Buffalo Adds Single HDD NAS CloudStor Solo ($170 for the 2TB)

Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc. announced the addition of the single-drive CloudStor Solo to its CloudStor family of personal cloud accessible storage along with a set of new features, available as a free update for existing CloudStor users.

The Phase II CloudStor system adds new features such as USB backups, multi-user support and private shares, as well as a new user-friendly GUI. Free to all existing users, Phase II is pushed automatically to all online CloudStor units as an update, adding functionality that goes beyond simple storage for an enhanced portal to freely access and share photos, videos, music and more with anyone, anywhere through the cloud.

"The over-whelming popularity and success of CloudStor demonstrates that the flourishing consumption of digital content continues to move beyond traditional channels and that simplifying data mobility and accessibility remains a primary focus for consumers," said Brian Verenkoff, director of product marketing at Buffalo Technology. "With the launch of CloudStor Solo and the Phase II updates, Buffalo has again raised the bar on how consumers manage and share their content."

Along with a new multi-language user-interface, the expanded CloudStor family now features multi-user access with the ability to set and modify local area network permissions, USB hard drive support for additional capacity or backup on equipped models, improved media features and media playback functionality, as well as Time Machine support for Mac OS Lion. Additionally, Phase II includes a redesigned GUI, system status notifications when errors are detected and RSS support for BitTorrent.

At the core of every CloudStor remains the Pogoplug cloud service from Cloud Engines, Inc.. The service connects users to their storage and allows them to freely access and share their storage anywhere in the world. Files can be shared securely between people with no need for user setup; choose what to share and email a link to your family and friends. Consumers’ digital content always resides on the CloudStor and the online service is only used to connect users and guests to specified files on the device. And unlike online storage services, CloudStor has no capacity or service fees. Just plug it in, turn it on and create your free account at mycloudstor.com.

In addition, CloudStor family of storage solutions offers traditional consumer network attached storage features including private share support for LAN based network sharing and pairing with the uTorrent BitTorrent client which now includes RSS support, allowing users to offload the task of downloading torrent files from computers to CloudStor. Buffalo CloudStor can also stream to popular media devices, including Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Pricing and Availability
The Buffalo CloudStor family is backed by a limited one-year warranty that includes toll-free 24/7 US based technical support.

CloudStor Solo will be available at the end of October at the estimated street price of $119.99 for the 1 TB (CS-X1.0) and $169.99 for the 2 TB (CS-X2.0).

CloudStor is available now at an estimated street price of $129.99 for the 1 TB (CS-WX1.0/1D), $179.99 for the 2 TB (CS-WX2.0/1D).

CloudStor Pro is available now at an estimated street price of $249.99 for the 2 TB (CS-WV2.0/1D).

Buffalo products can be purchased through distribution, online resellers and Buffalo’s e-commerce website.