Rackmount NAS units introduced in recent days have been mostly based on the powerful Intel processors, but there is a market demand amongst small workgroups and SMBs for low power NAS devices in that form factor. In order to serve this market, QNAP is launching the TS-421U and TS-420U, both of which are based on the tried and tested Marvell 6282 CPU. The 420U runs the CPU at 1.6 GHz, while the 421U cranks it up to 2.0 GHz. Both units have four hot-swappable bays in a 1U rackmount form factor. There are two GbE ports, two USB 3.0 ports, two eSATA ports and a single USB 2.0 port in front. The PSU is built-in. Internally, the units sport 1 GB of DDR3 DRAM (double...
ReadyNAS 100, 300 and 500 Series Reboots Netgear's SMB NAS Lineup
Netgear got into the SMB / SOHO / consumer NAS market with the purchase of Infrant Technologies in May 2007. The first generation ReadyNAS NV products were based on...
19 by Ganesh T S on 3/18/2013ioSafe N2: A Disaster-Resistant Synology DS213
The emergence of the digital economy has brought to fore the importance of safeguarding electronic data. We have discussed the 3-2-1 data backup strategy before in the piece where...
26 by Ganesh T S on 3/4/2013QNAP Introduces Atom-based 12-bay TS-1269U-RP Rackmount NAS
QNAP's flagship NAS lineup, the TS-ECx79U-RP, checks all the boxes for a high performance enterprise NAS in a rackmount form factor for high end SMBs. These include quad GbE...
9 by Ganesh T S on 3/4/2013QNAP Introduces XBMC App for TS-x69 Pro / L Series NAS Units
The Atom D2700 series CPUs have proved quite popular in the SMB / SOHO NAS market. We saw vendors introduce models with HDMI outputs as early as December 2011...
7 by Ganesh T S on 2/7/2013Buffalo Technology Updates NAS and DAS Lineup at CES 2013
Brian already updated readers on the new products from Buffalo in the networking and Thunderbolt space. There were updates on the NAS front too. The primary announcement was the...
2 by Ganesh T S on 1/14/2013Seagate and LaCie Demonstrate Complementary Product Lineups at CES 2013
Seagate is well on its way to complete the acquisition of LaCie, and the two companies had a joint presence at CES 2013. For the most part, the companies...
2 by Ganesh T S on 1/14/2013Synology at CES 2013: DSM 4.2 and the ioSafe N2
We met up with Synology at CES today, and the main focus was on the recently released Disk Station Manager 4.2 firmware. Different NAS vendors take different approaches to...
6 by Ganesh T S on 1/10/2013Lenovo and EMC Stir SMB NAS Market with LenovoEMC Joint Venture
News of the Lenovo - EMC joint venture, LenovoEMC crossed the wires last week. We met with Iomega yesterday at CES and discussed what this means for the storage...
1 by Ganesh T S on 1/9/2013Asustor 6 Series: A Fresh Approach in the NAS Market
We had the chance to meet up with Asustor at CES yesterday. Reviews of some of their offerings had popped up on various websites, and my initial impression was...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/9/2013Asustor 6 Series: A Fresh Approach in the NAS Market
We had the chance to meet up with Asustor at CES yesterday. Reviews of some of their offerings had popped up on various websites, and my initial impression was...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/9/2013LaCie 5big NAS Pro Review - Part I
We have looked at LaCie's 5big offering before in late 2010. In that product, the only LaCie signature was the industrial design and choice of hardware components of the...
26 by Ganesh T S on 1/7/2013Updating the 2012 AnandTech SMB / SOHO NAS Testbed
In early September, we published a piece detailing our SMB / SOHO NAS testbed. Subsequently, we received extensive feedback from readers regarding the testbed as well as the proposed...
24 by Ganesh T S on 11/29/2012Iomega EZ Media & Backup Center Network Attached Hard Disk Review
The rise of powerful home networking solutions have led to the shift in consumer focus from DAS (Direct Attached Storage) units to NAS (Network Attached Storage) units in the...
15 by Ganesh T S on 11/27/2012Synology Launches SAS-Enabled Flagship 10-bay 2U RS10613xs+ NAS and RX1213sas Expander
Synology is a well respected brand in the low to mid-range NAS market. However, they missed a high-end flagship in their lineup to compete against products such as the...
3 by Ganesh T S on 11/13/2012Iomega StorCenter NAS Lineup Refresh: 2-bay px2-300d and 4-bay ix4-300d
Iomega's network storage family consists of three lineups: ARM-based EZ single-bay network attached hard disk for home users ARM-based ix series for value-focused consumers x86-based px series for performance-focused consumers (These come...
14 by Ganesh T S on 10/18/2012Synology Launches 12-bay DS2413+ and Wi-Fi Enabled 2-bay DS213air
Synology has been on a tear lately, with product launches happening in quick succession. Approximately a month back, we had the launch of the 2013 2-bay lineup (DS213 and...
13 by Ganesh T S on 10/2/2012Synology Launches DS413 and DS413j 4-Bay NAS Units
A couple of weeks back, we covered Synology's launch of the 2013 2-bay NAS lineup, the DS213 and the DS213+. The most interesting aspect of the launch was the...
7 by Ganesh T S on 9/18/2012Netgear’s RAIDiator 5.3.6 Launches ReadyNAS Cloud Features
We have taken a look at the Netgear NV+ v2 multiple times in the past. With the launch of RAIDiator 5.3.6, Netgear is keeping up their promise to keep...
1 by Ganesh T S on 9/11/2012Building the 2012 AnandTech SMB / SOHO NAS Testbed
The market for network attached storage (NAS) devices has registered huge gains over the last few years. In keeping up with the market trends, the coverage of NAS units...
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