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Contest #29 Results

Tim Higgins — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:00 -0500

Contest #29 has ended. The winner of the Belkin N150 Wireless Router and USB adapter is David Lowther with the correct answer of Ralink RT3050. Congratulations, David!

Cloud Engines Reveals Next-gen Pogoplug

Tim Higgins — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:53 -0500

Cloud Engines today unveiled the second generation of its Pogoplug cloud-connected drive sharing device.

Fast and Cheap Network Storage: IOCELL 351UNE NetDISK Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:17 -0500

If you just need fast, cheap networked storage without media servers or other frills, IOCELL's $70 NetDISK is worth a look.

Clean out the SmallNetBuilder Closet Contest #30

Tim Higgins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Next up for our giveaway is a Promise SmartStor NS4300N [reviewed (/nas/nas-reviews/30273-promise-smartstor-review-cheaper-raid-5-in-more-ways-than-one)].

Synology Announces Lower-Cost Four-Bay NAS

Tim Higgins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:34 -0500

Synology today introduced a lower-cost RAID 5 NAS aimed at home and small business buyers.

NETGEAR Launches Concurrent Dual-Band N Business AP

Tim Higgins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:34 -0500

NETGEAR today announced a concurrent dual-band N router for business use.

New To The Charts: Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110

Tim Higgins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:36 -0500

The Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 has been added to the NAS Charts.

Jungle Disk Adds Server Cloud Backup Service

Tim Higgins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0500

Jungle Disk today announced a new service for backing up servers in the cloud.

Ooma Now Shipping Handset, Adds International Bundle

Tim Higgins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:18:57 -0500

Ooma today announced that its Telo Handset is now available and that it has added an International Calling bundle.

NETGEAR EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live Reviewed

Craig Ellison — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:48:47 -0500

NETGEAR's inexpensive Internet media player requires a Windows PC to access the really good stuff.

Addonics Introduces Cheap Mini-NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:42 -0500

Addonics today announced a NAS enclosure for 2.5" SATA drives that sells for $69.

Yeah, We're On Twitter

Tim Higgins — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:48:43 -0500

SmallNetBuilder has had a Twitter feed for awhile. But now we're going to be doing more with it.

New To The Charts: Iomega ix2-200 StorCenter Network Storage

Tim Higgins — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:07 -0500

The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage has been added to the NAS Charts.

HP Purchasing 3COM

Tim Higgins — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:08:50 -0500

HP and 3Com today announced that HP will purchase 3Com in a deal worth $2.7 B.

More Surprises From The New Airport Extreme

Tim Higgins — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:23:31 -0500

It looks like those crafty folks at Apple have equipped the latest Airport Extreme with three stream 802.11n capability, just waiting to be enabled. But they also threw in a manufacturing defect.

Logitech Buying LifeSize Communications

Tim Higgins — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:45 -0500

Logitech today announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash.

Extremely Disappointing: Apple Airport Extreme New Simultaneous Dual-Band Router Briefly Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:25 -0500

Apple says they have improved wireless range and performance. But that's not what we found.

NETGEAR Introduces "Plus" Series, Semi-Smart Switches

Tim Higgins — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:04:02 -0500

NETGEAR today announced three switches with select managed-switch features with pricing between unmanaged and "smart" managed switches.

What Do 802.11n's Optional Features Mean For You?

Tim Higgins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:28:46 -0500

You'll have to jump through plenty of hoops to get any benefit from the optional features added in the released 802.11n spec.

Thecus Releases Upgraded Eight-Bay Rackmount NAS

Tim Higgins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:21:17 -0500

Thecus today announced a more powerful version of the eight-bay rackmount NAS released last year.

D-Link DIR-825 B1 Quick Review

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:00:35 -0500

D-Link's update to its popular dual-band, dual-radio N router demonstrates that there is more to product performance than just the chipsets used.

Backblaze Adds Unlimited Online Backup Service For Business

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:54:16 -0500

Backblaze today launched a business version of its online backup service that provides unlimited backup for $50 per computer per year.

Atheros Announces Three-Stream 802.11n Device Family;Combo Single-Stream / Bluetooth Chip

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:21:06 -0500

Atheros today launched a new 802.11n product family using three streams to provide 450 Mbps maximum link rates.

Buffalo Adds Low-Cost N Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:47:54 -0500

Buffalo Technology has announced a new single-band 802.11n router.

SonicWall TZ100W UTM Appliance Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:06:57 -0400

Updated Sonicwall's entry-level member of its revamped UTM lineup packs performance and lots of features into an affordable package.

About That New Airport Extreme...

Tim Higgins — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:13 -0400

I've been getting an unusually high number of requests for a review of Apple's latest tweak of its Airport Extreme. But you probably won't be getting a review, at least not any time soon.

D-Link Releases Free WHS Add-in For Its Webcams

Tim Higgins — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:43:13 -0400

D-Link today released an add-in for Windows Home Server that provides access and management of four of its DCS network cameras.

QNAP Adds "Entry-level" Four Bay Rackmount NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:37 -0400

QNAP today announced a four bay rackmount NAS targeted specifically at SMB and workgroup market segments.

CTERA CloudPlug Reviewed

Jim Buzbee — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:39:59 -0400

CTERA's CloudPlug raises the bar (and speed) for external drive-to-NAS wall-warts with its eSATA port.

New To The Charts: ASUS RT-N16 Multi-functional Gigabit SuperSpeedN Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:34:23 -0400

The ASUS RT-N16 Multi-functional Gigabit SuperSpeedN Router has been added to the Router and Wireless Charts.

Do Your Friends and Family Know What A NAS Is?

Tim Higgins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:29 -0400

We're on the road this week, so things may be a bit slow on SmallNetBuilder. But thought I'd share this food for thought.

Thecus Beefs Up Its Seven Bay NAS

Tim Higgins — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:04:56 -0400

Thecus today announced a new, more powerful version of its seven-bay desktop NAS.

Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:31:52 -0400

Iomega's best NAS yet has a good mix of business and home features, including some backup tricks that are sure to steal some business from NETGEAR.

Wi-Fi Alliance Brings New Life to Wireless Ad Hoc

Tim Higgins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:25 -0400

Updated The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it is getting close to completing a new specification for direct connection among wireless clients without using a wireless router or access point.

Bad Links? Do This

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:41:32 -0400

There is a problem with old style links that is preventing access to multi-page articles. The work-around until we get this fixed is to click on the article title at the top of the article. This will give you a new-style URL that will allow you access to all article pages. Sorry for the problem and we hope to get this fixed soon.

Yep, Postini Really Was Down

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:16:51 -0400

Updated 10/15/09 If you use Postini to handle your mail, you might be wondering where all your mail was today.

SmallNetBuilder Refreshes

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:57:54 -0400

Today we launched a new version of SmallNetBuilder that we hope provides an even better reader experience.

Seagate Adds Single Drive BlackArmor NAS

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:43 -0400

Seagate today announced a single drive addition to its BlackArmor NAS product line.

QNAP Announces RAID 1 SOHO NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:34:16 -0400

QNAP today announced a dual-drive NAS for SOHO and "prosumers".

Vembu Beta-ing Local/Cloud Backup Service

Tim Higgins — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:22:00 -0400

Vembu Technologies today announced a hosted backup service for consumers that provides free local or paid online backup.

Iomega Debuts New Dual-drive NAS

Tim Higgins — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:50:41 -0400

Iomega today announced the next generation of its two-drive desktop NAS.

D-Link Adds Diskful Versions of DNS-family NASes

Tim Higgins — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:03:29 -0400

D-Link today said it is now offering versions of its popular DNS-343 and DNS-323 NASes loaded with 1 TB drives.

Synology DS209 and DS209+II Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:19 -0400

Synology's latest dual-drive models are surprisingly close in performance, making one a real good value.

CTERA Launches Cloud NASes And Service

Tim Higgins — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:44:30 -0400

CTERA Networks today announced its first two "Cloud Attached Storage" devices.

QNAP Adds $450 Four-Bay SOHO, "Prosumer" NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:28:01 -0400

QNAP today introduced an aggressively-priced four-bay NAS aimed at winning over more consumers shopping for a RAID-5 capable BYOD NAS.

NETGEAR Announces Open Source N Router

Tim Higgins — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:50:07 -0400

NETGEAR today announced a single-band 802.11n router that can be loaded with DD-WRT, OpenWRT or Tomato open source firmware.

SonicWall CDP 110 Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:02 -0400

Sonicwall's refreshed continuous backup appliance is still an easy, albeit expensive solution for robust data security.

Ooma Releases Its Next Generation

Tim Higgins — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:31:37 -0400

Ooma today announced that its second generation VoIP product is now available.

Don't Mess With WMM!

Tim Higgins — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:17 -0400

Disabling WMM support in your 802.11n router can limit you to 802.11g speeds.

Wi-Fi Alliance Kicks Off New 802.11n Test Program

Tim Higgins — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:43:01 -0400

The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that is has begun product testing under its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n program.