Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive review (500GB)

In CNET Labs' tests, the 1TB drive managed to finish writing our 5GB test folder of mixed data in 19 minutes, 28 seconds. In the read test, it performed about the same, scoring 18 minutes, 47 seconds. Both numbers were average for the NAS drives we've tested.

Transfer speed tests (min:sec)
(Shorter bars indicate faster performance)

5GB read test

5GB write test

Buffalo TeraStation Home Server**

15:00 

24:56 

HP Media Vault MV2020

15:12 

13:25 

Iomega StorCenter Pro 150d

15:22 

13:59 

Iomega StorCenter Wireless NAS drive*

17:32 

19:01 

Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive (1TB)

18:47 

19:28 

Maxtor Shared Storage Plus

21:19 

23:34 

Western Digital NetCenter

21:56 

23:27 

Western Digital MyBook World Edition

30:13 

31:30 

Throughout the testing process, the drive worked very smoothly and quietly. It did generate a relatively significant amount of heat, so you don't want to put it in a closed area. Overall, the Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive is a good, reliable NAS storage solution as long as you can install it. We'd like to see Iomega make the setup process simpler and more user-friendly.