NetGear SC101 (SC101NA) 600 GB Network Storage Server Reviews

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Cons: Consistently drops off network. Review: This device keeps dropping off the network for both Windows XP and Vista.? For the longest time, NetGear didn't have an update for Windows Vista so it was a paperweight until they did.? Very buggy.? from Shopping.com I have 4 of these in my home, each has 2 Seagate 500gig hdds, and I have yet to come into any problems at all with mine. The first thing you need to do upon getting it is open the case, for almost all 4 shower up with either the IDE or PSU cable off, or hanging on the last needle, giving me errors left and right about how netgear 1 no longer has a letter assigned to it. Once all cables and stuff is plugged back in where it should be nice and tight, Ive had my 4 going on a year and have yet to have a single problem with any of them. from Amazon.com I have been in technology since 1977 and this is probably the single worst product that I have ever seen. Okay, there was a D-Link Media Extender that was pretty bad...but that was years ago. I have owned the SC101 for three years now and am at the end of a frustrating two days of trying to get the device to work again (it did for a while, happily eating up all of my valuable files) and hopefully recover some of my critical files that I backed up there. If you doubt what I say, just go and read some of the headaches that people have on the Netgear forums -- it doesn't have to be like this. from Amazon.com So if you just have Vista 32 bit you'll be fine. Other Thoughts: Spent 15 dollars on it at a retail store last Xmas. Will never buy netgear or anything with VxWorks or ZFS on it again. When buying NAS it is critical that if the unit fails you can read the disks, this unit is an abomination of NAS. from Newegg.com The SC101 is based on a proprietary protocol, so when it craps out on you (note when, not if, because it's so poorly designed) the only option you have to retrieve your data is by buying a new SC101, which you'll just want to throw away after recovering your data. When it does work, the attachment to your PC is sketchy, at best, and the communication rate is slow. from Amazon.com This Netgear unit uses proprietary (zetera) technology which is a pain to configure and work with. And if you ever have a need to uninstall Storage Central Management software from your computer, be sure to have a full backup of the system before doing so. from Amazon.com I am currently dumping the saved data from this unit to a real RAID set on another computer, then throwing the SC101 in the trash. I've been fighting with it on and off for over 8 months and I'm done. from Amazon.com (Like Cra* If at All) Cons: DON"T BUY THIS PRODUCT! Need more proof go to (Google) and enter "cra**y storage" {fill in the blanks}. Low and behold what should appear tahda (SC101). This thing worked for 2 week then after I had back up my files to the drive I go to reformat my PC and once again tahda SC101 powers on but only stays on the network for 2 mins then tanks. from Newegg.com I bought the SC-101 as it seemed to be a reasonably priced storage solution for our small office. I set it up, created partitions for our 3 users and all seemed well. from Amazon.com The Netgear SC101 was one of the worst possible choices. Propriatary format and software are bad news please spend your money on something else. from Amazon.com

Description

he NETGEAR SC101 Storage Central is ideal for homes and small businesses that wish to affordably and easily store and back-up their files, music, videos, photos and games in a networked location, where multiple computers can access it.

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Complient standards	CE C-Tick
Controller RAID Level	JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1
Controller Type	IDE RAID
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet Fast Ethernet
Depth	7.1 in.
Expansion Bays (free)	2 free bays
Expansion Bays (total)	2 bays
Form Factor	External
Hard Drive Capacity	600 GB
Hard Drive Type	Portable
Height	5.7 in.
MPN	SC101NA
Network Storage Type	Network Storage Server
Networking Type	10/100 Network Adapter
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP
Platform	PC
Ports	1 x LAN
Special Features	NAS
UPC	606449040364
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	3.1 lb.
Width	4.3 in.

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NetGear SC101 (SC101NA) 600 GB Network Storage Server Reviews

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