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NAS units let PCs share data

Gerard — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:42:19 +0000

Jefferson Graham from USAToday looks at NAS devices produced by Western Digital (WDC), Iomega and Seagate (STX) that appeal to different audiences: premium, budget and small business: “They look like hard drives, but they act unlike any hard drives you’ve ever seen. In the industry, they’re referred to as Network Attached Storage (NAS) units. But I’d [...]

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Synology DS409slim: green, 2.5-pound, 2TB File Server

Gerard — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:37:33 +0000

Gearlog.com has a short review of the Synology DS409Slim network-attached-storage (NAS) device. It measures about 5 inches in each dimension, but has a capacity of 2TB (1.5TB redundant RAID 5 storage). The appliance costs about $400 and a configuration with four 500GB drives would be just over $800: “Synology says the DS409slim draws just 19 [...]

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Quick look at Western Digital’s latest My Book NAS

Gerard — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:26:43 +0000

According to a July 2008 report by research firm Parks Associates, the number of households worldwide with data networks will grow from around 170 million in 2008 to 240 million by year-end 2012. The firm also reports that the average broadband household will see its digital media storage needs grow to nearly 900 GB by [...]

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