A good NAS—whether you build it or buy it—gives you a low-power, flexible, always-accessible appliance to store your documents, movies, photos, music, and more on your home network. A great NAS can give you remote access to your files and keep them backed up. The ioSafe N2 NAS does all of those things, but also comes in a case that's all but fireproof, waterproof, and virtually indestructible.
Let's get this out of the way first: the ioSafe N2 is expensive—more than a lot of people will want to spend. A diskless enclosure will set you back $599, on-par with your favorite NAS enclosures, but if you're on a budget, your best bet is to check out our guide and build your own. There's no getting around the fact that the box is pricey. What you get for the money though, is what's important, and the N2 does offer a lot of bang for the buck.
Among its features, the N2 packs Synology's hardware under the hood and Synology's DiskStation Management software as your UI. That also means that you get the features normally packed into Synology NAS devices: easy setup, iOS and Android apps, remote management, and a super-simple cloud setup wizard that will walk you through the setup required (configuring port forwarding, enabling dynamic DNS, etc) to access and sync your files when you're away from home.
Physically, the N2 is a brick, small enough to sit comfortably on your desk, but heavier than it looks (around 25 pounds.) The reason for that is the heavily armored and fortified casing and the patented fire and waterproof insulation inside. As soon as you open the front plate you'll see the drive bays nestled inside of a molded cavern of the stuff, surrounded by cooling channels. When the case is closed, it's waterproof and can keep the drives dry even when completely submerged. Cooling is provided by fins and heat sinks that surround the drives. The front of the unit packs status LEDs and SD and USB ports, while the back has a few more USB 3.0 ports and a single ethernet port.
The team at ioSafe sent us an N2 to test for a while, and while we didn't try to destroy the thing, the folks at PC Mag had no such reservations about submerging the poor thing in water for over an hour, drying it off, and powering it up to make sure it still worked. Check their detailed review for a video of their fire/water tests.
In our tests though, the N2 was a speedy device, moving and copying files across our network as fast as we could transmit them, and setting up remote access, security, and connecting via the iOS and Android apps were simple. The nice thing about Synology's approach is that you have quick access to tons of features, even if the software can get a little overwhelming at times. Aside from that, setup was a snap, and granting remote access to select users (who had to authenticate to get to their files) was also easy. Best of all, the N2 didn't suck down a ton of power when we left it running for days on end.
A lot of NAS devices don't seem worth it when you can just roll your own on the cheap, but the N2 offers features that a DIY model won't give you. If you need a NAS that can deliver easy setup, storage, speed, and accessibility while simultaneously being able to keep your data and important documents safe in case of a disaster, it's worth a look. After all, it's not easy to find a NAS that'll spin up and give you your data after you've pulled it from the ashes of your home or rescued it from a flooded basement.
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