Bluechip snaps up two NAS products by QNAP

Bluechip snaps up two NAS products by QNAP

The TS-119 and TS-219 are NAS models that's powered by 1.2GHz CPU and 512MB DDRII RAM.

Both products support Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) target service (up to 8 iSCSI devices), Online RAID Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration (2-bay model only), automatic policy-based IP blocking, schedule power on and off, 2 IP cameras for network surveillance, UPnP/ DLNA media server, mail server and BT/FTP/HTTP and eMule download.

Kieren Kemm, senior product manager from Bluechip InfoTech, distributor of QNAP said the TS-119 and TS-219 Turbo NAS are affordable NAS servers with iSCSI application for personal and business users.

The built-in iSCSI target feature allows the users to create an IP-SAN (storage area network) for data backup or storage capacity expansion on the home or office network.

"The built-in UPnP/ DLNA media server (TwonkyMedia) of the TS-119 and TS-219 supports numerous DLNA media players such as Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming consoles and High-Definition media players (compatible with NFS)," he said.

"The users can even use their iPhone and iPod touch to play the music and video or view the photos on the NAS."

The TS-119 supports 2TB SATA hard drive and the total storage capacity can be expanded to maximum 4TB by eSATA of USB storage device expansion.

The fan-less design enables an absolutely quiet working environment. Its power consumption is less than 13W which is ideal for operation 24x7 at home or in the office.

The TS-219 supports two hot-swappable hard drives, up to 4TB storage capacity, RAID 1, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, and Online RAID Level Migration.

The TS-119 and TS-219 come with Turbo NAS beta firmware 3.0 which brings the best user experience with CoverFlow-like AJAX web interface.