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Drobo S v.2 adds USB 3.0 support; DroboPro FS gets offsite Drobo Sync

, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Data Robotics has updated its Drobo S backup system, with Drobo S v.2 adding USB 3.0 support for high-speed external drives. As we reviewed back in April, the Drobo S has two FireWire ports and an eSATA connection, along with five 3.5-inch SATA I/II drive bays and the company's BeyondRAID data protection system; the second-gen version keeps all that, but throws in USB 3.0. Read The Full Story

Idealstor Bantam removable disk backup system offers up to 1TB

, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Backing up data is critical for all computer users, but it's more critical in the business world. The loss of data can mean the loss of business and if the data was important enough its loss could be the end of a business. A company called Ideastor has unveiled a new removable disk backup solution called the Bantam. Read The Full Story

Carbonite remote access hits beta for Android

, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

When it comes to backing up the data on your computer, the easiest way to do the backups is to have a system that does everything itself. Carbonite is just such a system and the service backs up data from the computer to the web for cloud-based storage. Read The Full Story

Clickfree C3 Wireless makes backup indecently simple

, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Clickfree's latest super-simple backup system has gone on sale, and this time the company is cutting the cord. The Clickfree C3 Wireless is a 500GB drive paired with a WiFi connection, similar to what we've seen from Apple's Time Capsule; the difference, however, is in how straightforward the C3's new BackupLink setup is. Read The Full Story

DroboPro FS puts 16TB of self-healing backup onto your network

, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [2]

Data Robotics has announced its latest network backup system, the Data Robotics DroboPro FS. Based on the Drobo FS launched back in April and the DroboPro from the year before, the DroboPro FS is targeted at small businesses and supports up to eight 3.5-inch SATA-II hard-drives for a maximum 16TB capacity. Network connectivity consists of two gigabit ethernet ports. Read The Full Story

LaCie Wireless Space: the Sith’s Time Capsule

, Sep 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

LaCie has outed its latest external hard-drive, the Wireless Space, and while the Neil Poulton designed 1TB and 2TB drives may look a lot like the company's other blocky models, inside there's a whole lot of wireless goodness simmering away.  The LaCie Wireless Space is a combination NAS, gigabit ethernet and WiFi b/g/n router, media server and network extender, basically the company's own version of the Apple Time Capsule. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Home NAS promises easy media-sharing

, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

Seagate has outed its latest addition to the GoFlex family of removable storage, the Seagate GoFlex Home, a media and backup NAS designed for domestic use.  Coming in a choice of 1TB or 2TB capacities, the GoFlex Home's storage can be easily upgraded since it uses the same SATA port connector as other drives in the range; you simply pull out the preinstalled drive and slot in a newer, bigger example. Read The Full Story

Synology DiskStation DS411+ and RackStation RS810+ promise superlative speed

, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Synology has announced its latest network-attached storage offerings, the standalone DiskStation DS411+ and the rack-mounted RackStation RS810+ and RS810RP+.  Targeted at high-end home users or SMBs, the new products prioritize speed of data access: Synology reckon owners will see average 112MB/sec read rates and around 106MB/sec write rates in RAID 5 configurations. Read The Full Story

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 400 backup & media server unveiled

, Jul 14th 2010 Discuss [1]

Seagate has outed its latest NAS, the BlackArmor NAS 400, and they're quite excited about the possibilities its four hard-drive bays offer to homes and small businesses.  The compact, unassuming box can be outfitted with regular 3.5-inch SATA II HDDs or, Seagate suggests, their Momentus XT hybrid, with RAID 0/1/5/10 & JBOD configurations possible. Read The Full Story

Apple admits Time Capsule fault, promises repairs/replacements

, Jul 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple has conceded a fault with select models of their Time Capsule wireless backup drives, whereby the low-profile NAS powers down and then refuses to restart.  According to a new Knowledge Base article, Apple will repair or replace those units, including transferring data from the old Time Capsule to any new model supplied. Read The Full Story

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Cloud

, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [2]

After sixteen years of using portable computers, I’m more convinced than ever that cloud computing, especially cloud based storage, will save us all. It’s not without problems and caveats, but I’ve been betrayed by storage solutions I thought were reliable, and I’m ready to bury the hard drive in favor of the great gigabyte in the sky.

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Excito Bubba Two: home server the size of a paperback

, May 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

All the way back in early 2007 we mentioned Excito's Bubba super-compact home server, a palm-sized FTP, media and backup store, and now the company has updated things with the Excito Bubba Two.  As before, it's pretty darn small - 4.5 x 1.8 x 7 inches - and, since the enclosure is fanless, quiet too; choose an SSD model and it's silent.  For basic users it can be as straightforward as plug-and-play, whereas for those who prefer tinkering the full Debian Linux underpinnings are available to muck about with. Read The Full Story
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