Thecus grows its SMB and Enterprise NAS line with two new devices

Today Thecus announced the expansion of its SMB and Enterprise NAS line with the unveiling of two new NAS solutions that feature 10Gb Ethernet. The new N7710 and N8810U are identical to Thecus' N7710-G and N8810U-G models except for the 10GbE support featured on the new devices. Both of the new NAS devices boast VMware ESXi V5.5 iSCSI certification, and come bundled with Acronis True Image and McAfee Antivirus.

The new N7710 and N880U are powered by an Intel Pentium G850 Dual Core processor running at 2.9GHz, and 4GB of DDR3 ECC RAM that can be expanded up to 32GB. Both models offer RAID options up to RAID 50 while the N8810U features RAID 60 support as well. HDMI, VGA, Two USB 3.0, six USB 2.0 ports handle connectivity. Network connectivity is taken care of by two single gigabit Ethernet ports. The N7710 and N8810U will be available in May and will retail for $1,099 and $1,899 respectively.

Product Highlights of the N7710 and N8810U

• Powerful yet efficient Intel Pentium G850 Dual Core 2.9GHz CPU
• 4GB DDR3 ECC RAM, expandable up to 32GB
• Upgradable to 10GbE
• HDMI, VGA, two USB 3.0, six USB 2.0, and two 1 GbE ports
• RAID 0 to 60 (N8810U) and JBOD supported
• Free Acronis True Image and McAfee Antivirus
• VMware ESXi 5.5 iSCSi certified
• iSCSI Thin Provisioning supported
• MSRP:
• N7710: US$1,099
• N8810U: US$1,899
• Availability: May 2014