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VIA ARTiGO A2000 Barebones Storage Server Review - Networking Re. Plenty of desktop NAS vendors are offering diskless systems allowing you to put your spare SATA drives back into active duty but VIA's Artigo A2000 goes one step further. This little box of tricks has enough grunt to run just about any operating system that takes your fancy enabling it to play a wider range of roles. Measuring a modest 135 x 115 x 259 mm (W x H x D), the A2000 is home to a tiny Nano-ITX motherboard which manages to pack in an impressive specification. You get a 1.5GHz VIA C7-D processor and the single SO-DIMM socket accepts a 667MHz DDR2 module up to 2GB. The board has integrated audio and graphics plus a pair of 3Gbps SATA II ports that are wired through to a backplane allowing drives to be slotted in from the front. You have a USB 2.0 port at the front and two more at the rear, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and room for an optional 802.11b/g wireless module where a hole is already cut out at the back for its aerial.

Western Digital rolls out new dual-drive My Book World Edition I. Buffalo adds Ministation Metro to its external HDD lineup. Pogoplug — Access your external hard drive from anywhere on the. Install Zina Media Server. From SynologyWiki NOTE: As of Firmware 1141 (DSM 2.3) Synology released an updated Audio Station. The Synology Audio Station now provides many of the features available with Zina (folder browsing, media streaming etc.) plus Audio Station additionally provides full UPnP support and better management of playlists.

There are still a few features Zina offers that are not available in Audio Station (mainly customisation) so Zina may still be of interest to you, but Audio Station is now an accomplished UPnP media controller, streamer and renderer. This wiki aims to give FULL step by step instructions on how to install Zina on a Synology NAS. It is aimed at the complete novice. This page was written after installing Zina v1a3 and Zina V2a6 on a DS-207+ and CS-407 with firmware versions 0518 and 722 (the current firmware at the time of editing). What is Zina Why might I be interested in Zina instead of other packages Pre Installation The following is assumed; Installing Zina Configuration of Zina. Buffalo HDS-PH500U2 gives you 500GB of rugged, encrypted storage.

Lenovo Press: More details to come this... Iomega introduces StorCenter ix4-200d NAS. Okoro OMS-BX300 goes for the 'you must be high' end. LG debuts N2R1 NAS with built-in DVD burner, up to 2TB of storag. Niveus steps up Media Centers with SSD, RAID and white gloves. Today is officially the first day of CEDIA Expo 2009 and now that Microsoft has announced its Media Center news, it's the partner's turn. Up first is Niveus which is of course releasing new Media Center PCs with Windows 7, so of course the new looser DRM and other features are included.

Niveus is stepping up the hardware though too by adding RAID and SSD drives to the Pro Series, and also a new Windows Home Server requirement for its full system restoration capabilities. The other new offering is the aptly named White Glove service, which basically means the services to integrators is getting an upgrade. Prices are promised before the official launch on October 22nd, but based on the existing offering, we'd bet we still won't be able to afford it.

The new system configuration & remote monitoring service, combined with Niveus' 2010 "Fault Tolerant" system architecture will provide integrators with an easy-to-install, reliable and repeatable media server installation Microsoft Windows 7. Engadget. Sarotech's WizPlat boxes 4TB NAS with BitTorrent client, biscuit. Netgear delves into consumer NAS market with $229 1TB Stora. Clearly autumn is a time for change, and with Seagate diving cautiously into the consumer NAS market just last week, it follows logic to think that rival Netgear would do likewise. The company has had a few years of experience with professional and business-minded NAS units, but the now-available Stora is the first dumbed-down version meant to cater to the masses (and the strapped-for-cash). Essentially, it's targeting users who want to make their media catalog available over the internet, and there's even a MyStora.com location that lets users easily access files remotely when an FTP client just feels far too intimidating.

It's compatible with Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, it can double as an iTunes or DLNA server and it ships in a two-bay configuration that is automatically setup to mirror data. Netgear delves into consumer NAS market with $229 1TB Stora See all photos 4 Photos NETGEAR'sStora Brings Easy-to-Use, Internet-connected Storage to Consumers Everywhere Comments. QNAP ships NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player. LaCie hard drives stand in Starck contrast to the competition (h. Ready for some churchin' up? Then step on in to the house of Starck. Philippe Starck that is, the prolific designer who's left his mark on hotel interiors, motorbikes, and toilets across the globe.

His latest contribution to the economy of stuff also heralds a return to LaCie (remember his "toaster" series?) With a pair of new hard disk drives: the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive and Desktop Hard Drive. When you connect the unformatted disks to your Mac or PC for the first time, you are immediately presented with the option to format the entire drive to match your host operating system or to segment it with an "Exchange" partition for easy sharing across foreign OSes. Of the two, the 320GB LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive (available also in 500GB config) holds the least number of surprises.

Now hit the read link below to see the man describe this drive. Comments. QNAP debuts 'low cost' TS-410 Turbo NAS for home use. Are some Apple Time Capsules locking themselves up for good? Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS gets bigger, greener, easier to up. QNAP's NAS lineup sacrifices another bay, creates TS-110. Sarotech's WizPlat boxes 4TB NAS with BitTorrent client, biscuit. A Guide to Network-Attached Storage Devices for Backup - NYTimes.