QNAP TS-209 Pro NAS Specifications

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  Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB)

  Intel's X-25M solid-state drive enjoys several advantages over both conventional disk drives and other SSDs, including improvements to data throughput, boot time and notebook battery life. If you can forget about the cost, this is by far the fastest data drive available.

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  50 significant moments from internet history

  We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

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  D-Link DNS-343

  The DNS-343 is the natural evolution of the DNS-323 — a four-drive NAS that's quite good indeed.

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  Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition (2TB)

  Western Digital's My Book Mirror Edition is good value, and if the lack of transfer speed doesn't deter, then short of an NAS it's one of the better ways consumers can keep their data safe.

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  Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

  Apple selected a shopping centre in suburban Sydney as the location for its second retail outlet in the Asia Pacific. Our photo gallery takes you to its grand opening.

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  Iomega Media Xporter 160GB

  Iomega dresses the Media Xporter in a fancy casing and tries to pass it off as the ideal companion for your games console, but really, it's just an average external hard drive.

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  Eight tips to make your home eco-friendly

  Cnet.com.au's top tips to turn your home into a more eco-friendly household.

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  Servers in the home remain scarce

  Microsoft tried to make fun of the notion of a home server with a faux children's book. However, it faces the real challenge of trying to convince consumers that they want to install a server at home.

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  Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

  The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive drive with a decent price. Its size makes it great for travel, but we can't recommend it due to its lack of performance.

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  The best ways to back up your data

  Backing up your hard drive is something you should do regularly, but because of forgetfulness, the unpleasantness, or just plain laziness, you put it off. Before you know it, the drive takes a dive, and all your files are gone for good.

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  The golden wave of storage

  How to make an external hard drive look sexy? LaCie's trick is to whack on a layer of gold.

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  Motorcycle memory key feels the need for speed

  The SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition is a 4GB stick that looks like a motorbike and claims to have the performance to back up its looks.

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  To advance drives, Hitachi changes the head

  Hitachi's giant magneto-resistive head will have perpendicular current and will allow the company to increase the density of drives.

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  Australians miss out on Seagate kilobyte refunds

  Although a discrepancy between the traditional and modern definitions of kilobyte has led to Seagate Technology offering a rebate on their hard drives, a Seagate representative has confirmed that Australians will not be eligible for the refund.

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  Price drops ahead for solid state drives

  Solid-state drives are still going to be somewhat hard to find and expensive in 2008, but mass production, cheaper flash memory, and tech advances will start to change that in 2009 and 2010.

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  Toshiba ready for 2008 in a solid state

  Japanese memory chip manufacturer Toshiba announced yesterday that it will be showcasing a 128 GB NAND-flash-based solid-state drive (SSD) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January.

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  Tech toys for speed junkies

  Not everyone can go touring in a Bugatti or racing in a Ferrari. But that's half the allure — you want it but you can't have it. Well, that's not entirely true.

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  Netgear ReadyNAS Duo: bittorrent media streamer

  As NAS heats up in the consumer market, devices get smarter and easier to use. Netgear's latest has a comprehensive set of features set to excite.