When it comes to storing those Megabytes, Gigabytes and Terabytes, there are several options to choose from. There are online storage solutions and hardware storage solutions. If you are a mobile person and want to access your data from everywhere, you may want to consider an online backup solution. If you have too many gigabytes saved up to store in an online backup service, you may want to consider a hardware storage solution for your backup needs.
Of course, there are many hardware storage options available. You can choose to backup your files over your network using a NAS, or network-attached storage, device. You can choose to store your files on an external hard drive. We cannot forget the old CD’s and DVD backup option either. Most people have too many gigabytes on their hard drives to bother with the latter option. There are some flash or thumb drives that have more storage space than a DVD and they fit in your pocket or on your keychain.
Here are our Recommended Network Attached Storage devices
Buffalo's TeraStation Pro II Series of TeraByte Network Attached Storage offers powerful storage and server solutions for the SMB market. With two USB 2.0 ports, the TeraStation Pro II can accommodate additional external USB hard drives for backup of the TeraStation or for additional network storage. With its quick swap hard drive trays, TeraStation Pro II requires no computer knowledge to swap out replacement hard drives in seconds. This allows for significantly less down time and quicker drive recovery. Combining Active Directory support, DFS support, fault tolerant RAID modes, and Gigabit Ethernet networking, the TeraStation Pro II allows users to deploy a simple, cost-effective data server for their office in minutes.
U.S. Robotics USR8700 Serial ATA 4-Drive Network Attached Storage One Gigabit RJ-45 Port Two USB 2.0 ports Intel IOP321 I/O processor based on Intel XScale technology Processor
