ASUS TS Mini SOHO Server (500GB Storage) Review

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(More customer reviews)In searching for a server, I wanted something easy on the electricity in order to keep it on all day. If this does indeed use only 27 watts when at max operating, it's perfect.
I use it for file storage, having WinAmp running at all times to be able to remotely (via Ipod Touch) turn on to stream to an Airport Express with Airfoil (iTunes gave me problems, read below), run uTorrent all the time, and stream to a WD TV Live.
It's doing all these things for me perfectly. The only thing I don't run on it that I had planned on is PlayOn to stream Hulu to the WD TV Live. The CPU is lacking for this, so I do run PlayOn from my laptop when needed.
In installing iTunes to WHS via instructions found on the net, I got it to install, but had the "stuttering/pausing" problem with iTunes. I have this happen once in a long while on my laptop, but with the Server, it was pausing every 3 seconds or so, continuously. I found if I had QuickTime player running, this got rid of the stutter for some reason, but QuickTime then consumed 50-60% CPU constantly. I didn't want to subject the CPU to this, so I switched to WinAmp and Airfoil, and the combination is working fine for my purposes. I'm still able to remotely control WinAmp with my Ipod Touch with a iAmpRemote, although with less capabilities that the Apple Remote and iTunes gives you (sort by artist, song, etc).
My server sits in my family room, so I also installed a USB sound card with XP drivers to the server, and can route sound directly from the server to my stereo via the USB Sound card.
So far, I've been very pleased with it. The Atom Processor is capable for what I use it for (and more so if you don't intend to run things like Winamp/iTunes, etc on it). Anything that takes a CPU power, like PlayOn to process video, will run slowly and not so well on it. So consider the trade offs of the small lower power consuming CPU, versus CPU power needed.

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The new ASUS Small Office Home Office (SOHO) Server TS mini helps you centralize your files to improve data management, enhance media streaming, and better utilize home networks. Designed to simplify a user's digital life, the TS mini centralizes files such as photos, music, and videos from multiple home computers—to enable easy storing, sharing and securing of the files within a home or remotely through the Internet. Equipped with Intel Atom processor N280, the TS mini delivers efficient, 24/7 performance. Operating on the Microsoft Windows Home Server Platform, TS Mini simplifies the management and protection of digital content. The TS mini features up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM memory, Gigabit Ethernet support, supports up to 4TB of internal storage, exclusive 500GB of ASUS WebStorage online storage*, six USB ports, and two eSATA ports to meet future growth requirements. The 500GB version offers 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 500GB of internal storage, 500GB of ASUS WebStorage and much more.


Key Features

Easy data backup and restoration - choose from automated or manual backup
Quick and convenient file sharing with easy remote access via Internet and LAN
Large data capacity with ASUS exclusive WebStorage (500GB HDD + 500GB WebStorage)*
Enhanced data access and file management with 2x eSATA ports, 6x USB 2.0 ports and gigabit ethernet port
Uses less than 30 Watts when fully operational
Windows Home Server with ASUS System Web-based Management Software for maximum compatibility and convenience

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Enhanced Data Access and File Management
Convenient Content Sharing at Home and Easy Remote Access
Large Data Capacity with ASUS' Exclusive WebStorage*
Enhanced Data Access and File Management
Less Power Consumption than a Light Bulb**
Warranty
ASUS 1 Year Limited Warranty ASUS SOHO Server TS Mini comes with 1 year limited warranty. Please visit Support.ASUS.com for more details on warranty policy.
What's in the Box
TS Mini (500GB version)
Quick start guide
User manual
AC adapter
Power cord
RJ45 LAN cable
HDD screws package
Software installation CD
Recovery CD
Restore CD
Warranty card
Specifications
CPU: Intel Atom Processor N280 1.66GHz
Memory: 1GB DDR2-800
Hard Drive Storage: 500GB @ 7200rpm (1x 500GB)
Cloud Storage: 500GB ASUS WebStorage*
Networking: 1x 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) RJ45 LAN
Interfaces: 6x USB 2.0, 2x eSATA, 1x Kensington Lock
Buttons: Power on/off button, Recovery button
LED Indicators: System, HDD1, HDD2, Network status indicators
AC Power Adapter (Watt): Output: 19V, 90W,Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimensions: 9.6 (H) x 3.8 (W) x 8 (D) inches
Approximate Weight: 7.26 lbs.
Operation Noise: 28 dBa (near silent)
Operating System: Powered by Microsoft Windows Home Server
Color: Piano Black All specifications are subject to change without notice. Color and bundled software versions are subject to change without notice. Product may not be exactly as shown in photos. *ASUS WebStorage service is complimentary for the first 12 months. **Compared to a typical incandescent 60W light bulb

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QNAP 1-Bay USB 2.0 Portable Turbo Network Attached Storage TS-119P+ Review

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(More customer reviews)Awesome piece of technology!
The body design, materials, software - all top notch.
I got a 219+ for myself, got this 119+ model for parents and got their 4-bay rackmountable model at work.
The software is "polished" and mature. I couldnt find any issues with it. Very happy so far. (especially knowing that now i have weekly automated backups happening at home :) )


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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo 2-Bay 500 GB (1 x 500 GB) Network Attached Storage RND2150 Review

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(More customer reviews)This product is one of a number of network attached storage (NAS) devices on the market targeted at small offices and home users. If you're not familiar with NAS devices, the concept is simple: A NAS device contains one or more hard drives and plugs directly into your network (i.e., your router). When compared to simple USB hard drives that plug directly into a computer, a NAS offers a number of advantages:
1) It is accessible to any computer on your network. This is convenient at home, since you can use the NAS as a central repository for files (documents, photos, music files, etc.) that you might want to access from any of a number of different PCs. In a small office, having a central storage location for key files (client documents, contact lists, etc.) can be critical.
2) In principle, you could achieve the same benefit by attaching a big USB drive to one PC, setting that PC up to share its files, then leaving that PC on all the time. But these NAS devices are better optimized for file sharing, use far less energy, and take up far less space than a full PC.
3) Most of these NAS devices have something called RAID. They have (or allow you to install) multiple hard drives in the same unit, then they write every bit of data to multiple drives. This way, if one drive fails (as they are prone to do), the NAS can automatically switch over to the other drive and you don't lose any data. One HUGE warning, though - RAID only protects you from drive failure. NAS devices still have plenty of "single points of failure," including the power supply, controller, etc. I lost all of my data on a LaCie Network Disk because of a software glitch in the unit, even though all the individual drivers were fine. RAID reduces your risk of losing files, but it does not eliminate it.
4) Because the NAS is always available to any PC on the network, it's a great solution for backing up individual PCs, in addition to operating as a file server.
I am currently using a number of different NAS products in both my small business and my home. Here is a summary of the pros and cons of the three models I am currently using: Netgear's ReadyNAS Duo, EMC Iomega's ix2, and LaCie's Ethernet Disk RAID NAS. I'll call out only areas in which I see significant differences between the products. Also, this review is intended mainly for small office users - the features you might care about for a home NAS are likely to be different (e.g., you'd probably care about how well it works as an iTunes library or for streaming movies, neither of which is key in our office setting). Here goes:
1) Netgear ReadyNAS Duo. This is a smaller, two-drive version of Netgear's ReadyNAS product (originally developed by a company called Infrant, which Netgear acquired). It takes up very little space, uses relatively little power, and is fairly quiet. Reads and writes to this device are very fast, which is important when running backups. The ReadyNAS has a particularly robust feature set when it comes to backing up the NAS to another device on the network. This is important, since even with RAID, it's possible that the whole device will fail (e.g., if the power supply goes bad), so you want to make sure you back up your NAS regularly. Setup isn't hard, but you have to know what you're doing - this device is clearly targeted at somewhat technical users who know the terminology and are willing to work through all the configuration menus. This is our primary file server in our office, and it has been a reliable workhorse. About once every 2-3 months, I need to log on to fix something that has glitched - other than that, the ReadyNAS Duo has required no effort beyond setup. It's one of the best small NAS products I've used.
2) Iomega ix2. Iomega is now owned by EMC, the company that creates the monster-sized storage devices for big corporations. The ix2 is incredibly small - it takes up about as much space as a tape dispenser. Of the small office NAS products I've installed, it has the easiest setup - the configuration menus aren't quite Mac-like, but they're the closest of any NAS I've used. The ix2 does the best job of setting up multiple users - it automatically creates private folders for each user and makes it very easy to control permissions to shared folders. The ix2 is by far and away the lowest cost NAS I've used, at under $200 for a 1TB configuration. The ix2 comes with two drives preinstalled, but the drives are not user replaceable; I would have liked replaceable drives, but I'm willing to live with this tradeoff since it yields a very small and cheap unit. (Some users think non-replaceable drives are a show stopper. Personally, I'm just counting on my RAID to prevent loss of files if a drive fails. If a drive does fail, I'm more likely to replace the whole NAS, given the rate at which features are improving and prices are dropping, rather than just replacing the drive.) The ix2 excels as a backup solution for PCs - it comes with software to automatically backup any PC on the network to the devices. One important missing feature, though, is the ability to back up the NAS to another storage device on your network - this is very important in an office setting if you are using the NAS as your primary file server, rather than as a backup for your PCs. Because of this missing feature, we use the ix2 as our backup storage device, not as our primary file server. The ix2 has proved highly reliable and trouble free - like the ReadyNAS Duo, it runs for months at a time without anybody having to tweak anything.
3) LaCie 301160U 1TB Ethernet Disk RAID Network Attached Storage. If you've gotten the impression that I love the ReadyNAS Duo and ix2, you're right. Balancing the cosmic scales is the LaCie Ethernet Disk, which caused us nothing but headaches. The LaCie NAS configuration menus are opaque, even to a reasonably knowledgeable person. The device is hard for users to find on the network. The device is painfully slow - backing up large numbers of files to or from the device takes forever. It does not come with software to back up PCs to the device, and it lacks the feature to back itself up to other devices. It's big and noisy. And, most importantly, it's unreliable. On multiple occasions, the device simply disappeared from the network, forcing us to reset the device (which takes a while). The last time this happened, the device couldn't read its hard drives when it rebooted. I spent hours with LaCie tech support, but nothing worked. We ended up losing ALL of the files on the device. LaCie ended up replacing the device, but that didn't save our data. Having read other reviews with similar complaints, I know my experience wasn't a fluke. This is not a reliable product.4) HP MediaVault. I have a MediaVault 2100 installed at home, and I really like it. It has more consumer-oriented configuration and usage menus than the products reviewed above. It also does a nifty job of handling media files, which is more important at home. In particular, it works as a great central iTunes library, automatically sweeping music files from my individual PCs up to a central shared folder on the NAS. The individual PCs in turn can then access the NAS folder (as if it were an attached iPod). This means that everybody in the house has access to any songs anybody else has downloaded. I tried using the MediaVault briefly in our office, but it didn't work nearly as well as the ReadyNAS or ix2. It wasn't fast enough and (true to its name) the setup options seem clearly designed for a home multimedia environment rather than an office file environment.
5) Buffalo. I haven't used a Buffalo NAS since I installed the Netgear ReadyNAS and EMC/Iomega ix2 devices, so I can't offer an up-to-date comparison. The Buffalo device that I replaced was OK, but it wasn't nearly as fast, compact, or feature rich as the Netgear and Iomega products.
In a nutshell, I've been very pleased with my Netgear ReadyNAS Duo and Iomega ix2 in the office, and with my HP MediaVault at home. The LaCie NAS was very bad, and the Buffalo products I've used have been OK but usually not the best in class. I hope this helps.

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Create a multimedia entertainment system without having to buy another computer! Netgear's new ReadyNAS Duo (1 X 500 GB) RND2000 allows you to directly stream music, photos and video to existing networked media players – without a PC. You can even use it to build a personal web page to easily share photos with friends and family members. Uniquely designed for NAS (Network Attached Storage) at home, the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo is perfect for households that have more than one computer. Unlike a USB drive, the ReadyNAS connects to the network and makes your data simultaneously accessible via all your connected Windows of Macintosh computers. And you can use it anywhere via the Internet to gain access to your stored data! Plus, the ReadyNAS Duo's can be outfitted with an optional "spare" hard drive to protect you against drive failure by making a duplicate copy of all your data. This innovative device supports most network music, picture, and video players. Store, access, and share your data with the ReadyNAS Duo.

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo 2-Bay 1 TB (1 x 1 TB) Desktop Network Attached Storage RND2110 Review

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(More customer reviews)This product is one of a number of network attached storage (NAS) devices on the market targeted at small offices and home users. If you're not familiar with NAS devices, the concept is simple: A NAS device contains one or more hard drives and plugs directly into your network (i.e., your router). When compared to simple USB hard drives that plug directly into a computer, a NAS offers a number of advantages:
1) It is accessible to any computer on your network. This is convenient at home, since you can use the NAS as a central repository for files (documents, photos, music files, etc.) that you might want to access from any of a number of different PCs. In a small office, having a central storage location for key files (client documents, contact lists, etc.) can be critical.
2) In principle, you could achieve the same benefit by attaching a big USB drive to one PC, setting that PC up to share its files, then leaving that PC on all the time. But these NAS devices are better optimized for file sharing, use far less energy, and take up far less space than a full PC.
3) Most of these NAS devices have something called RAID. They have (or allow you to install) multiple hard drives in the same unit, then they write every bit of data to multiple drives. This way, if one drive fails (as they are prone to do), the NAS can automatically switch over to the other drive and you don't lose any data. One HUGE warning, though - RAID only protects you from drive failure. NAS devices still have plenty of "single points of failure," including the power supply, controller, etc. I lost all of my data on a LaCie Network Disk because of a software glitch in the unit, even though all the individual drivers were fine. RAID reduces your risk of losing files, but it does not eliminate it.
4) Because the NAS is always available to any PC on the network, it's a great solution for backing up individual PCs, in addition to operating as a file server.
I am currently using a number of different NAS products in both my small business and my home. Here is a summary of the pros and cons of the three models I am currently using: Netgear's ReadyNAS Duo, EMC Iomega's ix2, and LaCie's Ethernet Disk RAID NAS. I'll call out only areas in which I see significant differences between the products. Also, this review is intended mainly for small office users - the features you might care about for a home NAS are likely to be different (e.g., you'd probably care about how well it works as an iTunes library or for streaming movies, neither of which is key in our office setting). Here goes:
1) Netgear ReadyNAS Duo. This is a smaller, two-drive version of Netgear's ReadyNAS product (originally developed by a company called Infrant, which Netgear acquired). It takes up very little space, uses relatively little power, and is fairly quiet. Reads and writes to this device are very fast, which is important when running backups. The ReadyNAS has a particularly robust feature set when it comes to backing up the NAS to another device on the network. This is important, since even with RAID, it's possible that the whole device will fail (e.g., if the power supply goes bad), so you want to make sure you back up your NAS regularly. Setup isn't hard, but you have to know what you're doing - this device is clearly targeted at somewhat technical users who know the terminology and are willing to work through all the configuration menus. This is our primary file server in our office, and it has been a reliable workhorse. About once every 2-3 months, I need to log on to fix something that has glitched - other than that, the ReadyNAS Duo has required no effort beyond setup. It's one of the best small NAS products I've used.
2) Iomega ix2. Iomega is now owned by EMC, the company that creates the monster-sized storage devices for big corporations. The ix2 is incredibly small - it takes up about as much space as a tape dispenser. Of the small office NAS products I've installed, it has the easiest setup - the configuration menus aren't quite Mac-like, but they're the closest of any NAS I've used. The ix2 does the best job of setting up multiple users - it automatically creates private folders for each user and makes it very easy to control permissions to shared folders. The ix2 is by far and away the lowest cost NAS I've used, at under $200 for a 1TB configuration. The ix2 comes with two drives preinstalled, but the drives are not user replaceable; I would have liked replaceable drives, but I'm willing to live with this tradeoff since it yields a very small and cheap unit. (Some users think non-replaceable drives are a show stopper. Personally, I'm just counting on my RAID to prevent loss of files if a drive fails. If a drive does fail, I'm more likely to replace the whole NAS, given the rate at which features are improving and prices are dropping, rather than just replacing the drive.) The ix2 excels as a backup solution for PCs - it comes with software to automatically backup any PC on the network to the devices. One important missing feature, though, is the ability to back up the NAS to another storage device on your network - this is very important in an office setting if you are using the NAS as your primary file server, rather than as a backup for your PCs. Because of this missing feature, we use the ix2 as our backup storage device, not as our primary file server. The ix2 has proved highly reliable and trouble free - like the ReadyNAS Duo, it runs for months at a time without anybody having to tweak anything.
3) LaCie 301160U 1TB Ethernet Disk RAID Network Attached Storage. If you've gotten the impression that I love the ReadyNAS Duo and ix2, you're right. Balancing the cosmic scales is the LaCie Ethernet Disk, which caused us nothing but headaches. The LaCie NAS configuration menus are opaque, even to a reasonably knowledgeable person. The device is hard for users to find on the network. The device is painfully slow - backing up large numbers of files to or from the device takes forever. It does not come with software to back up PCs to the device, and it lacks the feature to back itself up to other devices. It's big and noisy. And, most importantly, it's unreliable. On multiple occasions, the device simply disappeared from the network, forcing us to reset the device (which takes a while). The last time this happened, the device couldn't read its hard drives when it rebooted. I spent hours with LaCie tech support, but nothing worked. We ended up losing ALL of the files on the device. LaCie ended up replacing the device, but that didn't save our data. Having read other reviews with similar complaints, I know my experience wasn't a fluke. This is not a reliable product.4) HP MediaVault. I have a MediaVault 2100 installed at home, and I really like it. It has more consumer-oriented configuration and usage menus than the products reviewed above. It also does a nifty job of handling media files, which is more important at home. In particular, it works as a great central iTunes library, automatically sweeping music files from my individual PCs up to a central shared folder on the NAS. The individual PCs in turn can then access the NAS folder (as if it were an attached iPod). This means that everybody in the house has access to any songs anybody else has downloaded. I tried using the MediaVault briefly in our office, but it didn't work nearly as well as the ReadyNAS or ix2. It wasn't fast enough and (true to its name) the setup options seem clearly designed for a home multimedia environment rather than an office file environment.
5) Buffalo. I haven't used a Buffalo NAS since I installed the Netgear ReadyNAS and EMC/Iomega ix2 devices, so I can't offer an up-to-date comparison. The Buffalo device that I replaced was OK, but it wasn't nearly as fast, compact, or feature rich as the Netgear and Iomega products.
In a nutshell, I've been very pleased with my Netgear ReadyNAS Duo and Iomega ix2 in the office, and with my HP MediaVault at home. The LaCie NAS was very bad, and the Buffalo products I've used have been OK but usually not the best in class. I hope this helps.

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Patriot Memory Javelin S4 DLNA Digital Media Server 4-Bay Network Attached Storage NAS RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 PCNASJV35S4 - White Review

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(More customer reviews)Call it a cloud call it a central storage location. The Javelin delivers exactly what it claims. I basically loaded up 12TB of space and moved all my digital music and videos over. The good thing is that with 4 drives I can use RAID 5 and know that if one drive fails it can rebuild build. The speed is about 45MB/s over my wired network, so its fast enough for me to have several HD streams.
The build is nice. It plastic, yes, I know, but well built and looks a lot better than the metal ones. The unit is in my living room so the look is good. The fan is also quite quiet and doesn't bother me when I'm sitting in the living room and watching a living room.
It has BT client which is nice, too.
Overall it is pretty cool unit that makes my life better to know have back up all centralized. Oh, and it has TimeMachine so my room-mate can back up his MACBOOK using that program.
I wish the utility was a little more useful but thats fine. I prefer to use the web interface anyways.

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Cisco NSS 324 4-Bay 4 TB (4 x 1 TB) Smart Network Attached Storage NSS324D04-K9 Review

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(More customer reviews)The Cisco NSS 324 is essentially a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Like the Drobo/QNAP and many other products, it's designed to be more than just a storage solution, but double as an 'appliance' as well.
Let's go over what you get:
- This particular model has 4 bays, loaded with 1tb drives each. Cisco also sells models that are 2/4/6 bays, both with hard drives, and without.
- Small Business Ready. Built in Windows/Mac networking, RADIUS server (although not yet in the firmware), RAID 0/1/5/6, iSCSI targetting, apache webserver (with built in PHP), MySQL server, FTP, Syslog server, encryption, the list goes on.
- Things that are more geared towards consumers. Can allocate space to Time Machine (OS X's back up method), iTunes sharing (with making smart playlists on the machine), twonky media server (allowing you to stream DLNA -- PS3/XBox compatible), and more.
Setup was easy, turn it on and it prompts you to walk through the steps. By default it will ask you the level of RAID (I choose 5 -- 1 redundant disk -- RAID 6 would give you 2 redundant disks), and then it will set it up and make it available. If you have a Windows computer I believe you can use the CD to setup as well, and on all platforms after initial setup you can go to the web browser, port 8080 of the ip address and it will load the admin console.
Some of the issues. When I was reading up on the device, one of the things I was excited about were the packages. These are bundled applications that you can load on to the device and you get their functionality. While some of these were prebundled (MySQL server for instance, among others), it didn't appear as there was a place to download additional ones. In asking in Cisco's support forum, it appears that these are not due out until September, with a firmware update (that should bring RADIUS support) coming in late August. I'm excited to get Python on the box, as well as a bittorrent client for offloading processing power from my normal machine.
Things I've used. So far I've enabled the Time Machine backup, allocating the space was very easy, both Mac's found the drive easily(it advertises via bonjour), and haven't had any issues with backing up. I also added a few user accounts, and set them both up on the respective computers, allowing access via AFP. In order to give myself additional space on my main computer, I also enabled iSCSI targetting, and used GlobalSAN's free targetter for OS X to link to it. It was painless, and gives speeds much better than my internal drive, while still looking like a physical drive to my computer.
Performance. For a couple people using this device it's incredible. Connecting over gigabit ethernet I hit speeds of 78.3 megabytes a second, although most speeds stayed around 30-40 megabytes/s. Actual processor is a dual core Atom processor at 1.6ghz, so it's quite beefy.
Features I haven't used, but excited about. One of the features there, is that if you are upgrading to larger drives, you can replace them one by one, and then it will rebuild it. No more trying to copy the data somewhere else, and then rebuild it. Granted most NAS drives do this I believe, but it's still nice to have.
QNAP. Cisco says these devices are made by their partner QNAP, however the firmware upgrades are not linked to QNAP, and will be provided by Cisco. Which means that the features sets will probably be divergent. Cisco seems to be more small business friendly, while QNAP seems to have some more consumer friendly features (ie they just came out with iPhone apps for playing videos). Cisco wins highly on warranty, I believe you get 5 years, while QNAP is much lower (something like a year).
Looking forward to using bitorrent/python on the box, along with other packages. Will update review when these start becoming available.
If anyone has specific questions, add a comment to this review, and I'll try to get the info to you.

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Buffalo Technology TeraStation Duo 1.0 TB (2 x 500 GB) Network Attached Storage TS-WX1.0TL/R1 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my third NAS drive in about as many years, the Terastation is replacing a Synology DS207+ and makes a much more solid impression. I liked the features such as dual Ethernet ports and hot-swap capability and the generally more business oriented design over the Synology's jack of all trades approach, as I am mostly storing files and I want reliable access from 3-4 machines, nothing fancy. While the TS runs well (for about a month now) I find the setup confusing and the manual unclear. Just turning it on and off is different from what I am used to, especially since the unit isn't powered down often. On the other hand, when running it does its job without much intervention. It's even backing itself up on two USB drives hooked up to it and sends me an email when the jobs are complete, but it beats me why the jobs are referred to be a name in the setup while the email uses only job numbers identified nowhere.
If you like a heavier duty NAS drive, this seems to be a good choice, but be prepared to fuddle with it for a while.

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Buffalo Technology TeraStation Duo 2.0 TB (2 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage TS-WX2.0TL/R1 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my third NAS drive in about as many years, the Terastation is replacing a Synology DS207+ and makes a much more solid impression. I liked the features such as dual Ethernet ports and hot-swap capability and the generally more business oriented design over the Synology's jack of all trades approach, as I am mostly storing files and I want reliable access from 3-4 machines, nothing fancy. While the TS runs well (for about a month now) I find the setup confusing and the manual unclear. Just turning it on and off is different from what I am used to, especially since the unit isn't powered down often. On the other hand, when running it does its job without much intervention. It's even backing itself up on two USB drives hooked up to it and sends me an email when the jobs are complete, but it beats me why the jobs are referred to be a name in the setup while the email uses only job numbers identified nowhere.
If you like a heavier duty NAS drive, this seems to be a good choice, but be prepared to fuddle with it for a while.

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