First thing that comes to mind in today
is How much storage space do you need?
With the revolution of the Internet and advancement
Bittorent, Music Files, Movies, Series and Picture Files that Takes a huge amount
Well, you can safely save its a matter of time before your next upgrade of Hardware or files is gonna be BIG
Anyway i was surfing the net and i found This
Check out the features listed!
- Big capacity, small footprint - Offered in 2, 4 and 8 TB capacities, this small-footprint four-bay system takes up very little space and provides plenty of storage to go around.
- RAID capability - Offers multiple RAID configurations for data protection and speed -- RAID 0 (Striped), RAID 1 (Mirrored) and RAID 5. The RAID 5 mode, only available on the fully-populated 4-drive system, is the recommended mode to achieve both high-performance and data protection through redundancy.The 4 and 8 TB WD ShareSpace systems are shipped in RAID 5 mode for maximum reliability.The 2 TB WD ShareSpace system is shipped in Spanning Mode for maximum capacity and the flexibility to add additional drives without reformatting the system.
- High-speed access, Ethernet connectivity - Provides data transfer rates up to 1000 Mbit/s when used in a GigE network.
- E-mail alert system - Monitors drive and system health and sends you an e-mail if a problem is detected.
- Stream digital media anywhere in your home - Built-in media server for streaming music, photos and movies to any DLNA certified multimedia device such as Playstation® 3, Xbox 360®, wireless digital picture frames, and connected audio receivers. DLNA 1.5 & UPnP certified.
- iTunes® server support - Centralize your music collection and stream to a Mac® or Windows® PC using iTunes software and of course lots more
- More Features Found Here
- Push-button transfer - Plug a USB drive into the front-mounted USB 2.0 port and push a button to automatically transfer all the data on the drive to the WD ShareSpace system.
- Automatic network backup software - Set up continuous backup for the computers* in your network using the included automatic backup software. Select the files you want to back up, then set it and forget it; every time you save a change it's automatically backed up. *3 software licenses included.
- Remote access software - Access your files anywhere, anytime using MioNet® remote access services from WD.
- Download manager - Supports scheduled download through FTP and HTTP. Simultaneously manage multiple download tasks.
However, they dont come cheap...
priced at 799 USD for 4TB.... Yeouch....
But....if your data is worth more than that to you
By all means head on to your nearest WD authorized reseller
before you run out of space again :P