#storage

DroboPro Squeezes In 8 Networked Drives, 16TB of Data
The Drobo is a pretty renowned little NAS, making it easy to add networked storage to your home/office. The new DroboPro is a bigger, meaner NAS that's equally simple to use. More »
#routers

Fonera, the Communalist Wi-Fi Club, Revamps Routers With NAS, BitTorrent and 3G Support
Fonera, whose novel routers require you to share your connection in trade for access to other Fonera users' connections, has updated their hardware: the new Fonera 2 supports USB storage, BitTorrent and 3G dongles. More »
#storage

Netgear's 4-Bay ReadyNAS NVX Plays Nicely with Time Machine
The new Netgear ReadyNAS NVX is a 4-bay NAS geared towards small businesses that is also compatible with the Time Machine on Mac OS X. More »
#storage

Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of "World's Smallest NAS"
I can't think of another product category less served by the ol' "world's smallest" tag that gadget-makers continuously foam over than network storage drives. But, of course, here we have the "world's smallest" NAS. More »
#seagate

Seagate's BlackArmor NAS 420/440 Can Securely Contain Up to 8TB of Encrypted Data for Small Businesses
What do the San Jose Sharks' new jerseys and Seagate's new hard drives have in common? They are both named BlackArmor, which are eponymous to Seagate's new 8TB network-attached storage (NAS) systems. More »
#storage

Western Digital's 8TB ShareSpace NAS is One Beast of a Storage Hub
Western Digital's new 8TB ShareSpace NAS is a monster of a storage system for you media hoarders who want to share your good between multiple computers. More »
#apple

Airport, Time Capsule Get Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 'Guest Networking'
Accompanying the refreshed Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMac are interesting (if incremental) upgrades for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. Both products get dual-band wi-fi, along with an interesting "guest networking" feature. More »
#computers

ASUS D200 Is a Media Server, Touchscreen Nettop, Router, Box
Somewhere between the first EeePC and their awesome media-center-in-a-keyboard, ASUS became the Chuck Bukowksi of the gadget world: Drunk, unpredictable, prolific and occasionally brilliant. Then what of the Eee PC D200 touchscreen NAS-cum-router? More »
#ces2009

PogoPlug Turns Any Hard Drive Into a Network Share For $79
PogoPlug is a little conduit box that plugs into your router on one end via ethernet, and mates with your hard drive via USB on the other. More »
#networkstorage

Linksys Media Hub Babysits Your Video, Music and Pics, Streaming Locally and Remotely
The Gadget: Linksys' Media Hub seems like a server, since it backs up data, gathers your media files automatically, and streams media over IP, but it's more like a super functional NAS drive with RAID support. More »
#networking

D-Link Xtreme N DIR-685: NAS-Ready Router with LCD
You could have a normal wireless network, or you could be tempted into the D-Link Xtreme N DIR-685, an 802.11n Wi-Fi router that leaves room for networked attached storage and other goodies. More »
#networkstorage

Iomega Home Media Network Drive Packs NAS Goodies For Cheap
Iomega's Home Media Network Hard Drive comes in 500GB and 1TB packages for $160/$230 repsectively—a good look, especially when considering the drive's AFP/SMB support, UPnP/iTunes servers and Gigabit Ethernet. More »
#mediastreaming

VuNow PoD Media Streamer Is Cheap and BitTorrent-Ready
While even Blu-ray players are getting into the media streaming business, Verismo Networks has announced the $100/$150 VuNow PoD, promising everything from YouTube to BitTorrent in a clean Apple TVesque interface.
#bestmodo

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Here's a list of the very best gear we've seen this year. It's more bragger's guide than buyer's guide—if you have any of this, you can officially tell your friends to suck on it.
#windowshomeserver

HP MediaSmart EX487 Server Has Remote MP3 Streaming, Mac Time Machine Compatibility
HP's EX485/7 iteration of their MediaSmart Server now comes with a revamped UI, remote music and photo streaming capability, and is the first non-apple NAS product to support Time Machine.
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#lacie

LaCie Says 6TB Ethernet Disk Actually Works With Apple's Time Machine
LaCie's newest ethernet disk isn't only cool because it stores up to a whopping six terabytes in its stack. According to the company, it's also a NAS that's compatible with Apple's Time Machine. More »
#storage

Addonics Adapter Turns Any USB Storage Device Into a NAS Server
For only $55, Addonics claims that this tiny gadget can easily turn any USB storage device into a full-fledged Network Attached Storage (NAS) server with support for both SMB and FTP access. More »
#lacie

LaCie's Internet Space a Beautiful Slab of Networked Storage
Networked storage is not a new jig (check out our excellent how-to to get your own set up), but it's never been more beautifully designed than LaCie's Internet Space, which is a simple glossy white or black slab that makes even Apple's Time Capsule look overdone. LaCie's first NAS ~~only holds~~ has 500GB or 1TB options and comes with fairly standard media syncing and access software, but you're not really buying it for what's inside anyway (beyond the gigs). [LaCie via New Launches via Electric Pig]
#review

Datto ZR Series Network Storage and Offsite Backup Lightning Review
The Gadget: An updated version of Datto's previous backup system, which still has the offsite network backup, but adds Gigabit Ethernet, RAID and ZFS (among a few other things). It's targeted towards home businesses, professionals and small offices where they need a convenient internet backup service that's automated and easy to use, and can deliver their files back to them quickly when their drives fail. More »
#howto

How To Choose the Best Network Storage for a Mac/PC Home

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#storage

StorCenter ix2: Iomega's Surprisingly Cheap EMC Home Server
EMC bought Iomega so that it could start easing its business-grade storage gear into homes and small offices, and the StorCenter ix2 is the first official combo of Iomega brand and EMC juice. Before I get into its LifeLine Linux environment, I wanted to point out that this thing is priced to move: A full two-disk 1TB NAS costs $300—and you can double it to 2TB for $480. I know HDD prices are dropping but that's a pretty good deal to me. Here's what you get with the storage: More »

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