Network storage / home servers comparing Network storage / home servers

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gdgt score

81
75
87
86
pending

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Avg. critic rating

7.3
7.4
8.9
8.7
no data

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Avg. user rating

3.0
7.7
8.1
6.7
8.6

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Price

General

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Total drive bays

2
1
5
4
2

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Occupied drive bays

2
1
0
0
0

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Drive type

Platter (7200 rpm)
Platter

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Included storage

4 TB (total)

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Addressable storage

4 TB (max)
1 TB (max)
10 TB (max)
16 TB (max)
6 TB (max)

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Drive form factor

3.5 inches
3.5 inches
3.5 inches

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Storage interface

SATA
SATA (3.0 GBps)
SATA

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Drive insertion

None / external
Bare drive
Bare drive

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Embedded OS

Linux

Array types and file systems

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Array types

RAID (1, 01), JBOD
RAID (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 01)
RAID

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Automatic storage expansion

No

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Mixed drive capacities

No

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Hot-swappable drives

No

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Hot-spare support

No

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Degraded usage mode

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Data integrity

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File system support

FAT32, FAT, EXT4, EXT3

Speed

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Read speed (max)

110.19 MBps

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Write speed (max)

71.84 MBps

External storage / peripherals

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USB

2.0 (1 port(s))
2.0 (2 port(s))

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eSATA

No
No

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External backup

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Data import

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Printer sharing

Yes

Hardware

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CPU

800 MHz
2.13 GHz
1.2 GHz

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Maximum RAM

1 GB
256 MB

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RAM slots

Software

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Installable apps

No

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Upgradeable firmware

Yes

Security

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Permissions

Yes

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Security lock slot

Yes

Other features

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Activity / status indicator

Yes
Yes

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Front text display

No

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Shortcut / backup button

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Desktop client application

No

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OS support

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Capacity gauge

Yes

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Health status indicator

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Cooling fan

Yes

Networking

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WiFi

No
No

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WiFi encryption

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Ethernet

10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]

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Ethernet ports

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Ethernet features

Services

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File services

NFS, iSCSI, FTP, WebDAV

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Media services

DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
DLNA, UPnP
DLNA, UPnP, iTunes Server
DLNA, UPnP, SqueezeCenter
DLNA

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Download clients

BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP
BitTorrent, HTTP, FTP

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Remote access

Yes
Yes

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Email alerts

Yes
Yes

Connections (to host computer)

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USB

No
2.0
3.0
2.0

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Thunderbolt

No
No
No

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FireWire / 1394

No
No
No

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eSATA

No
3.0 GBps

Memory card reader

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Memory card reader

No

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Memory card support

Power

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Power features

Spin-down mode
Power schedule

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Power adapter

External
Internal
Internal

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Redundant power supply

No
No

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UPS support

No
Yes
Yes

Size and Weight

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Height

6.5 inches
6.6 inches
7.3 inches
6.5 inches
6.5 inches

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Width

3.9 inches
2 inches
5.9 inches
9.18 inches
3.94 inches

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Depth

6.2 inches
5.5 inches
10.3 inches
7.99 inches
225 inches

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Weight

4.98 pounds
2.41 pounds
8 pounds
4.48 pounds
2.07 pounds

Pricing and Availability

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Availability

Available
Pre-release
Available
Available
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Discontinued (US)

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Released (US)

April, 2010
March 21, 2012

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Announced (US)

January 5, 2012
October 7, 2010
November 1, 2011

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Rumored (US)

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Original price

$399.99 USD
$169.99 USD
$699 USD
$720 USD

Colors

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Colors

Black
Black
Black
Black
White

General Info

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Mfr. warranty

1 year
2 years
2 years

Environmental

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Energy Star compliant

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RoHS compliant

Yes
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EPEAT rating