CTERA's CloudPlug raises the bar (and speed) for external drive-to-NAS wall-warts with its eSATA port.

Iomega's best NAS yet has a good mix of business and home features, including some backup tricks that are sure to steal some business from NETGEAR.

Synology's latest dual-drive models are surprisingly close in performance, making one a real good value.

Sonicwall's refreshed continuous backup appliance is still an easy, albeit expensive solution for robust data security.

Seagate's DockStar is an easy way to get its FreeAgent and other USB drives onto a network and even the Internet.

Updated 9/3/2009 Just as clothes don't necessarily make the man, an Intel Atom 330 on board doesn't guarantee you're getting a competition-clobbering NAS.

Updated 8/24/2009 The QNAP TS-239 Pro has been added to the NAS Charts. It establishes new highs for dual-drive NAS performance.

Thecus' N5500 brings the power of the seven bay N7700 to a more affordable five bay size and throws in a new AJAX-based web GUI.