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The editors liked
Lots of storage for the money
Gigabit Ethernet
Compact size
Windows
Apple and Linux support
Affordable NAS box
Performs well at reading back data
Simple
Provides mirrored storage
Media server works well
Easy to set up and use
Strong security settings
Great remote-access and sharing capabilities
Surveillance-camera support
Very good Read/Write performance. Feature-loaded. Robust video surveillance capabilities. Plenty of data backup and redundancy options. Integration with various social networking sites and multimedia services like YouTube. Drives easy to install and remov
Super-fast transfers
Personal Cloud lets you access files remotely
Automated uploads to Facebook
Versatile storage
The size of a brick
Its by far the smallest drive in our test. Energy Starcompliant power adapter. Simple Webbased admin. Cheap.
Easy to set up and manage
Excellent Web-based interface
Compact and quiet
Supports Bluetooth
Can read and write to external hard drives formatted in NTFS.
Small form factor
Easy to install and manage
Built-in RAID and encryption
The editors didn't like
Drives not userreplaceable
Middleofthepack performance
No integrated scheduled backup
Slow write performance on mix of files and folders
Large power supply
Can pick up a non-mirrored 1TB Nas far cheaper
Diskless version is pricey
Mixed file-transfer performance
Mac Time Machine support requires installing software
Clunky personal cloud set-up process
Bland design
Cloud service hard to configure
Does not work with Apples Time Machine. Power button smaller than a grain of rice. Drives arent serviceable. Lack of Web access is simply a dealkiller
Though Iomega says its due shortly.
The two hard drives are not user replaceable or serviceable
No remote access via the Internet
Requires application running in the background to use Web interface
The Iomega ix2 has started a new trend that I hope will continue: with their webcam API, Iomega is unifying video-surveillance at an unprecedented level for consumers. With APIs and standards, innovation can happen at all levels of the stack, and hopefull...
Easy to set up and use, Strong security settings, Great remote-access and sharing capabilities, Surveillance-camera support
Diskless version is pricey, Mixed file-transfer performance, Mac Time Machine support requires installing software
A dual-bay device you can buy with or without drives, the ix2 is a feature-rich network-storage solution. It stands apart for its ability to also work as a hub for IP surveillance cameras. Read More...
Very good Read/Write performance. Feature-loaded. Robust video surveillance capabilities. Plenty of data backup and redundancy options. Integration with various social networking sites and multimedia services like YouTube. Drives easy to install and remov
Clunky personal cloud set-up process
The Iomega StorCenter ix2-dl is a very good NAS option that can work for power home users or small business. A nice feature set, data redundancy and business capabilities make it almost perfect with the exception of a potentially headache-inducing person...
This model fails to meet expectations as far as reliability and performance, but exceeds expectations on security and ergonomics. The user interface is basic and easy to use. Setup is a breeze. Needless to say, purchasing this hard drive will be a diff...
The Iomega StorCenter ix2 is a great little NAS in the right environment. The ease of installation is definitely in favour for the SOHO market where technical expertise may not be immediately available. The lack of ability to quickly access the hard ...
Abstract: Try and talk to people about NAS devices and servers and their eyes generally glaze over. The subject has as much water-cooler appeal as dog hair. But as we all move from an age of physical media to ephemeral files and downloads, their role in AV is se...
The size of a brick, its by far the smallest drive in our test. Energy Starcompliant power adapter. Simple Webbased admin. Cheap.
Does not work with Apples Time Machine. Power button smaller than a grain of rice. Drives arent serviceable. Lack of Web access is simply a dealkiller, though Iomega says its due shortly.
