When it comes down to network storage it used to be something only businesses needed. As times have changed and the average household has moved into digitizing all their precious moments, music, movies etc. the average household has come to need network storage. This has allowed them to stream video from one location to another, backup their data in case of system failure, and just to store what they want to keep just not on their personal PC.

Network attached storage has made this possible by allowing the average household to increase their data storage capacity up to ten fold for the cost of a middle of the road desktop.
We offer the drobo which is as simple as plug together install the software and choose how you want to manage the drives.

Small Network Server for storing data, and streaming music and video
Model	Nightjar A100H
Processor	AMD Athlon LE1640 (45W)
Processor Speed	2.7Ghz
System Memory	2GB 800Mhz (1x 2GB) (One Free DIMM)
Hard Drive Capacity	320GB SATA2 (Hot Swap, 4 Drive Max)
Graphics	ATI HD3200 (DirectX10)
Audio	5.1 Channel
Networking	10/100/1000 LAN
Optical Drive	16x SATA DVD-Rom
Power Supply	500W Modular
Expansion Slots	1x PCI-E x16, 1x PCI-E x1, 2x PCI
USB Ports	6
Firewire Ports	None
HDMI Ports	1
Operating System	Windows Home Server
Software	Recovery Disks
Keyboard/Mouse	Logitech Keyboard and Optical Mouse
Price	$559

Easy to use, compact, low energy consumption Network Attached Storage. Works with Windows, OSX, and Linux.
Model	drobo w/ droboshare
Processor	N/A (40W)
Processor Speed	N/A
System Memory	N/A
Hard Drive Capacity	1.5TB (2x 750GB) SATA2 (Upgradeable to 8TB)
Graphics	N/A
Audio	N/A
Networking	10/100/1000 LAN
Optical Drive	N/A
Expansion Slots	4x SATA2 Hot Swap Bays (3 free)
USB Ports	1
Firewire Ports	1 (must be used for streaming video)
HDMI Ports	N/A
Operating System	N/A
Software	drobo Dashboard
Keyboard/Mouse	N/A
Price	$825

For a family that stores all their music, videos etc. on individual hard drives there are other options. Its cheaper to setup Network Attached Storage to do the work of storing the data as well as streaming the data than it is to purchase seperate drives and a multimedia device that can stream data from a PC on the network.