The DS210j and DS410j - functionality at a lower price
The award-winning market leaders in open source network, Synology UK, have launched their new line-up of budget servers designed for home and small business combining a big performance with a small price.
The extremely versatile products are ideal for file sharing with internet, security and multimedia features, allowing you to store more on your computer safe, in the knowledge that your files are secure and easily accessible. With the renowned system firmware, Disk Station Manager 2.2 (DSM 22) included, the DS210j and DS410j can retrieve photos quickly and easily through an online gallery or on a DLNA flatscreen TV or music files through a portable device or back up information through a file server. The Disk Station can even be used for recording and uploading a network surveillance video to a remote server and informs the user of any unusual activity via email and SMS.
Fully compatible with iPhone and iPod touch, music and photo libraries can be streamed over the network or internet through Synology’s DS audio and photo software, available free through the AppleApp Store. Full backup is provided through Apple’s native backup software and iTunes can be used to browse and stream music and photos over the network.
The models run on a low powered 800MHz processor and have a storage capacity of up to 4TB and 8TB and will maintain up to 27MB/s write and 59MB/s read speeds in Windows. With no cables, the hard drives can be installed in minutes. “This much power and functionality in a NAS server has never before been available at this low price,” says Edward Lin, marketing director of Synology, “which makes Synology DS210j and Synology DS410j ideal solutions for budget-minded business or home users.”
The DS410j ships at £235.00 and the DS210j at £145.00.
ZOTAC MAG - the world's "first everywhere PC"
The leading manufacturer ZOTAC has unleashed the revolutionary ZOTAC MAG on the computing world; a compact PC that delivers that fits anywhere, combining outstanding performance, high-definition video playback and eco-friendly characteristics with an RSP of £210 inc vaT.
Measuring only 186m x 189mm x 38mm it a may come in a small package but with a 160GB hard drive and 2GB of DDR2-800 memory it’s well equipped to provide a powerful performance whilst remaining energy efficient.
With its high functioning NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor and choice of low energy dual or single core Intel® Atom processors, the ZOTAC combines classic good looks with flexibility with the owner free to choose his own operating system whether it be Windows XP, Vista, 32-bit or Linux. This development came about ZOTAC carried out a careful evaluation of the market for miniature PCs that discovered the end user preferred to be in control of digital home connected systems.
An array of connectivity options include eSATA, 6 USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, optical S/PDIF output and a 4-in-1 memory card reader with wireless 802.11n WiFi integrated for quick network transfers.
Suitable for all computing uses anywhere in the house, the ZOTAC MAG can be placed flat on a surface, on its stand or mounted to the back of a monitor with VESA mounting holes.