Netgear ReadyNAS NVX review
Review The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home. It supports a wide range of protocols and is easy to manage.
8.0 Editors' Rating
D-Link DNS-343 review
Review For sharing media files and other documents on a home network, the DNS-343 would be fine. For business use, the awkward permissions system makes management more difficult than it needs to be.
7.3 Editors' Rating
Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB) review
Review The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable, saviour.
9.5 Editors' Rating
HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System review
Review This is an excellent backup solution for small businesses, and more cost-effective than tape at this end of the market. Performance could be better, but that's our only real concern.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 review
Review Although Seagate's BlackArmor 440 is not the easiest NAS server to set up and use, it's a good choice for small businesses and advanced users.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Synology DS209+ NAS Server review
Review Although it's expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features you're likely to need in a small-business NAS server.
8.3 Editors' Rating
Zyxel NSA-220 NAS server
Video If you don't need remote access and can look past sluggish Raid 1 performance, the Zyxel NSA-220 NAS drive offers a useful set of basic features, solid performance and best-in-class web-based management
Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB) review
Review Intel's X-25M solid-state drive enjoys several advantages over both conventional disk drives and other SSDs, including improvements to data throughput, boot time and notebook battery life. If you can forget about the cost, this is by far the fastest data drive available.
8.3 Editors' Rating
Seagate FreeAgent Go review
Review Seagate's FreeAgent Go is our favourite portable hard drive to date, earning it an Editors' Choice award. The drive is well designed and fast, and you won't find better value for money.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Hitachi SMS100 review
Review Hitachi's SMS100 is an excellent mid-range iSCSI storage system that uses RAID6 to maintain fault tolerance even when one disk has failed.
7.4 Editors' Rating
Compellent Storage Center 4.0 review
Review Storage Center 4.0 combines industry-standard hardware with Compellent's block-level virtualisation technology to create a very powerful, flexible and cost-effective SAN solution.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox review
Review If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Drobo (second generation)
Video The new Drobo is similar in looks and functions to the original Drobo that came out a year ago, with a few major improvements, including FireWire support, a faster processor, and better ventilation.
Synology Disk Station DS107+
Video The Synology Disk Station DS107+ is the most sophisticated NAS device we've tested to date.
NAS appliances for SMEs
Group Test Network attached storage appliances come in all shapes and sizes: we look at what five of the leading vendors have to offer the small to medium-sized business.
