Do It Yourself NAS » Reviews http://www.diynas.com build your own network attached storage device Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:49:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Western Digital’s VelociRaptor VR200M hard drive http://www.diynas.com/2010/04/06/western-digitals-velociraptor-vr200m-hard-drive/ http://www.diynas.com/2010/04/06/western-digitals-velociraptor-vr200m-hard-drive/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:28:42 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=82 The Tech Report reviews Western Digital’s latest in high performance spindle-based desktop storage.

can the new VelociRaptor compete in this rapidly evolving storage market, or has it become, well, a dinosaur?

via The Tech Report .

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File systems guard all the data in your computer, but most are based on 20-30 year old architectures that put your data at risk with every I/O. The open source ZFS from Sun Oracle claims high data integrity – and now that claim has been tested.

via ZFS data integrity tested | Storage Bits | ZDNet.com.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2010/02/25/zfs-data-integrity-tested/feed/ 0 Netgear ReadyNAS Duo Review http://www.diynas.com/2010/02/23/netgear-readynas-duo-review/ http://www.diynas.com/2010/02/23/netgear-readynas-duo-review/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:54:40 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=74 X-bit labs reviews the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo.

The ReadyNAS Duo is positioned as a solution for homes with more than one computer. Unlike a USB drive, the ReadyNAS connects to the network and is simultaneously accessible via all connected Windows or Macintosh computers. Read more about this device in our review.

via Netgear ReadyNAS Duo Review – X-bit labs.

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]]> http://www.diynas.com/2009/12/15/qnap-ts-219p-turbo-nas-review/feed/ 0 A quick look at Western Digital’s latest My Book NAS http://www.diynas.com/2009/06/24/a-quick-look-at-western-digitals-latest-my-book-nas-the-tech-report-page-1/ http://www.diynas.com/2009/06/24/a-quick-look-at-western-digitals-latest-my-book-nas-the-tech-report-page-1/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:53:47 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=50 The Tech Report reviews the Western Digital My Book World Edition II, a two drive, ready to use NAS.

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]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/06/27/meet-drobo-a-data-saving-robot/feed/ 0 Thecus 1U4500 Review: Rackmount NAS with focus on performance http://www.diynas.com/2007/05/10/thecus-1u4500-review-rackmount-nas-with-focus-on-performance/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/05/10/thecus-1u4500-review-rackmount-nas-with-focus-on-performance/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 03:16:23 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/05/10/thecus-1u4500-review-rackmount-nas-with-focus-on-performance/ SmallNetBuilder checks out the rackmount Thecus 1U4500 which can hold four SATA drives.

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]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/04/30/linksys-nss4000-biz-class-nas-with-pizazz/feed/ 0 NAS too slow? Try DAS http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/16/nas-too-slow-try-das/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/16/nas-too-slow-try-das/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:19:45 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/16/nas-too-slow-try-das/ SmallNetBuilder takes a look at the Norco DS-500, a five drive eSATA attached drive enclosure.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/16/nas-too-slow-try-das/feed/ 0 The Sytrin SHF1 Hard Drive Cooler http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/07/the-sytrin-shf1-hard-drive-cooler/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/07/the-sytrin-shf1-hard-drive-cooler/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:01:25 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/03/07/the-sytrin-shf1-hard-drive-cooler/ Toms Hardware reviews the Sytrin SHF1 Hard Drive Cooler.

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