Hi, Am curious to know if anyone has had any experience with this particular NAS device? If so, were you using an IDE or SATA HDD? Also, any PROS and CONS would be appreciated. Thanks!
What are you using it for and what features do you need in a NAS? For $80, your getting what your paying for in the CN-570. It needs a firmware upgrade badly and the maker is working on it. Half the features listed don't work. Large files and the security on this network device suk. Coolmax should stick to fans. If your budget will allow I just installed a sweet NAS for a customer. It was the Ximeta NetDisk. It doesn't have print share or FTP but it's quick and reliable. With a 500GB it's around $370. Just the enclosure is around $75. It has USB and NIC plugs. http://www.ximeta.com/
How has the the Ximeta NetDisk been working for your client? I did get the CoolMax NAS back in '07. However, the Ethernet connection no longer works & the ball bearing(s) for the internal NAS fan are shot. I can only access the drive via USB connection. So, once again, I am in the market for a replacement NAS. I looked at the Ximeta web site again and somehow came across this unit, https://iocellshop.com/product.php?productid=16161&cat=270&page=1/. It looks pretty cool. The D-Link DNS-323 seems to get good reviews as well. Haven't been able to determine if I can just get the enclosure only. I have considered building a separate desktop with RAID capability. However by the time I buy all the parts, I probably can purchase one of these NAS devices for about the same cost. Plus I would have to find space for another computer, which I do not readily have. Mainly need an external storage device that can be accessed over a personal network. FTP would be nice so that files could be written to drive when away from home. Also, interested in RAID 1 for data protection. Print sharing is not necessary as my printers are already on the network.
Just got a CompUSA/TigerDirect flyer in the mail a couple days ago....Seagate Black Armor 110 2TB NAS for $200 (item # S130-8172). If you go to CompUSA.com TigerDirect.com it's listed at $250 with a $40 instant rebate. Ports: RJ-45 USB 2.0 Protocols: Apple Bonjour CIFS FTP HTTP HTTPS There are PLENTY of others out there and, sorry Dan, you can do better than 500 GB for $370. I myself have a Dell server from an enterprise environment that I got essentially for free, to which I installed a RAID controller card and four SATA drives; 3 @ RAID 5, 1 global hot spare.
What I was wondering is that if it is just for storage at home why even bother with a NAS when you can get 1 TB external hdd's for less than a $100, attach it to a pc on the network and share it out across the network. Just bought a 2 TB for use here at work for $129
A local external drive with file sharing won't be RAID capable, and certainly won't allow FTP or HTTP/S access.
Actually we have two such drives here at work that are external hard drives that can be configured two ways. Sample link to the drives here. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=466 As for the FTP side of things why couldn't a VPN be set-up to the local PC where the drive is attached and shared?
I have considered such a scenario, but those drives are not accessible when the computer is turned off. With multiple computers on the LAN, I would like a dedicated NAS that can be left on for easy access by anyone on the network. Then there are issues with hardware failures with such a setup whereas a RAID configuration would help alleviate some of the down time &/or loss of data.
With the comment NCDad made about being able to access it across the network when a external drive would not be available due to a pc being turned off is understandable. For me when I think about it I'm thinking about it in our work environment where the PC's with these particular drives attached to them are very seldom ever turned off, and are always accessable across the network to the users with the correct access credentials.
