Here are some nice shiny new NAS drives from the guys over at I-O Data. There are four versions available at 250, 320, 500 GB and 1 TB, all supporting the following features

* Play nicely with Windows and OSX based networks
* Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 connectivity
* 42 x 195 x 147 mm

These puppies retail for US$221, $241, $282 and $676 respectively but only in Japan at the moment. I must admit there’s nothing special on these units and the 1 TB unit is absurdly priced at over twice the cost of the 500 GB unit, so we shouldn’t be getting too excited, yet consumerism is all about choice, right?

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D-Link has announced the launch of their latest storage enclosure the DNS-313 in the UK. The unit can hold a 3.5 SATA hard disk drive and can be connected directly to a computer via USB or using the Ethernet connection hook up to a network via a router.

The DNS-313 is based on Internet Protocol so any OS can recognise these suckers for what they are and there’s also an FTP server tucked away in there for remote access.

The usual backup software is included allowing manual or scheduled backups plus real-time data protection as well. There’s also a UPnP AV media server inside which can stream out digital media content to your player.

All in all it sounds like D-Link have stuffed all they can into this enclosure unit apart from the HDD obviously. The unit will set you back 75 sterling and is due to appear on shelves in the UK about now. So if you are a storage freak in the UK then this little puppy may be just what you are looking for.

Source: D-Link UK

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It looks like network hard drives are quickly becoming the way to store large amounts of data on a network especially in the home or small office environment. Hook one of these suckers up to your router and you have the storage benefits of a file server without the cost.

To reflect this demand Iomega have just launched a new lineup of StorCenter Network Hard Drives with 500 GB, 750 GB and 1 TB options available. The drives are compatible with Mac and Windows networks and according to Iomega Corporation president, Tom Kampfer

Iomega network hard drive storage products are specifically designed to make it easy and dependable for SMBs and home office users to manage their data across the network, which is increasingly the location for storage products that deliver anywhere, anytime file access.

At the guts of these units is a 3.5 inch SATA-II drive spinning around at 7200 RPM with an 8 MB cache. You can also hook up extra hard drives (just in case 1 TB is just not enough!) or a network printer with the two USB 2.0 ports on the sucker.

These units will set you back US$389 (1TB), US$359 (750GB) or US$269 (500GB), so how do these prices stack up against the competition?

Western Digital offer their My Book World Edition II 1 TB model for US$450 or another option would be to purchase the NetGear Network HD Enclosure for US$100 and slap in a couple of 500 GB Seagate Internal HDs at a cost of US$160 each to bring the grand total up to US$420. Either way Iomega appear to have undercut the competition with these new drives. So if you’re looking for a bit more networked data storage then one of these drives could be the answer.

Source: Electronista

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