Dong Ngo rounds up of the five best NAS servers so far in terms of performance, features, and price.

Synology launches the DX510 NAS expansion unit that adds five more hard drive bays the DS710+ the DS1010+ DiskStation NAS servers.

HP releases software that allows its MediaSmart NAS servers to store, manage, and stream TV content recorded by a TiVo DVR.

Synology releases version 2.3 of its DiskStation Manager firmware for NAS servers, which delivers more features and enhancements.

QNAP shows off its first Intel Atom dual-core-based NAS servers at CES 2010.

Originally posted at 2010 CES

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The new StorCenter ix2-200 from Iomega.

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If you like the StorCenter ix2 NAS server, Iomega has some news for you.

The company announced Thursday the next generation of the server, the Iomega StorCenter ix2-200. This is a dual-bay NAS server that can be set up in RAID 1 configuration for data protection.

Like the previous version, the new server doesn’t offer a quick way to replace the hard drive. You will have to use quite a bit of screwdriving work to get this done, which means no hot-swapping, either. Some other two-bay NAS servers, such as the QNAP TS-239 Pro, offer a tool-free way to do this. The new Iomega NAS server also lacks an eSATA port for external storage.

To make up for this, it has Bluetooth support, which has been the unique feature of Iomega NAS servers, and comes with three USB ports that can be used with both USB external hard drives and printers. The server is powered by EMC’s Linux-based proprietary firmware, which offers a generous set of network storage features, including:

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