But small businesses should take a look at Synology’s DiskStation DS212j or QNAP’s TS-212, both of which offer cost-reducing server features for about the same price. Performance is fine for the price, and the features are all that most users will need. The ix2-dl read our 10GB file mix at a competent 35.5MBps and the large 10GB file at a healthy 86.5MBps.įor the average home or SOHO user, the ix2-dl is a two-bay NAS box that is easy to configure and use, and it won’t cost you a fortune. If you’re backing up PCs to the ix2-dl, you should opt for images rather than plain file backup for better speed. Write performance improved to 41.2MBps with our single 10GB file. With our 10GB mix of files, it wrote at only 20.2MBps-not the worst we’ve seen, but close to it. While a decent reader, writing lots of smaller files and folders is the ix2-dl’s weakness. Where the ix2-dl lags is in business-related applications such as email, Web, and VPN hosting. The unit also provides its own backup routines as well as access via Iomega’s portal-based Personal Cloud service.įor basic home media and storage use, this Iomega StorCenter is a full-featured NAS that will serve you well. Beyond surveillance, the ix2-dl provides interfaces to social sites such as Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube DLNA and iTunes media serving bitttorrent downloading, iSCSI, and printer serving plus integration with Amazon S3, Atmos Backup, and Mozy.
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