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Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device

Thecus Thecus® Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device
“The tiny RAID-enabled portable network storage device with big ideas”

Thecus N0204 NAS03/30/2009 – Big things are happening in the world of NAS devices. Today, Thecus® is proud to introduce the N0204 miniNAS device – the world’s smallest fully-featured NAS device.

Measuring a tiny 132 x 88 x 63 mm exterior, one could easily mistake the N0204 as a regular external hard drive. But look closer and you will see a very capable two-bay NAS device that fits right in the palm of your hand. The N0204 houses two 2.5” SATA hard disks, providing up to 1TB of storage. You can manage this storage with your choice of RAID 0, 1, and JBOD, making the N0204 the most robust pocketable storage device in existence. And because its drive bays are hot-swappable and feature auto-rebuild, you can change a hard disk without powering down the unit. The N0204 even comes with Thecus®’ Nsync for remote replication as well as the Thecus® Backup Utility for total data security. With huge storage, RAID functionality, and advanced data safeguards packed into a tiny device, the N0204 miniNAS is in a class all its own.

Tiny but mighty, the N0204 comes with many of the features and functionality possessed by its much larger cousins. For starters, the N0204 can function as a complete media hub with its built-in iTunes server, photo web server, and media server. With the built-in media server, you can enjoy your videos, pictures, and music with the N0204 by using any DLNA compliant media players. Plug in a USB web cam, and the N0204 turns into the world’s tiniest home surveillance server, allowing you to preview, capture and schedule image snapshots up to 640 x 480. Add to that support for both Windows and MAC OS operating systems and a whole new user friendly Windows Utility to easily set up and link the N0204 with your PC, and you’ve got some serious storage that you can whip out of your pocket and plug into virtually any network.

The N0204 miniNAS is a marvel of engineering. With advanced energy-saving capabilities, the N0204 only uses between 25~30% of the power compared to traditional two-bay NAS devices. You can even schedule power on/off for better power management. The N0204 also features whisper-quiet cooling, which means low temperatures and even lower noise during daily operation. A convenient USB 2.0 port in the front and the one-touch copy allow you to copy the contents of a USB storage device to the N0204 with a single button press. You can also copy data from the N0204 to any USB disk for data exchange. The N0204 supports USB printers, external hard disks, USB web cam, and even works with USB WLAN adaptors, allowing you to give this tiny NAS device wireless capability.

A complete NAS device in a form factor smaller than a paperback book, the N0204 miniNAS proves that great things do indeed come in tiny packages.

“When we tell people what the N0204 miniNAS can do, the most common reaction is disbelief followed by awe,” notes Thecus General Manager Florence Shih. “We’ve essentially created a fully-functional NAS device in a package that you can take anywhere. With the N0204, you can enjoy the power and convenience of NAS storage anywhere life takes you.”

For more information on the N0204, check out:
http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=137&set_language=english
About Thecus®
Thecus® Technology Corp. specializes in IP Storage Server solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS) , DAS, External Storage and Wireless Media NAS (Bank ) products. The company was established in 2004 with the mission to make technology as transparent and easy-to-use as possible, and to make products that are not only the best on the market, but are accessible to experts and novices alike. With a best-in-class R&D team highly experienced in storage hardware and Linux software and with a keen customer focus, Thecus® stays close to the market to develop high-quality products to fulfill the storage Server needs of today’s world.
For sales inquiries, please contact us via email: sales@thecus.com
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. 19 May 09 | Contests | Comments (3)

Thermaltake Contest Winner at Overclockers Online

Did you remember to enter in July’s Overclockers Online contest? I was giving away a Thermaltake eSATA + USB 2.0 BlacX. If you didn’t enter, it’s not too late to enter in the Cyber Snipa contest where two lucky winners will each take home a mouse, game pad and headset. That contest requires a simple RSS feed subscription with bonus entries when questions are answered correctly. Contest closes Aug 3rd, 2008.

This morning I selected the winner for the Thermaltake eSATA + USB BlacX and his name is T. Kracinski. Mr. Kracinski has 48 hours to confirm his mailing address so Thermaltake can get the prize out to him. If you know Mr. Kracinski tell him to check his email!

Good luck to those who entered in the Cyber Snipa contest. You can bet we’ll have another contest soon!

Tags: contest winner, cyber snipa, Overclockers Online, Thermaltake

. 27 Jul 08 | Contests | Comments (0)

Cyber Snipa Contest at Overclockers Online

I’ll admit that I’ve gotten fairly lazy in terms of keeping this site up to date. I haven’t posted all my pictures now have I really made any good posts. Let’s hope that changes.

If you already haven’t done so, I’m having a contest at Overclockers Online where two lucky winners will each win a Game Pad V2, Stinger Mouse and Sonar 5.1 Headset.

The contest is open to everyone in the world. To enter, visit the contest page and sign up for our e-mail RSS feed. The contest ends Aug 3rd, 2008.

To get additional entries, you need to register in the forum and answer a couple of questions. I believe the odds of winning will be fairly good if you answer all 7 additional questions.

Good luck!

Tags: contest, cyber snipa, Overclockers Online

. 12 Jul 08 | Contests | Comments (0)

John Chow & Bic Promo Pens Contest

The Flip Video digital camcorder has become a huge hit amongst the blogging community and it probably all began with John Chow. He has now been giving them away left, right and center. Today he partnered up with Big Promo Pens to giveaway two Flip Video units! This is one sweet prize, get in on the action now by posting a reply and blogging about the contest! Good luck!

Tags: Big Pens, contest, Flip Video, johnchow.com

. 03 Jul 08 | Contests | Comments (0)

Thermaltake BlacX Contest at Overclockers Online

It has been a while since I’ve been able to secure a contest sponsor but the drought has finally ended. Thermaltake has been kind enough to provide me with a Thermaltake BlacX to give away this month. It runs in parallel with their mail-in-rebate promotion for Canada Day and Independence Day.
In order to win, you need to complete a simple ballot. Your odds increase if you subscribe via email to our RSS feed and contribute to the forums.
Here’s a link to the contest: Enter Here

If you don’t win, you can always pick up the BlacX at one of the many retailers online.

Tags: contest, Overclockers Online, Thermaltake

. 01 Jul 08 | Contests | Comments (0)

Flip Flap Edition Contest at StephenFung.net

Stephen Fung, blogger and owner of FutureLooks.com is having a contest at his personal page. Stephen is a regular attendee at the Vancouver Dot Com Pho event. The event was captured by Stephen and fellow blogger/online entrepreneur/tech owner John Chow. The million dollar question is…who made the better video?
Stephen is hosting a contest on his page so he can found out who is the better cameraman and editor. A lucky winner who helped make the decision will walkaway with a 4GB iPod Nano and a Flip Flap Cybernetic plant!

Tags: Apple, contest

. 25 Jun 08 | Contests | Comments (0)

Win A Market Leverage Bag of Stuff

A few weeks ago John Chow received a large bag of goodies from Market Leverage. It included several articles of clothing to promote but in this contest they have gone above and beyond. The winner will get a Nike bag filled with a variety of Market Leverage branded clothing but also a Flip video camera, an iPod Nano engraved with market leverage’s logo and your blog, a USB drive that doubles as a pen and an $200 Market Leverage Amex Rewards card.

That’s quite the prize. You can enter by posting a comment on John Chow’s Win A Market Leverage Bag of Stuff and doing a blog post with the appropriate trackbacks.

Good luck!

Tags: amex rewards card, Apple, contest, flip, ipod, johnchow.com, nike, usb drive

. 12 Jun 08 | Contests | Comments (0)