The N299™ is the New Data Archive offering home users a feature packed system at the most affordable price yet!!

Origin Storage Launches The N299™ 2 Bay SATA Hot Plug NAS Appliance By Thecus® To Share Digital Music, Video And Photos Over a Home Network.

December 2007 - Origin Storage, a leading manufacturer and distributor of IT storage solutions, has today announced the launch of the NAS N299™ from Thecus®. This high-tech storage solution offers users up to Two Terabytes (2000GB) capacity to share and enjoy digital music, video and photo files across a shared home network.

Users may expect a lesser version NAS box because of the lowered price; however they would be wrong, the N299™ comes with many of the same features and functionality as previous premium NAS systems. It comprises of Two 3.5” SATA hard disk bays, speedy USB 2.0 ports making storage expansion easy, Gigabit Ethernet ports ensuring speedy access to stored data, as well as the option to have a wireless USB dongle. Users will also have the luxury of choosing between RAID 0, 1 or JBOD depending on their needs.

This feature packed product is the ultimate accessory for the end-user who is looking to share their data over a home network. The iTunes® Server and Photo Web Server makes transferring music libraries and those much loved photo’s easy and hassle free. The included Media Server enables users to stream videos as well as creating the possibility to make them compatible with devices such as digital media receivers; meaning you can enjoy digital media anywhere in the house. In addition to these impressive features is the Download Manager, which allows users to schedule BT, HTTP, and FTP downloads during off-peak hours to save both time and energy.

The N299™ is more than just a Data Archive for music, videos and pictures; it can also be used as a simple home surveillance server by plugging in a compatible IP webcam.  This is conveyed through an easy-to-use web-based interface compatible with any browser in Windows, Mac OS, and Linux-based systems.

Andy Cordial, Managing Director at Origin Storage says, “This is an exciting new piece of equipment that will hopefully bring the capabilities of networking to the mainstream home-users. The excellent features, combined with the most affordable price yet makes the Thecus’® N299™ the perfect present for this Christmas”.

The N299™ from Thecus® is available now from www.originstorage.com in the following capacities and prices:

For more information, please visit the Thecus® website at: www.thecus.com

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