Buffalo Japan has announced new sereis of External HDD called LS-XL. This LS-XL series external HDD is actually a NAS (network attached storage) at the same time, where it has come with three connectivity that has included USB, Firewire and one Gigabit Ethernet port.

Anyway, I like the design of this LS-XL series LAN HDD. It has some type of mesh design with the logo, glossy sideways with piano black color treatment, and a shining blue LED color showing the HDD activity at the side.

However, it looks pretty “chubby” from the side. I doubt you can even bring it on your laptop bag because of the dimension. But it’s not something for carry around anyway. It will sit tight on your desk and you should buy this hard drive only if you are trying to get a simple NAS system.

The Buffalo LS-XL Series LAN external hard drive is going to be available in 1TB, 2TB and 3TB models. The cost of Buffalo LS-XL Series is going to be 17,000 Yen ($211), 22,000 Yen ($273), and 28,000 Yen ($348), respectively for each capacity. Expect to see this device to appear in the market in July 2011.

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OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable RAID storage is made for those who wants a RAID driven 2.5-inch mobile storage solution instead of getting the huge NAS system. OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro dual mini portable RAID Storage offering two slots for 2.5-inch SATA HDD, and it’s ready to for up to 2TB storage capacity.

For those who fans of RAID configuration, this OWC mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable RAID Storage has been pre-configured with 14 RAID models, either in RAID 0 (Stripe) for data transfer speeds or RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration for data redundancy and maximum protection of live data.

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable RAID Drive is coming in an enclosure with wide variety of connections, including FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA. Sadly, there is no USB 3.0 available yet.

OWc Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual Mini Portable RAID storage is now available with starting price at $180.

[via TechChee]

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Data Robotics has just announced their new Drobo S storage system for network storage. This is the second generation of Drobo, which has been added the new SuperSpeed Interface USB 3.0 in addition to the existing firewire 800 and eSATA connection.

Drobo S Storage system support up to 5 3.5-inch SATA I or SATA II hard drives, and it has an amazing technology called BeyondRAID that provides easy usage, data safety with self-healing technology that automatically scanning sectors to ensure our data is safe.

Since it’s using USB 3.0 superspeed interface, the performance of Drobo S storage system is 10 times faster than the first generation of Drobo NAS. Aside from that, this Drobo S also include dual-drive redundancy option that could protect the data from failures (up to two drives). And if your computer doesn’t have any USB 3.0 interface yet, Drobo S features enhanced backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 interface too.

For the pricing details, this Data Robotics Drobo S storage system is available starting at $799 and it could go up to $1,799 for a 10TB bundle.

[PRESS RELEASE via iTN]

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New range of NAS servers have been added to Buffalo LinkStation Pro V-series family. There are three types of them, a single-drive, Dual-drive and Quad-drive versions that have a storage options going from 1TB to 8TB.

All series coming empowered by 1.6Ghz CPU, has Gigabit Ethernet, one USB 2.0 port (two for the Quad-drive model), can hook up with DLNA compatible devices (including Xbox 360, PS3) and streaming contents directly to them, and it’s also compatible with Apple Time Machine, iTunes and come in a bundle with NovaBACKUP Business Essentials software.

Price-wise, the single-drive model of Buffalo LinkStation Pro NAS server is available in 1TB for $189.99, and 2TB for $259.99.

Next is the the Dual-drive model. On this model, the Buffalo LinkStation Pro NAS server 2Tb version cost $259.99 and 4TB version will cost $449.99. Meanwhile, the Quad-drive device has the largest options offering up to 8TB. Starting with the smallest 2TB will cost $269.99, 4TB is $579.99, 6TB at $899.99, and the largest 8TB for $1039.99.

These Buffalo LinkStation Pro V-Series NAS servers are going to hit the store on next month November 2010.

[HotHardware via Buffalo]

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Even though Western Digital has started their venture into the USB 3.0 world using their new Passport Essential, Passport Essential SE and My Book Essential, the company haven’t fully switch their base to the new ground yet. They’re still trying to make some money in other market, such as the NAS or Network Attached Storage that proved to have a rising popularity on these days.

They’ve just released their My Book Live, a network hard drive that has come with a Ethernet LAN (non USB) that made specially for hooking up with your home network.

The device is designed for backing up data, storing multimedia film, and streaming content to DLNA-certified gadgets such as HDTV, printer, media player and so on. The WDC My Book Live offering up to 100Mbps transfer rate, and it has come with WD SmartWare software to automate the backup. Western Digital My Book Live is also backed with 3-year limited warranty, that will let you use the NAS at a peace in mind.

“Network attached storage presents tremendous opportunity for families wishing to centralize all of their digital content and enjoy it on computers, TVs and smartphones around their home and beyond,” said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group. “Our consumer research tells us that consumers need a simple way to set up a one-stop shop for their digital media. WD’s My Book Live home network drive makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the benefits of network storage and delivers blazing read speeds to boot.”

If you are interested, Western Digital My Book Live network hard drive is available now in two sizes, 1TB and 2TB for $170 and $230 at Amazon.

[via Electronista, Winarco]

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Seagate, one of the most searched brand for hard drive has pushed their new hard drive to the market and it’s the world’s first 3.5-inch Hard drive that comes with 3TB capacity cramped inside its 5-platter discs.

It sounds nice for storage-junkie who seems to never have enough of storage to store their junks. However, this Seagate 3TB HDD is only available for their blackArmor NAS system for now! Which mean, even if you have the money to purchase, you’ll not be able to buy the individual 3TB Seagate Barracuda XT hard drive (yet).

You’ll have to fork out about $1,988 to get Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 with RAID 5, that would have 4 slots of 3TB hard drives fully loaded inside the NAS system (total of 12TB that you can enjoy).

More details: Seagate

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Tigerdirect has a deal for Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 2TB Network Attached Storage (ST320005MNA10G-RK) where you can have a handy $100 bucks out of its $329.99. Which mean you can buy it now for $229.99!

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 is a network attached storage system that could let you backing up data from 10 PCs at the same time without crashing each other. Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 NAS also DLNA compliant, can be acted as a FTP server and remore file access from the web, and as a supportive feature the Seagate ST320005MNA10G-RK has already included 2 USB 2.0 ports in case you want to share a USB gadget within your home network (printer, hard drives, portable blu-ray drives, etc). Compatible with PC and Mac.

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LaCie Network Space MAX is practically the double thickness of the usual external hard drive. So it’s save for me to call it thick face.

Well, without judging the hard drive from its case, This Network Space Max is actually offering a handful of features for your home network file sharing.

LaCie Network Space MAX is featuring RAID 1 for security on you DATA, remote access to the files even your PC is off, can be used as an external storage when network is down, can backup multiple computers at the same time, works with iTunes server, Mac user can also turn it into a Time Machine, and many more features that you can digest at the LaCie Network Space MAX website.

The special features that worth the mention is probably the torrenting system. It can download and store torrents files with LaCie’s user-friendly dashboard. This LaCie Network Space MAX will retail for $279.99 for the 2TB version, and $479.99 for the 4TB version. Fair pricing.

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Thecus, the new Taiwan-based storage supplier is announcing a new NAS product called N7700+. This NAS server is a 7-bay server, where you can store up to seven SATA Hard Drive and they can be configured in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 or JBOD setting.

Thecus N7700+ 7-bay NAS server is powered by Intel Celeron-M CPU, 2GB of RAM, a dual DOM design, one eSATA, four USB 2.0 port, dual gigabit Ethernet, two cooling fans, on 300W power supply and one PCIe x8 slot for 10Gb Ether card. There is no information yet on the availability and pricing.

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Another NAS or known as Network Attached Storage has popped out carrying the name of Buffalo. As you may have known from the past, Buffalo has created a range of cool storage gadgets (e.g. the shock resistant hard drive) and now they’ve spread their wings wider by releasing Buffalo TeraStation TS-XEL/R5 series NAS.

This NAS has four drive bay where you can put 2TB each. However, the largest model that will become available later in this month is only 6TB. Each bay will support one SATA 3.5-inch HDD, and the drive has also support RAID 0, RAID 5, and RAID 5/10 configurations.

The Buffalo TS-XEL/R5 NAS is also coming with a LCD display, two Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, two USB 2.0 ports and the NAS will support Apple’s TimeMachine application and Active Directory Services.

Three models will be available, starting with 2TB (TS-XE2.0TL/R5 NAS) for ¥85,000, 4TB (TS-XE4.0TL/R5 NAS) for ¥106,000 and lastly the 6TB version (TS-XE6.0TL-R5 NAS) for ¥138,000.

[via iTechNews]

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LaCie has released a new Network Attached Storage Server dubbed as Network Space 2. This version is also getting the design from Neil Poulton, which turn it into the usual ‘mysterious’ black box with blue-LEDs glowing from the side. Network Space 2 edition is available in two general NAS size, which is 1TB and 2TB, weigh in total of 950 grams (almost 1kg), UPnP/DLNA compliant devices (including PS3 and Xbox 360 as well), USB and Gigabit Ethernet port, fanless design, compatible on both PC/Mac, and the NAS is backed by a good 2-year warranty.

“The Network Space 2 is a simple, out of the box solution for customers wanting to share and store media files from anywhere in the house,” said Patrick Salin, LaCie Digital Home Business Unit Manager.

“Whether a customer wants to centralize family photos, back up multiple computers or access music files using iTunes on the network, this device is a perfect connected storage solution for local use.”

LaCie NAS Network Space 2 is priced at £134.99 (UK). No idea when to hit US market.

[via LaCie]

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LG has unveiled a smaller version of their World’s first NAS with Blu-ray Drive cooded as LG N2B1D. Unlike the previous LG N4B1 model, this version has got 2TB of hard drive storage capacity plus a blu-ray drive. Practically 2TB smaller than its brother.

Inside the case you will found two slots of hard drive which sum up to 2TB. LG N2B1D 2TB NAS can be share onto your home network and uses by multiple PCs on the network. I guess this feature is quite common, but this NAS will works on a quite low power consumption at 44W and the noises is as low as 25dB which is not too shabby.

LG N2B1D 2TB NAS with Blu-ray drive will be off the shelf for 60,000,000 Won, or equal to $51,000+.

Okay, this fact is taken from the Korean Press Release. I guess there must be some kind of price error because I believe this thing won’t cost that much.

[Korean News Danawa]

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A new variant of NAS has been released by NetGear carrying the name of ‘Stora’. This simple looking NetGear NAS is also having a simple system and it’s designed for use who dislike the hassles of network server administration. The NetGear NAS featuring a cross-platform file sharing, including music, movie and photo through the internet-connected device. Which mean you can play those file remotely no matter where you are as long as you have the Internet connection.

NetGear also features automatic content integration with your wireless-enabled photo frame, Facebook, DLNA devices, gaming console such as PS3, and your cell phones (iPhone, blackberry).

NetGear Stora NAS has entered into the US market for $229 (1TB).

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It’s a rare case to include a DVD Drive inside a NAS, but LG N2R1 Network Attached Storage has it. This is the latest LG creation, a NAS that could hold up to 2TB of capacity via two slot of hard drive, and it’s equipped card reader, with Ethernet and 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity.

You can also connected LG N2R1 NAS with your DLNA-certified media player and access to the video, photo or music because this LG N2R1 NAS has this feature via LG’s MyMedia. LG N2R1 Network Storage is going to available with price tag of $299(1TB) – $399(2TB).

[via TechSpot]

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We’ve pretty often hearing Buffalo brand to echoing in the Hard drive market. Now, the echos has reach the NAS market, too. Recentl Buffalo introduces us to their newest NAS system which they call it with a simple ‘TeraStation’ with 4TB maximum support. The TeraStation is going to support Radi 0/1/5 and VSS with four hot-swappable drive bays. Judging from the image, the hard drive is 3.5-inch and Buffalo TeraStation NAS will be available in two model of WS-Q2.0TL/R5 (2TB version) and WS-Q4.0TL/R5 (4TB). They are priced at $1,658 and $2,077, respectively.

[via SlipperyBrick]

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Lenovo has unveiled the new gen of Nettops of their generation, the Q100 / Q110 nettops that looks pretty funky and sleek with piano black finish. At the same time, Lenovo also introduces us to their latest home server coded as D400 which I believed is the first Home server system on Lenovo brand.

And the following is the IdeaCentre Q100 / Q110 Nettops with funny line-art in a cartoon style:

According to Lenovo, IdeaCentre Q100 / Q110 nettops are the thinnest nettops in the world. But they haven’t revealed much about the dimension and the full spec yet. Meanwhile, The D400 Home Server have four hot swappable bays, and it seems each bay can host about 1 to 2 terabytes of hard drive. It also have two connection interface which is USB and eSATA.

(via Engadget)

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We have seen one in the last two days and here is another USB Drive to NAS device called Pogoplug from CloudEngines. Pogoplug has a dimension of a large AC adapter, unlike Hitachi SimpleNet, it has a single Ethernet port and only one USB port provided.

Once this CloudEngines Pogoplug connected to your network, your PC will recognize it as a drive and will appear in your list in Windows XP or Vista. You can navigate through the content with the help of a built-in web browser, or via the specially designed free client apps for accessing Pogoplug directly via your OS.

There has been a complete review on this cool USB-drives to NAS device at HotHardware, you can find the detail about this Pogoplug including the benchmarking of this device.

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Do you think that you don’t have other option but to buy a Network Attached Storage (NAS) system as your network storage? The latest invention by Hitachi will set you free from relying the actually NAS system as your network storage. Hitachi SimpleNet is the device that will help you turning all of your USB Drives, such as flash drives or external Hard drive into your home network storage in a snap. Just plug in your Network cable to the ethernet port, and jack in your USB drive into the provided (two of them) USB ports.

At a mere $79, SimpleNet will connect your network and turning almost any external USB storage device into your NAS, with hot-swappable functionality. SimpleNet is actually design to work together with their SimpleTouch or SimpleDrive from Hitachi, but working with drives from other brand is also allowable. The only problem that will (probably) occur is the driver compatibility between your storage devices and SimpleNet USB-to-Ethernet gadget.

(via UberGizmo)

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I-O Data has just released their latest NAS-like External Hard Drive with super HUGE storage capacity. The total capacity that you can gain from this HDC2-U external hard drive is 3TB, consist of 2 HDDs with 1.5TB each. It looks strong enough, but sadly it’s not waterproof or fireproof or even shockproof like SentrySafe.

I-O Data 3TB external hard drive features USB 2.0 interface, comes with dedicated passive cooling system / no fan attached, and it will be priced at $527 or 50,900 Yen. I-O Data will launch it first at Japan in this Mid-July, let’s hope we can get a close-up views until then!

(via SlipperyBrick)

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Here is another network storage for you to expand your storage capacity. It’s a new NAS from QNAP dubbed as QNAP SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS. What’s special in this series? Well, it has total of 8-bay ready for you to slot in 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive each which sum up to the total of 4TB maximum.

This is amazing, it physically defeated Western Digital ShareSpace in dimension, but lost completely to WD in Capacity.

If you are searching for capacity instead of NAS, you can go all out for LaCie 32TB super huge Storage System.

This QNAP SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS is an Intel Atom powered NAS. Provided up to 2GB RAM, supports RAID 0/1/3/6/5+ hot spare, single, and JBOD, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, and Online RAID Level Migration.

QNAP SS_839 Pro Turbo Network Attached Storage also offers AES 256-bit volume-based encryption for security reasons.

QNAP’s new Turbo NAS includes built-in iSCSI target feature providing an affordable IP-SAN (Storage Area Network) alternative. It can be used a a file server, FTP server, web server and even iTunes server and UPnP media server. It offers two Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet ports and two eSATA ports.

There is no availability information yet, and no price tag either. But this QNAP SS-839 Turbo NAS is going to hit the shelf soon.

(Price: Unknown | via The Cool Gadgets, iTechnews)

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