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Mac News: Synology intros NAS device for laptop drives

06.07.2009
Synology rolled out a Network Attached Storage Device for 2.5-inch hard drives that the company says offers lower power consumption than devices using larger hard drives and a small footprint. The can support up to 2TB of storage in a 120-by-105-by-142-mm enclosure.

The DS409slim comes with a 1.2GHz processor, 128MB of DDR2 RAM, a Gigabit LAN port, two USB 2.0 ports, and an eSATA port. It offers a snap-in disk tray aimed at making it easier to install and replace drives. Synology says the DS409slim consumes only 19 watts of power under normal operation.

The DS409slim is now shipping, though Synology does not list a price for the NAS unit. A puts the DS409slim at around $400.--

Disk Doctors has updated its utility to work with Adobe Photoshop files.

The utility can help Mac users recover lost and deleted image files from hard drives, memory cards and other storage devices. It supports raw camera file formats from a variety of manufacturers, standard image formats including PNG, TIF, JPEG and GIF, and many audio and video formats as well. Photo Recovery costs $69.--