TRENDnet USB 2.0 Network Storage Server (TS-U200) Review @ Tom's Networking

Iria · Dec 12, 2005, 01:35 AM

There are three basic types of consumer Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices on the market today. The first is completely self-contained. It comes with the basic electronics of the device and the disk-drive(s) integrated inside a single box. The second type, a Bring Your Own Disk (BYOD) box, is like the first, except that consumers purchase their own disk drives and install them into the box themselves.

The third type separates the computer that runs the file server from the disk drive(s), where file server and disk(s) go into their own separate boxes. Consumers plug a standard external disk drive chassis into such units to share one or more drives across the network. The Linksys NSLU2 [reviewed here] is a popular example of this third type of product. But there's ample room for competition in this market segment. In this review, I look at a competitor to the NSLU2, the TRENDnet TS-U200.
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Dec 12, 2005, 01:35 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	TRENDnet USB 2.0 Network Storage Server (TS-U200) Review @ Tom's Networking There are three basic types of consumer Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices on the market today. The first is completely self-contained. It comes with the basic electronics of the device and the disk-drive(s) integrated inside a single box. The second type, a Bring Your Own Disk (BYOD) box, is like the first, except that consumers purchase their own disk drives and install them into the box themselves. The third type separates the computer that runs the file server from the disk drive(s), where file server and disk(s) go into their own separate boxes. Consumers plug a standard external disk drive chassis into such units to share one or more drives across the network. The Linksys NSLU2 [reviewed here] is a popular example of this third type of product. But there's ample room for competition in this market segment. In this review, I look at a competitor to the NSLU2, the TRENDnet TS-U200. ___________ Review: Tom's Networking