Reviewers Liked
- Peformance tests limit of Gigabit Ethernet
- Seemless Synology SHR & DSM integration
- Incredibly durable
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No backup Gigabit Ethernet
- Front port USB 2.0 only
ioSafe 214 NAS
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechSpot
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Regarding DRS, in the event of a disaster, the company will work with individual users to determine the best course of action, although the preferred method is for ioSafe to recover the data. In any case, ioSafe will provide new hard drives and a new ioSafe 214 if a disaster takes out the original.
By InfoWorld
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87
At a Glance Synology makes a great line of network-attached storage devices. IoSafe makes them fireproof and waterproof for on-site, disaster-proof...
By AppleInsider
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100
Powered by proven data transfer and storage technology from one of the best NAS firms in the business, the ioSafe 214 is a speedy and, more importantly, reliable performer. Add to that an incredibly tough chassis designed to withstand fire and water...
By Business Computing World
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80
A big drawback to saving all your data on a shared storage appliance is that it becomes a single point of failure, vulnerable to fire, flood and theft. The ioSafe 214 , minimises that risk by putting an otherwise standard Network Attached Storage (NAS)...
By tuaw.com
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100
For a small business looking for a way to provide shared storage to a group of employees, the ioSafe 214 NAS would be a good solution. Add the fireproof and waterproof design and the amazing Data Recovery Service, and you'd have an excellent small...
By TrustedReviews
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80
It is a shame the 214 lacks the failsafe of a second Gigabit Ethernet port, but pricing is fair and combined with exceptional performance and usability it is impossible not to recommend.
By Trusted Reviews
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80
Being based on Synology's class leading hardware and software gives the ioSafe 214 a flying head start, but it builds upon that with black box like drive protection that should satisfy the most paranoid of NAS owners. It is a shame the 214 lacks the...
By Macworld Australia
on
70
Over the years we’ve covered a number of ioSafe’s products at , because we think that external hard drives built to withstand fire and water are just such a great idea.Now the company’s latest product, the 214, takes things to another level...
By InfoWorld
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Like InfoWorld itself, InfoWorld's Technology of the Year Awards have always been about change. We keep an eye out for the platforms and tools pushing against the barriers in application development, mobile, cloud computing, and in other corners of...
By howtospendit.ft.com
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For the sensibly paranoid then, this hefty new external drive from ioSafe, whose outrageously tough and resilient backup products are used by the US Navy, McDonald's, Oracle and Sheraton, among others, and which I have featured in the past both in this...
By Techgage
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In past reviews, we have spoken to the importance of backing up your data more times than I can easily recall. Let's just call it every single storage related article. In each of them, we mention that hardware failures can happen at any time. While there...
By MadShrimps
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In this digital age we no longer keep our entertainment on physical media, almost everything is available from a network attached device. Photo albums, home movies, financial information, legal documents and more is not safe from disaster on your...
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