Today we are checking out one of the most powerful desktop ReadyNAS solutions from Netgear. Supporting up to 84TB of storage, three eSATA ports and up to 250 concurrent users, the ReadyNAS 516 is designed for business applications. Powering the 516 is an Intel Core i3 "Ivy Bridge" desktop processor which is supported by 4GB of memory...

Most consumer grade NAS devices are designed around relatively low-cost system-on-chip solutions such as those made by Marvell, Freescale or Mindspeed. Typically more powerful higher-end units have been paired with Intel Atom ?Cedarview? processors with some models now adopting dual-core CE SoC Atom processors based on the "Berryville" architecture.