Iomega 200rl Review: Fast but Unfinished Rackmount NAS
Iomega's new rackmount Linux-based RAID 5 NAS tops our NAS Performance Charts, but has a rough-around-the-edges feel.
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Buffalo adds iSCSI NASes
Buffalo Technology today expanded its TeraStation NAS line to include iSCSI-based products.
The TeraStation iSCSI and TeraStation iSCSI Rackmount each feature four hot-swap SATA drives and support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 modes. Network connection is via a single 10/100/1000 Ethernet port.
HP mv5150 Media Vault Pro Review
HP's revamped Media Vault aims for the small-biz crowd, but might be more suited to NAS-savvy home users.
New to the Charts: Trendnet TS-S402 2-Bay SATA I/II Network Storage Enclosure
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Trendnet's TS-S402 2-Bay SATA I/II Network Storage Enclosure represents the high end of the company's networked storage products. But, similar to many other Trendnet products that we've reviewed, the build quality definitely conveys a generic OEM feel.
QNAP adds higher-performance TS-109 and TS-209 NASes
QNAP Systems recently announced the next generation of its one ...
Synology announces SMB / Enterprise RAID NAS trio
Synology today announced three new high-performance SATA NAS Servers that offer up to 4TB capacity and claim 49MB/sec RAID 5 reads, and up to 30MB/sec RAID 5 writes.
New to the Charts: HP mv5150 MediaVault Pro
The HP mv5150 Media Vault Pro is HP's refresh of its Linux-based Media Vault line. The attractive new enclosure takes its design cues from the troubled Windows Home Server-based Media Smart server. It is essentially a shorter version handling two drives. One is easily removable on a tool-less slide-out tray. The other drive also plugs into an internal backplane, but is not on a tray and requires removing four screws and a panel to access.
Buffalo intros palm-sized Terabyte RAID 1 NAS
Buffalo Technology today announced a new miniature dual-drive NAS with 1 TB capacity.
The LinkStation Mini (LS-WS1.0TGL/R1) measures only 1.57 x 3.22 x 5.31 inches and weighs slightly over a pound. It has a gigabit Ethernet port and dual 5,400RPM 2.5 inch notebook drives and supports both RAID 0 and 1, as well as Active Directory.
New to the Charts: Iomega StorCenter Pro 200rL
The 200rL Series is Iomega's first attempt at adding a Linux-based (Debian) offering to its Windows Storage Server-based Small / Medium Business NAS product line. The 200rL comes in 1, 2 and 3 TB configurations in a 1U rack-mount format. We tested the 3 TB version.
Synology CS407 Performance Retest
Last month, Synology officially released its Disk Station Manager 2.0 firmware for its Disk, Cube and Rack Station NAS product lines. DSM 2.0 features a new AJAX-based user interface and a host of other features. DSM 2.0 also is supposed to provide improved throughput, so we agreed to retest a CS407 Cube Station to verify Synology's claims.
Why Build Your Own NAS?
Bill Meade's Build a Cheap and Fast RAID 5 NAS How To has continued to be one of our most popular articles, even though now it's almost two years old. But with the price of ready-to-buy RAID5 1 TB NASes as low as $500, does it still make sense to roll your own?
LaCie 2big Network Review: No-frills RAID 1 NAS
LaCie's dual-drive NAS has a sturdy case, but relatively low performance.