QNAP Systems today announced the TS-859U-RP Business Series Turbo NAS server enclosure, the most affordable 2U rack-mounted unit with 8 hot-swappable 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk drives and a redundant power-supply for maximum up-time in corporate and entry-level enterprise datacenters where high performance, high data-availability, and maximum reliability are paramount. QNAP is the only network appliance company to currently offer 8-drive NAS enclosures, and does so in desktop and rack-mounted configurations. 

The TS-859U-RP features a dual-core Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz CPU and 1GB DDRII RAM, delivering exceptionally fast performance coupled with ultra-low power consumption that translates into lower total cost of ownership without sacrificing performance. The TS-859U-RP contains two power units. Should one power supply fail, the other will continue to supply the power for the entire system and alert the administrator via email or SMS to the failure.

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Today, CDRLabs brings you a review of Plextor's 12x Blu-ray Disc writer, the PX-B940SA.  Offering some of the fastest BD reading and writing speeds available, the PX-B940SA is capable of 12x BD-R, 12x BD-R DL and 2x BD-RE writing speeds and a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x. Plextor's new drive is also backwards compatible with all major CD and DVD formats and includes features like a 4MB buffer and a software bundle from CyberLink.

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To prepare for the coming of USB 3.0, PQI releases another USB 3.0 storage device ─ Cool Drive U368. The USB 3.0 interface couples with TurboFlash USB software to maximize U368’s speed on the USB 3.0 bandwidth. This allows users to transfer mass amount of data such as HD images and HD video files promptly and saves time!

The USB 3.0 interfaced Cool Drive U368 and TurboFlash USB together can produce read performances that reach 105MB/sec. It is almost 3x the speed of USB 2.0 interfaced USB flash drive, satisfying consumer’s needs for mass data transfer and fast transfer speed to save time!

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Buffalo Japan recently announced its new portable, slot loading DVD writer, the DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK. While measuring a mere 137×142×20mm, this USB bus powered drive is capable of 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 8x. The DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK also sports a piano black finish and comes bundled with CyberLink's DVD Suite.

The DVSM-PS58U2/S-BK is scheduled to ship in the middle of May and is expected to cost about 11,500 Yen ($122US).