QNAP introduces 'smallest 8-bay Atom NAS'

Less energy use, but MUCH less storage...: Because it uses 2.5" drives, it is smaller and more energy efficient - BUT - you can't buy a 2 TB 2.5" drive. Best I've seen is 500GB. So considering you would need to fill all 8 drive bays to reach the same size as a physically smaller 2 drive 3.5" NAS, is this unit really very useful?

The only way I see this being useful is if you want to create an 8 drive array of SSDs in the smallest possible space.; Posted by: BillDem Posted on: 06/22/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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