14 DAY TRIAL // Network-attached storage devices aren't bulky, ugly things anymore, but they aren't exactly known for elegance either. Qnap wants to change this, so it made the HS-210.
Basically, it's a NAS device that looks like a media player, fitting in a living room, right next to or under the TV easily.
It has space for two 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, so the top capacity is, I suppose, of 8 TB (2 x 4 TB).
A Marvell-made ARM processor runs everything (the QTS 4.1 firmware is stored on 16 MB on-board flash), including the USB, Gigabit Ethernet and HS receiver.
512 MB of RAM make sure the processor never sputters or gets bogged down.
The Qnap HS-210 hasn't been given a price yet, but that's just because stores haven't listed it either, so keep an eye out. Either way, the HDDs (which you'll have to buy separately) are the ones that will need most of your cash.