Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 2TB

Zitat: + Bluetooth-fähig per Adapter + Anschluss an unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung möglich - Speziell vom Hersteller eingerichtete Platten nötig - Kein Betrieb mit einer Festplatte

Zitat: Positive: + Relatively cheap price (NAS hardware tends to be enterprise level equipment with an associatively high price tag). + Small, attractive and sturdily built appearance. + The unit comes preconfigured with all hardware and system software already installed. + Decent if not amazing speed but this is relatively fast for a budget NAS unit. + Extremely quiet in standby mode. + Full RAID 1 support. + Extremely easy setup. In fact it just doesn’t get any simpler than this. + Superb management software. + USB Printer Sharing Support. + Full User and User Group access management. + Inbuilt BitTorrent support. + Replaceable/swappable hard drives. + Excellent media streaming performance. + Support for digital cameras and video surveillance cameras. + Efficient and economical power consumption. Negative: - No RAID 0 support, however JBOD spanning allows for use of the full capacity of the drives (in this case 2TB). - Noise levels when the drives are in use may be considered excessive by some but providing the unit is sympathetically located I would personally view this as within normal limits. - The printed ‘quick install’ documentation could be a bit more extensive however given the ease of installation this is really a very minor criticism. - It’s not possible to directly set user quotas with regard to total space consumed. This can be indirectly achieved by placing size limits on folders the user has access to but doesn’t take into account folders accessed by multiple users so there’s nothing preventing any one of the permitted users grabbing all the space in that folder up to the allocated limit. It’s more of a feature request than a criticism but I’d like to see the ability to apply size quotas directly to users. As we’ve seen earlier this NAS unit is very small, very neat, easy to set up and in my view exceptionally easy to configure. Functionality wise this device certainly doesn’t betray its budget origins either as it’s absolutely packed to the brim with features. Setup and installation genuinely don’t get any easier than this and the unit itself is intuitive and transparently easy to use. As far as noise goes, when the drives aren’t being accessed the noise levels are so quiet as to be almost inaudible. This is at least partially due to the fact that the unit doesn’t actually have a cooling fan but uses a small mini-blower instead. Naturally noise levels increase when in use and there’s a low pitched rumbling noise when the drives are being accessed however this is to be expected and is in my view well within reasonable limits. So in general, providing it isn’t located directly on a surface that amplifies vibration, this unit is relatively speaking very quiet. If I were to be excessively critical I could pick out a couple of very minor tweaks I’d like to see in the StorCenter Manager software but realistically the software is extremely slick, attractive, very easy to use and I can’t really fault any of this. Speed wise, although it’s not exactly going to set any records, it’s more than adequate and is at the higher end of the performance charts relative to other budget devices. As I’ve said above it would be nice to be able to directly set user quotas but this isn’t by any means a deal breaker and doesn’t in any way detract from the unit’s performance otherwise. In general I really couldn’t be more pleased with the Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 Network Storage unit as it easily satisfies everything I need and very much more. Overall this is a superbly featured, attractive, neat and keenly priced NAS unit which in my view makes it exceptional value for money.

Zitat: For: + Small + Easy to use + Integrated BitTorrent client + UPnP/DLNA compliant Against: - No remote streaming function

Zitat: The good: + The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS server has good performance + RAID configurations + easy-to-use Web-based interface + offers plenty of storage without breaking the bank. The bad: - The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS server´s Web interface is sluggish at times. Its advanced features, such as self-downloading, IP camera support, and remote access, have limited functionality. It also runs hot. The Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS server makes a good, affordable backup and storage center for home and small office environments where only simple file sharing and data backup are needed. Keep looking for alternatives if you want more-advanced NAS features.