Many folks have a smartphone, set-top box, and a computer or two, and it’s always nice (and occasionally necessary) to have access in your data irrespective of which gadget you’ve got available. Enter D-Link’s newest ShareCenter NAS servers, the DNS-320 and DNS-325 to achieve the duty of digital distribution. Both pack dual SATA 3.5-inch drive bays for as much as 4TB of total storage, a single USB 2.0 port, RAID support, integrated P2P, gigabit Ethernet, and a in-built web file-server app (too bad they didn’t follow QNAP’s lead and provides us a dedicated smartphone app besides). Available now, the $110 DNS-320′s got an 800MHz processor and 128MB of RAM, while those willing to pony up $200 for the DNS-325 get 1.2GHz silicon, 256MB of memory, photo gallery and audio streaming apps, plus the power to host your blog directly from the device. If you’d like a 1TB drive pre-installed, prices jump to $200 for the DNS-320 and $280 for the DNS-325 after they drop next month. A small price to pay in preparation for World Backup Day , wouldn’t you assert?
New 2-Bay Network Storage Solutions with Superior Performance, Re-designed Interface and Enhanced Media Functionality for Home Users Now Shipping
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – April 6, 2011 – D-Link today announced the supply of its ShareCenter® 2-Bay Network Storage devices, the DNS-320 and DNS-325. With shared storage serving as an important element in today’s digital home, these network-attached storage (NAS) solutions feature an upgraded hardware platform and intuitive user interface, enabling consumers to simply share documents, files and digital media with everyone on a house network[i].
The subsequent generation of the award-winning DNS-321 and DNS-323, the recent DNS-320 and DNS-325 provide users with centralized storage to assist protect, manage, share, stream and remotely access data. Both products feature two SATA HD bays for three.5-inch drives of either 1TB or 2TB capacities, ensuring a lot of storage for today’s home users. Whether streaming movies, sharing files, or storing video from a network camera, D-Link® ShareCenter storage solutions are designed to let consumers work, play, and share from any room in the house or from a remote location, over the net. A complementary piece to D-Link’s digital home solutions, consumers can utilize ShareCenter products for numerous applications – whether it’s connecting on to the wireless router, storing video from mydlink-enabled IP cameras, or streaming video in your TV using the Boxee Box by D-Link.
“From music on your iPod to photos out of your digital SLR to videos for streaming, the desire for centralized storage has increased dramatically in today’s connected households,” said Daniel Kelley, associate vp of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “Our new ShareCenter products enable users to simply backup their digital lives with added capabilities and advanced technology to get the foremost out in their home networks.”
Installation of ShareCenter devices is unassuming, and if more storage is wanted, easy expansion allows consumers to feature additional hard drives without using tools or attaching any cables. Both solutions include Farstone’s Total Recovery Pro Backup software to cope scheduled and incremental network backups, enabling users to backup your entire computers of their home while not having to trouble with physically connecting each device to a USB drive. Besides content back-up and RAID support for data protection, the DNS-320 and DNS-325 also feature remote access to files through a built-in web file server app and FTP server. With the included remote backup application, users can easily backup content to a second storage device at another location to give protection to against data loss within the event of a catastrophe. And, using the USB port in each device, users can share a single printer among the entire computers in a household over the network. Additionally, users can automatically download content from the net without powering on a computer with the integrated Peer-to-Peer Downloader or access their files at top speeds without bottlenecking with the Gigabit Ethernet port.
The DNS-320 includes its own internal 800 MHz processor, a simplified interface and software for locating and managing files. The DNS-325 features increased speeds as a consequence of its upgraded 1.2 GHz processor. Its rugged, compact design makes for straightforward desktop placement. Additionally it is applications, akin to a photograph gallery, an audio streamer and a Blog application that enables users to host their very own blogs directly from the device, making the DNS-325 an awesome solution for not just storage, but in addition for streaming media over a house network. It could also support additional add-on applications as they’re developed. Both products also feature AFP and Time Machine support for Mac users.
The DNLA-certified DNS-320 and DNS-325 both feature an upgraded warranty of 3 years, compared with the single year warranty of prior ShareCenter products.
Availability and Pricing
The DNS-320 and DNS-325 are currently available during the D-Link network of retail and e-tail outlets in North America, including Fry’s Electronics, Micro Center, J&R, Amazon, Tiger Direct, NewEgg, Buy.com, and on the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com Street prices for the DNS-320 and DNS-325 are $109.99 and $199.99, respectively. To boot, D-Link may also launch the DSN-320-110 and DNS-325-110 (pre-configured with a 1TB disk drive) in May 2011 for $199.99 and $279.99, respectively.
About D-Link
D-Link is the worldwide leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to very large-sized enterprise environments, and repair providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For additional info visit www.dlink.com or connect to D-Link on Facebook (www.facebook/dlink) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/dlink).
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