Expert Reviews recently released a review of the Thecus TopTower N6850, a six bay NAS intended for use by large businesses. The review includes numbers on the tests they ran as well as the configuration that they focused on, but doesn't include comparison numbers for similar competitors so some additional research might be required for less savvy readers.
Overall, the review ends on a rather lukewarm note, praising the device's price and speed but also mentioning noise issues and some
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Iomega StorCenter px2-300d 2TB Review
Expert Reviews recently released a review of the Iomega StorCenter px2-300d 2TB, a two bay NAS unit intended primarily for small or medium businesses.
The review includes testing statistics, but not any specific numbers for competitors for easier comparison by less knowledgeable readers. It also includes specifications and overall impressions. From their conclusion:
The Iomega StorCenter px2-300d Pro 2TB costs a similar amount to the Synology DS713+ enclosure with no drives. It’s easy
The review includes testing statistics, but not any specific numbers for competitors for easier comparison by less knowledgeable readers. It also includes specifications and overall impressions. From their conclusion:
The Iomega StorCenter px2-300d Pro 2TB costs a similar amount to the Synology DS713+ enclosure with no drives. It’s easy
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Thecus N4800Eco Review
CNET recently released a review of the Thecus N4800Eco, a four bay NAS tower primarily intended for small or medium business use.
Overall, the CNET review approves of two main features of the N4800Eco - the unit's speed performance and drive bay design.
The four-bay Thecus N4800Eco NAS server is a major upgrade to the company's N4200 that I reviewed a couple of years ago. The new server is now much faster and uses less energy, while retaining the excellent drive bay
Overall, the CNET review approves of two main features of the N4800Eco - the unit's speed performance and drive bay design.
The four-bay Thecus N4800Eco NAS server is a major upgrade to the company's N4200 that I reviewed a couple of years ago. The new server is now much faster and uses less energy, while retaining the excellent drive bay
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Synology Network Printer Tutorial
One of the biggest benefits to going with a veteran producer of NAS devices such as Synology is that they recognize many of the problems that relative newcomers will have when using their products.
Synology in particular has a great set of tutorials available for many of their products, including this one on setting network printers up through one of their NAS devices. These simple tutorials go through each necessary step, including screen shots of each so they can be used by just about
Synology in particular has a great set of tutorials available for many of their products, including this one on setting network printers up through one of their NAS devices. These simple tutorials go through each necessary step, including screen shots of each so they can be used by just about
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Iomega StorCenter ix4-300d Review
Hexus recently released a review of the Iomega StorCenter ix4-300d, a four bay NAS intended for use as either a small business or an advanced home use external storage solution.
The Hexus review includes benchmark performances comparing the ix4-300d to several competing NAS solutions, so if you're in the market for a relatively high end small business or home NAS device, you might want to check out the full review before making any purchasing decisions.
Overall, Hexus appears impressed
The Hexus review includes benchmark performances comparing the ix4-300d to several competing NAS solutions, so if you're in the market for a relatively high end small business or home NAS device, you might want to check out the full review before making any purchasing decisions.
Overall, Hexus appears impressed
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Zyxel NSA325 vs ReadyNAS Duo v2 Thread
I recently spotted a thread over on the AVS Forums comparing the Zyxel NSA 325 and the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2.
I'll admit that Zyxel is one company I don't have a lot of experience with. A fair number of the reviews I've seen have indicated that the Zyxel unit might not have quite the same feature list or polish that ReadyNAS provides, but the Zyxel NSA325 is often available for a slightly lower price than the more expensive ReadyNAS Duo v2.
Sometimes it's easy just to go with what
I'll admit that Zyxel is one company I don't have a lot of experience with. A fair number of the reviews I've seen have indicated that the Zyxel unit might not have quite the same feature list or polish that ReadyNAS provides, but the Zyxel NSA325 is often available for a slightly lower price than the more expensive ReadyNAS Duo v2.
Sometimes it's easy just to go with what
Qnap TurboNAS TS-870U-RP Rackmount
Real World Labs recently posted a review of the Qnap TurboNAS TS-870U-RP Rackmount, a high-end eight bay NAS server intended for use by small or medium businesses.
The review over at Real World Labs includes quite a few performance benchmarks, including simplified graphs comparing the 870U to other similar NAS enclosures for easy side-by-side comparison, so if you're interested in expanding your business's storage capacity you might want to check out the full review.
Overall Real World
The review over at Real World Labs includes quite a few performance benchmarks, including simplified graphs comparing the 870U to other similar NAS enclosures for easy side-by-side comparison, so if you're interested in expanding your business's storage capacity you might want to check out the full review.
Overall Real World
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