Promise NAS SmartStor NS2600 to UK Market

PROMISE Technology, Inc. has brought to the UK market the next generation of its SmartStor NS2600 2-bay NAS storage system. Promise has ramped up the speed of the device and, British customers will be able to benefit from a doubling of data speed compared to the previous model.

The SmartStor NS2600 can contain up to two hard disk drives and offers users a data capacity of up to 4TB (terabytes) via a 1 Gbps Ethernet interface. The device is aimed at small businesses or home and can be used for file serving as well as iSCSI storage device or Digital Media Server. Up to 16 users have access to the system which hosts up to 30 MB/s data transfer rate. It also offers iSCSI functionality for connection as an external hard-disk.

Multiple environments
The product will be appealing to a variety of users as the SmartStor NS2600 will work for Linux and Apple users, as well as within Windows environments.

Home entertainment
The SmartStor NS2600 is certified for the international leading standard DLNA 1.5 and can act as a Digital Media Server for attached IP devices, like IP-TV or audio systems, which are using an certified Digital Media Player. Also game devices, like Sony’s Playstation PS3 are supported.

Automatic energy saving
If the SmartStor NS2600 is not being used, the energy-saving function is gradually activated. By using hard-disk spin-down and switching off the fan, the device can save up to 85 percent of its energy. In its sleep mode, the system uses approximately 7W of power.

Video surveillance
Besides being an ideal device for audio, video and images for home entertainment systems, the SmartStor NS2600 can be a video storage unit for small CCTV video surveillance systems for shops and offices.

Technical support, hotline and service
Promise Technology offers a worldwide online technical support in English. E-Support can be used for any kind of technical question related to Promise’s products whether these are related to pre-sales and consultant, installation questions or any other service requests. The SmartStor NS2600 has a two-year limited warranty.
 
Price and availability
The SmartStor NS2600 is available via Promise’s reseller and distributor. The end user price is suggested at a level of £145 ex VAT.