Thecus N299 Expert Reviews

Will this serve your storage needs?

Value, capacity, functionality, ease of use

Wireless capability requires USB adaptor

Can the Thecus N299 bring business class Network Attached Storage into the home arena at the right price?

A useful little NAS box with plenty of features and a compelling price.

The Thecus N299 is a machine for storing and playing media files across a network. This simple concept can be a little daunting when you come to set up the system, but at least some effort has been made to simplify things. Plug in half-shoebox-size ...

Slightly fiddly setup is compensated bygood performance and features. Put all your digital eggs in one basket.

The Thecus N299 is a networked-attached storage (NAS) device ? an external hard disk that plugs into a spare network port. Its thus available to all PCs on your network, which makes NAS boxes much more convenient than standard USB or FireWire external ...

The Thecus N299 brings sophisticated network-storage hardware to the domestic market at an attractive price.

A feature-rich Nas device with plenty of storage

If HP's Mediasmart Windows Home Server (WHS) is too expensive for your liking, you might want to consider a network-attached storage (Nas) drive.

Bit Torrent support ; good price ; quick USB transfer

Slow transfer speeds ; comes with out-of-date firmware

A feature-rich Nas device with plenty of storage

2-bay NAS, 2*3.5" Sata, 80-1000 Gb, software RAID, 0,1, JBOD, USB 2.0, eSata, Ethernet 2* gigabit, wireless LAN 802.11b/g, 100-240V autodetect, power,network activity, USB,Copy,System Busy,Hard...

On paper, the Taiwanese Thecus N299 has everything to seduce amateurs. Less expensive than the model Synology Qnap and it can accommodate two 3.5-inch hard drives Sata, against one for its competitors, while offering many features .

The design; Compatibility RAID, and server functions integrated, the price,

Nothing;

Rather nice, easy to configure, feature rich The N299 may be a preferred solution for recycling old SATA drives. Its apparent limitation to 1 TB is likely to be a little embarrassing, prohibiting any development in the medium term with larger disk capacit...

Prices of network drives are under severe pressure, with the result that you get more and more functionality for less money. The Thecus N299 is a good example of .

There is also an iTunes server built. Do you have a compatible network camera, dubbelt than the N299 even video system. Furthermore, we note the presence of two USB ports where you have an external hard disk adhere to make (extra) back-ups and / or expand...