Iomega Debuts Three Professional Storage Solutions

by , 8:30 AM EST, March 29th, 2005

Date storage company Iomega Corp. announced Tuesday a series of professional storage products ranging from servers to serial drives.

The 200d Series 320 gigabyte (GB) drive with Iomega REV file-level backup at US$1,899 offers a full-featured Network Attached Storage (NAS) services and its removeable REV 35GB storage backup in a single desktop box. The Iomega NAS 200d Series 320GB has a list price of $1,399 for the base model, $1,899 with a REV drive built-in, and $2,099 with Microsoft Windows Print Server option. The Iomega NAS 200d Series 480GB has a list price of $1,999 and $2,599 with Microsoft Windows Print Server option.

The new REV 35GB Internal Drive with serial interface gives users the speed and cabling advantages of the serial ATA, or SATA, interface, so adding a REV drive to new computers for system backups and portable storage is now simpler. Other available REV models feature USB, ATAPI, FireWire, or SCSI computer interfaces. The new drive retail for $379.99. Additional PC-formatted disks are available separately for $59.99 each, or for $199.95 in 4-packs.

The company's Iomega NAS 300r Series Storage Server is available in three rack mount models with capacities ranging from 320GB to 500GB. True hot-swappable 7200-rpm drives and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 database support are standard on the 300r, as are dual Gigabit Ethernet connection and an Ultra 160 SCSI interface to enable high-speed archival backup.

The Iomega NAS 300r Series storage servers are expected to start shipping in April. The Iomega NAS 300r Series 320GB server will be available for $1,999; the Iomega NAS 300r Series 320GB with Microsoft Windows Print Server, for $2,599; and the Iomega NAS 300r Series 500GB with Microsoft Windows Print Server, for $2,999. Upgrade options include Microsoft Windows Print Server support for an unlimited number of network printers for $425, and Iomega's Gold Plus service plan for $399.