Buffalo Technology LinkStation Pro Duo (LS-W1.0TGL/R1) Network Storage Server Reviews

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ProsThe technology is really good. You can access it over the web to and the security of data. from Dell.com Pros Device is working great. Fairly easy to setup. from Pcnation.com ProsVery easy to setup and great tech support. Great price and a very low cost backup program that works great on all systems. from Dell.com ProsThe linkstation works well and is small and compact. Cons- The fan is a bit loud but not too bad...- Installation was a bit hit or miss at the beginning: the fan would start up but the lights wouldn't come on. from Dell.com Pros Seems to be working well now. Not using internet access,ftp or streaming. from Pcnation.com Pros: No pros Cons: Both of my units overheat and won't even hold the time. These reboot at will. from Newegg.com Pros: none - have not purchased-but was close. Cons: Buffalo literature is not clear whether the unit includes print server capabilities. from Newegg.com I was looking for something that had network access (this does 10/100/1000), dual drives for redundancy (can do RAID 0-striped, or RAID 1-mirrored), and sufficient storage space for all my music, movies, and docs (2 7200rpm SATA drives... for my RAID 1, it gives me 450gb mirrored, or somewhere around there, after all the pre-loaded software that comes with it). One of the big pluses was that it uses DLNA protocol, so this can be used as a media server, which is huge for me, since my PS3 gets used to play my media files constantly, and serving them off of my laptop over WLAN was not the fastest option. The setup was pretty intuitive. from Amazon.com Pros: None since havent bought it yet Cons: I thought I would share a thought with you. I saw this drive and was getting ready to buy this product. from Newegg.com Then they tried one totally unrelated config mod(2 minutes of support). and said, sorry thats all they can do. SEARCH their own forums before buying, google, BBB (buffalo tech austin texas) USA listing. from Amazon.com

Description

The Pro Duo is a 2-drive NAS solution that can be configured in RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for redundant storage. If one drive fails, the other still has a copy of the data. As an Active Directory client the Pro Duo can integrated into any business network and Web Access makes remote file access easy!

Specs

Released	1 year ago
Controller RAID Level	RAID 0 RAID 1
Controller Type	RAID Serial ATA
Data Link Protocol	TCP/IP SMB
Depth	8.7 in.
Form Factor	External
HD Spindle speed	5,400 RPM
Hard Drive Type	Standard
Height	6.4 in.
MPN	LS-W1.0TGL/R1
Network Storage Type	Network Storage Server
Networking Type	Gigabit Network Adapter
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista
Platform	PC Mac
Ports	1 x LAN 1 x USB 2.0
Quantity	2
Special Features	UPS support
UPC	747464115016
Weight	6.8 lb.
Width	3.9 in.

Electronics

Network Storage