Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 – Debian and more
Jim Buzbee brings us up to date on the state on what's happening with one of Linksys' most popular hacking platforms.
NAS
Infrant adds SMB rackmount NAS
Infrant Technologies today announced a Network Attached Storage (NAS) product for the SMB market. The ReadyNAS 1100 is packaged in a compact 12" deep 1U chassis, enabling back-to-back mounting in a four-post data rack. Typical power consumption is 75 watts with four hard drives.
Other hardware features include dual gigabit Ethernet ports, full-hardware RAID (0, 1, 5, X-RAID), support for up to four hot-swappable SATA hard drives and sequenced hard drive power on to protect against "start-up surging."
Thecus YES Box N2100 Retest
Thecus suggested we retest its N2100 dual-drive NAS with new firmware that Thecus said provides a nice performance boost. We did and found that, indeed, it does.
Iomega intros new small-biz NAS line
Iomega today announced the next generation of its Iomega StorCenter network-attached storage (NAS) devices. All models feature the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 operating system, optimized for file and print services across the network and SATA-II hot-swappable hard drives.
Anthology Solutions goes belly up
Networked Storage Vendor Anthology Solutions, maker of the Yellow Machine ...
HP Media Vault (MV2010 / MV2020): Big in size and performance
HP's entry into the consumer NAS market might take the prize for size. But Jim Buzbee found it has award-worthy performance and features, too.
D-Link DNS-323: A brand-name NAS worth waiting for
Given all the stuff you've got squirreled away on your NAS, maybe you should be thinking of stepping up to RAID for a bit of storage insurance. Craig Ellison looked at D-Link's DNS-323 and liked what he saw.
Thecus N5200: Screaming fast, but plenty rough around the edges
Thecus has produced a business-focused NAS with advanced RAID features and high performance. But Tim Higgins found more of a diamond in the rough than a polished gem.
NAS Chart Update: Thecus N5200 and HP Media Vault
Thecus' much-anticipated five-bay N5200 and HP's first consumer NAS join the charts. We also provide a peek at RAID performance for both products.
WD NetCenter Network Drive: Low price but low performance
Jim Buzbee found Western Digital's NetCenter NAS to be a good value if you don't mind slow performance and a limited feature set.
Synology CS-406: Speedy, Flexible RAID5 NAS
Bill Meade liked Synology's Cube Station so much that he just might swear off building his own RAID NASes.
Maxtor builds performance, features into the Shared Storage II
Jim Buzbee found that Maxtor's second-generation Shared Storage NAS has what it takes to compete with the new generation of higher-performance networked storage.