Synology DS-106e: One very full-featured NAS
Jim Buzbee found that Synology's latest disk station does just about everything that you'd want a single-drive NAS to do.
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D-Link DSM-520: Flexible digital media player with HDMI
Jim Buzbee finds a lot to like in D-Link's HD digital media player, despite reoccurring hassles with MP3 files that have album art.
Two Drives Are Better Than One: Thecus YES Box N2100
RAID Level 1 isn't as robust as RAID5, but requires only two drives and can cost significantly less. Jim Buzbee took Thecus' two-SATA drive N2100 for a spin and found a lot to like.
The ZonePlayer 80: A lower-priced option for Sonos fans
Sonos takes a great product and makes it more affordable. Reviewer Jim Buzbee has finally found a wireless audio player that he will be sorry to part with.
Buffalo’s LinkTheater mini: Too Little, Too Late
A $100 networked media adapter handling music, photos and video sure got our attention. But Jim Buzbee found that Buffalo made too many compromises to get under that magic hundred dollar mark.
Strange Brew: D-Link DSM-G600 NAS
Manufacturers continue to play with NAS configurations in their fight for marketshare. Jim Buzbee takes a look at a D-Link NAS that aims to please with a combination of media serving, gigabit Ethernet, wireless and BYOD features.
Iomega StorCenter Network Storage Drive
Iomega's StorCenter Network Storage Drive sports a nice feature set, including a built-in UPnP AV server. But Jim Buzbee found that its file system performance while good, doesn't quite live up to the promise implied by its gigabit Ethernet port.
AOL TotalTalk VoIP Service
After a false start, AOL rebranded and relaunched its VoIP service late last year, in the process making it available to not only AOL customers. Jim Buzbee checked it out and found a few rough edges...
TRENDnet USB 2.0 Network Storage Server
There are many choices for buyers in the market for an inexpensive NAS. Jim Buzbee takes a look at a new entry from TRENDnet that has some attractive features, but unfortunately doesn't make the grade in the speed department.
Anthology Solutions Yellow Machine TeraByte Storage Appliance
Multi-function products can be attractive, if the right combination of functions and features are combined. But Jim Buzbee found that Anthology Solutions' Yellow Machine fails to hit the mark as either a RAID-capable NAS or small office router/firewall.
LaCie Ethernet Disk mini
Sometimes you need more speed than most consumer Networked Storage products can deliver. Jim Buzbee takes a look at LaCie's dual-mode NAS that can also function as an external USB 2.0 drive.
Sling Media Slingbox
What PVRs did for TV program time-shifting, Sling Media's Slingbox hopes to do for "place-shifting" any video content to anywhere there's an Internet connection. Jim Buzbee takes a look.