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    Latest NAS Reviews

QNAP

QNAP TS-EC1279U-RP review

Rating: 5

QNAP’s NAS appliance boasts Intel's quad-core Xeon E3 processor, upgraded firmware and excellent remote management, making it a dream for SMBs.

20 Apr 2012

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Storage/Reviews

 
The Synology RS3411xs.

Synology RackStation RS3411xs review

Rating: 5

Synology's new rack mount NAS appliance makes the move to a Core i3 processor, is 10-Gigabit Ethernet ready and has dual Infiniband ports giving it massive expansion potential. Dave Mitchell takes the RS3411xs for a high-speed test drive on the lab's 10-Gigabit network. Read this review to see how it fared.

19 Dec 2011

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Storage/Reviews

 
The QNap TS-879 Pro

QNap TS-879 Pro TurboNAS review

Rating: 6

QNap's latest desktop NAS box is its first to use a Core i3 processor and along with SATA3 disk support, it's 10-Gigabit Ethernet ready and packed with storage features. Read this review to see why Dave Mitchell thinks this is the desktop appliance to beat.

5 Dec 2011

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Storage/Reviews

 
The Iomega StorCenter px6-300d

Iomega StorCenter px6-300d review

Rating: 5

Iomega's StorCenter px6-300d is the company's first desktop NAS appliance to use an Atom processor and support RAID 6. It claims to provide every network storage facility an SMB could need and in this review Dave Mitchell finds out if its performance is as compelling as its features.

5 Oct 2011

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Storage/Reviews

 
The Thecus N5200XXX with its five hard disk trays visible.

Thecus N5200XXX review

Rating: 5

The provocatively named N5200XXX is one of a range of new NAS appliances from Thecus and claims to be extreme in every way. It hits the spot when it comes to price and in this review Dave Mitchell finds out whether it’s on target for performance and features as well.

19 Sep 2011

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Storage/Reviews

 

QNap TS-559 Pro II TurboNAS review

QNap's next generation of NAS appliances support SATA3 hard disks, have USB3 ports and support some interesting cloud backup services. Dave Mitchell puts the five bay TS-559 Pro II on test and sees whether it's the small business storage host with the most.

2 Aug 2011

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Storage/Reviews

 

Iomega StorCenter px4-300r review

Iomega claims its latest rack mount NAS appliance claims an improved performance and introduces SMBs to its Personal Cloud feature. Dave Mitchell thinks it's expensive though and in this review finds out whether Iomega can justify its high price tag.

13 Jul 2011

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Promise SmartStor NS4700 review

Promise's new SmartStor NAS appliance receives a much needed hardware boost. The NS4700 on review is a lot faster than previous models, but Dave Mitchell thinks there’s still work to be done. Read this review to find out why.

28 Jun 2011

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SANs/Reviews

 

Thecus N16000 review

Thecus' latest N16000 NAS appliance combines support for 6Gbit/s SAS drives and high performance networking. Dave Mitchell plugs it into his 10-Gigabit Ethernet network and takes it for a high-speed test drive so read this UK exclusive review to see how it fared.

13 Jun 2011

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Server/Reviews

 

Synology RackStation RS411 review

Synology’s new RackStation RS411 is one of the lowest cost rack mounted NAS appliances on the market. It’s fast and feature packed, but there are some limitations so read this review to find out more.

10 Mar 2011

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Hard Disks/Reviews

 

HP ProLiant MicroServer N36L review

HP's ProLiant MicroServer may look like a consumer NAS box, but it's actually aimed at small businesses as a better-designed alternative to a PC for file sharing. We take a closer look to see what else this little cube has to offer.

9 Feb 2011

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Server/Reviews

 

SolarWinds Storage Profiler 4.12 review

Are your storage networks out of control? SolarWinds claims its Storage Profiler software is easier to use and better value than most other SRM products. Read this review to see if it really can bring order to chaos.

17 Jan 2011

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SANs/Reviews

 

Synology RackStation RS810RP+ review

Synology’s new rack mount NAS appliance is fast, packed with features and has lots of expansion potential. It’s also expensive, so read this review to find out whether it’s worth the extra cash.

3 Nov 2010

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Server/Reviews

 

Cisco NSS 326 Smart Storage review

Cisco has another stab at the SMB NAS market with a range of new desktop appliances. Read this exclusive review of its NSS 326 Smart Storage to see whether it’s got it right this time.

25 Oct 2010

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Asset Management/Reviews

 

Fujitsu Eternus CS800 review

The Eternus CS800 is Fujitsu’s first mid-range deduplication storage product and offers an impressive amount of storage and lots of expansion potential. Read this exclusive review to see if it also delivers on Fujitsu’s storage saving promises.

1 Oct 2010

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File Servers/Reviews

 

LaCie 12Big Rack Network review

LaCie’s new 12big Rack Network combines high capacity and expansion potential with Windows Storage Server 2008. Is this the perfect network storage partnership? Read our review to find out.

22 Sep 2010

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Storage/Reviews

 

QNap TS-859U-RP Turbo NAS review

QNap’s latest 8-bay NAS appliance is designed to fit in your rack cabinet and has a host of useful storage features. In this review we see how well it performs and whether it's good value or not.

20 Aug 2010

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NAS/Reviews

 

LSI OnStor 3510 NAS Gateway

LSI thinks no SAN should be an island and its OnStor NAS Gateways aim to amalgamate all your FC arrays. In this exclusive review we put the new OnStor 3510 through its paces to see how well it performs.

17 Aug 2010

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Storage/Reviews

 

Synology DiskStation DS710+ review

This little dual-drive NAS appliance is big on features and expansion potential but is it as clever or as fast as Synology claims? In this review we put the latest DS710+ to the test.

23 Apr 2010

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Storage/Reviews

 

Thecus N4200 Zero Crash review

Thecus’ new N4200 Zero Crash aims to be the most reliable small and medium-sized business (SMB) NAS appliance on the market. In this review we see whether it lives up to its claims.

9 Apr 2010

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    Latest NAS Analysis & Insight

storage

Getting ready for EMC World

Steve Cassidy is getting very excited about storage, more specifically EMC’s VSPEX architecture.

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