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Network storage / home servers
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sort gdgt score |
pending
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87
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89
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75
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sort Avg. critic rating |
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sort Avg. user rating |
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sort Price |
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General toggle |
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sort Total drive bays |
4
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5
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4
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2
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1
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sort Occupied drive bays |
0
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0
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1
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1
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sort Drive type |
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Platter (7200 rpm)
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Platter
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sort Included storage |
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250 GB (total)
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sort Addressable storage |
8 TB (max)
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10 TB (max)
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8 TB (max)
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8 TB (max)
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1 TB (max)
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sort Drive form factor |
3.5 inches
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3.5 inches
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3.5 inches
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3.5 inches
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sort Storage interface |
SATA
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SATA
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SATA
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sort Drive insertion |
Drive tray
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Bare drive
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Bare drive
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None / external
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sort Embedded OS |
Other
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Linux
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Array types and file systems toggle |
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sort Array types |
RAID (0, 1, 5, 6, 01), Other redundancy, JBOD
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RAID (0, 1, 01)
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RAID (0, 1), JBOD
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sort Automatic storage expansion |
Yes
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sort Mixed drive capacities |
Yes
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Yes
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sort Hot-swappable drives |
No
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Yes
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sort Hot-spare support |
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sort Degraded usage mode |
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sort Data integrity |
S.M.A.R.T. compliant
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sort File system support |
FAT32, NTFS, EXT4, EXT3
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FAT, NTFS, EXT4, EXT3
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Speed toggle |
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External storage / peripherals toggle |
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sort USB |
2.0 (2 port(s))
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2.0 (7 port(s))
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2.0 (3 port(s))
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sort eSATA |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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sort External backup |
Yes
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sort Data import |
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sort Printer sharing |
Yes
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Yes
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Hardware toggle |
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sort CPU |
1.2 GHz
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1.3 GHz
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1.8 GHz
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sort Maximum RAM |
128 MB
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4 GB
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1 GB
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sort RAM slots |
0 / integrated slots (total)
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2 slots (total)
1 slots (occupied) |
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Software toggle |
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sort Installable apps |
Yes
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sort Upgradeable firmware |
Yes
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Security toggle |
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sort Permissions |
Quotas
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Yes
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sort Security lock slot |
Yes
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Yes
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Other features toggle |
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sort Activity / status indicator |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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sort Front text display |
No
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sort Shortcut / backup button |
No
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sort Desktop client application |
Yes
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Yes
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sort OS support |
Windows (7, Vista, XP, 64-bit, 64-bit, 64-bit), Mac OS (OS X), Linux
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Windows, Linux
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sort Capacity gauge |
No
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Yes
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sort Health status indicator |
Yes
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sort Cooling fan |
Yes
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Yes
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Networking toggle |
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sort WiFi |
802.11 g, n
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No
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No
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sort WiFi encryption |
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sort Ethernet |
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
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sort Ethernet ports |
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sort Ethernet features |
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Services toggle |
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sort File services |
SMB, NFS, AFP, iSCSI, HTTP, FTP, rsync, WebDAV
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SMB, iSCSI, FTP, WebDAV
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sort Media services |
DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server, SqueezeCenter
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DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
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DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
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DLNA, UPnP
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sort Download clients |
BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP
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BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP
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FTP
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sort Remote access |
Yes
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Yes
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sort Email alerts |
Yes
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Yes
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Connections (to host computer) toggle |
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sort USB |
No
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2.0
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sort Thunderbolt |
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sort FireWire / 1394 |
No
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sort eSATA |
No
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Memory card reader toggle |
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sort Memory card reader |
No
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sort Memory card support |
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Power toggle |
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sort Power features |
Spin-down mode, Power schedule, Wake-on-LAN
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Spin-down mode, Power schedule, Wake-on-LAN
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sort Power adapter |
External
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sort Redundant power supply |
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sort UPS support |
Yes
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Size and Weight toggle |
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sort Height |
7.24 inches
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7.3 inches
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10.5 inches
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6.18 inches
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6.6 inches
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sort Width |
6.61 inches
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5.9 inches
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8.3 inches
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4.07 inches
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2 inches
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sort Depth |
9.06 inches
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10.3 inches
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10.2 inches
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232 inches
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5.5 inches
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sort Weight |
4.92 pounds
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8 pounds
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14 pounds
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3.73 pounds
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2.41 pounds
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Pricing and Availability toggle |
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sort Availability |
Available
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Available
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Available
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Available
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Pre-release
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sort Discontinued (US) |
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sort Released (US) |
November 5, 2010
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April, 2010
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October, 2010
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sort Announced (US) |
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October 7, 2010
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sort Rumored (US) |
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sort Original price |
$399 USD
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$699 USD
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$169.99 USD
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Colors toggle |
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sort Colors |
White
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Black
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Black
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Black
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Black
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General Info toggle |
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sort Mfr. warranty |
2 years
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—
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1 year
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3 years
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Environmental toggle |
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sort Energy Star compliant |
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Yes
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sort RoHS compliant |
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Yes
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sort EPEAT rating |
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