Now should I still shell out the extra $100 for the Synology or would the ix2 suffice? I'll probably mod the ix2 with a fan if I get it since the included fan is set to spin up at 60C only (very uncomfortable for me at that temp) and is pretty crap. The ix2 has pretty good reviews besides the noise issue (I don't care about that) but all else is good. The ix2-200 2TB (2x1TB Drives included) costs me $209 and the Synology costs $209 without drives. My network is 10/100 only, but since I only need access to docs, its not a big deal. I have no need for Torrent clients, Samba, iTunes, DLNA or the like. These 2 devices (ix2-200 & Synology) are intriguing, but the difference is $100 between them. I want to shut it off and move my files to a NAS, preferably with RAID 1 capability. For the moment, one of my computers is on 24/7 serving the document I need to work on. Pagina 1iomega storcenter ix2200 user guide. I need an NAS for my documents and currently have 3 computers that can sometimes work on one file. Iomega stor age manager is client software that allows multiple computers to interact with the storc enter ix2.

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