QNAP TS-209 Pro Wins Gold Medal from ComputerGEIL, Denmark

December 03, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Since release, QNAP All-in-on NAS TS-109 and TS-209 series have swept over 20 awards from numerous influential media worldwide. The high performance, professional hardware design, and quality software applications and features of these series are once again affirmed.

In the latest edition of ComputerGEIL, TS-209 Pro is recognized as "a very quality product…small and design-wise so that you would not be ashamed having the standing in front…" QNAP TS-209 Pro is a compact cube server with dimensions of only 214(D) x 175(W) x 115(H) mm. It is a 2-bay, hot-swappable SATA NAS which supports up to 2TB storage capacity. TS-209 Pro adopts the latest powerful 500MHz CPU with 128MB DDR II RAM. With the advanced RAID 1 mirroring which allows users to preserve data against one drive failure, the data stored on TS-209 Pro are securely protected. The hot swap design enables users to replace a failed drive online without turning off the server and ensures non-stop services.

"TS-209 Pro is chosen as the Gold Medal winner among other competitors not only because of its hardware design, but also the powerful functions and user-friendliness," said Jeffrey Chen, product manager from QNAP. TS-209 Pro supports 12-in-1 functions including built-in phpMyAdmin and MySQL / SQLite support for the easy web server setup, PC-less BT download, encrypted FTP server, encrypted remote replication, printer server, Windows AD service, NFS, iTunes server, and DLNA media streaming etc. All these functions can be configured via the web browser. Users can easily set up their server in a few steps in their home or company network. "It is an honor being recognized by ComputerGEIL. We are highly encouraged and will continue to provide high quality NAS products for home and business users."

About ComputerGEIL

ComputerGEIL is a magazine for ID product news in Denmark. It provides professional hardware reviews and reports the latest ID products. For further information about the review of QNAP TS-209 Pro by ComputerGEIL, please visit http://www.computergeil.dk/?artikelid=13797.

About QNAP NAS

QNAP All-in-one NAS Server Series works well with QNAP surveillance products. They surpass general entry-level servers with only basic network drive functions in providing diversified application server functions via easy-to-manage web-based interface. These functions include network storage, file server, encrypted FTP server, encrypted remote replication, printer server, etc. The powerful backup software NetBak Replicator is provided for users to back up data on multiple PCs to NAS. QNAP also supports Windows AD service for centralized data management to reduce the data maintenance cost of SMB and corporate users. The built-in digital home theatre functions are supported, e.g., music sharing via iTunes server, and highly compatible DLNA media streaming server for playing videos, music, and photos on TV via streaming from Digital Media Adaptor, PS3, or Xbox360 game consoles. Furthermore, the network album provides a user-friendly platform for sharing photos with friends and family. QNAP NAS series also support PC-less BT, HTTP, and FTP download. The included QGet software can be used to manage the download tasks of multiple NAS servers over LAN or WAN.

For the specifications and features of QNAP TS-101/201/109/209 series, please visit QNAP web site http://www.qnap.com/pro_adwards.asp. You can also visit QNAP forum to join the discussion regarding how to enjoy more applications of QNAP NAS. http://forum.qnap.com.