D-Link ShareCenter Pulse 2-bay Network Storage Enclosure £49.98 Amazon
I'm in the market for a NAS drive and this is within my budget and seems to get decent enough reviews.
Technical Details
2-bay Network Attached Storage for 3.5" SATA drives
Gigabit connectivity for fast transmission speeds
UPnP Media Server to stream media content to media players including Boxee Box
Built-in BitTorrent client to download directly from the Internet without a PC
D-Link Green™: energy-saving design
Product Features
The D-Link ShareCenter Pulse DNS-320 is a 2-bay NAS server, equipped with backup and multi-media features, making it ideal for sharing photos, music and films on any home network.What's more, the ShareCenter Pulse DNS-320 is easy to install and offers Gig
Its embedded web server allows users to quickly and easily access the DNS-320 on the Internet, and to manage content from any FTP client
12 month UK warranty
2-bay Network Attached Storage for 3.5" SATA drives
Gigabit connectivity for fast transmission speeds
UPnP Media Server to stream media content to media players including Boxee Box
Built-in BitTorrent client to download directly from the Internet without a PC
D-Link Green™: energy-saving design
Technical Details
General
Device Type NAS server
Host Connectivity Gigabit Ethernet
Total Storage Capacity 0 GB
Max Supported Capacity 4TB
InstalledDevices/ModulesQt(installed(max)
Width14.6cm
Depth18.2cm
Height11.3cm
Weight0.85kg
StorageController
TypeRAIDintegrated
HarddriveMaxStorageDevicesQty2
RAIDLevelRAID0,RAID1,JBOD
TypSStandard - 3.5"
Interface Type Serial ATA-150
Networking
Type Network adapter - integrated
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Network / Transport Protocol TCP/IP, NTP, Bonjour
Remote Management Protocol HTTP, HTTPS
Network Services Compatibility DHCP, DDNS, Microsoft CIFS, FTP, FTPS, Server Message Block (SMB), Apple File Protocol (AFP), HTTP, HTTPS
Features
DHCP support, E-mail alert, file sharing
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2 ( 2 ) x internal - 3.5"
Interfaces 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A Miscellaneous
All Comments (30)
Jump to unread Post a CommentAppears to support Linux but no idea about mint
I have had several NAS devices as well as dedicated computers for file storage. My current choice is a WD MyBook Live 2TB, this manages over 50 Mbytes/s read and 35 Mbytes/s write. It is a single drive unit though.
ty op for the post
I had heard about the transfer speeds but will see how it performs when I host 2-10GB files on it and try and stream them to the pi which is the primary reason for purchase. If it judders, its going back!
what would be the advantage?
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 seems to be a better choice. I am planning to get one. Its compact as compared to HP Microserver and will fit in my TV rack nicely along with other gadgets.
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 seems to be a better choice. I am planning to get one. Its compact as compared to HP Microserver and will fit in my TV rack nicely along with other gadgets.
I have had the ReadyNas Duo, the speeds arent that good and it is quite buggy - it was when i had it for a short while. Further, i found it crashed several time sin the 7 days that I had it for. Also, what put me off is the proprietory disk formatting - you cannot use the HD in anything else to see the files in the event the readynas crashes.
I used to have them and can't fault them for what they offer out of the box. The old UI was not upto the mark, but the current one is great. The built in bit-torrent engine poor, you will need to install transmission of you need a good torrent engine. The only thing i was against it was that it was so loud for such a small box. The microserver is far quiter than this.
I had them upgraded to a microserver which is far more powerful and does much more than just server files. It also has 4 bays and has far greater speed than this. I would recommend a microserver instead of this considering the advantages.
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 seems to be a better choice. I am planning to get one. Its compact as compared to HP Microserver and will fit in my TV rack nicely along with other gadgets.
I have had the ReadyNas Duo, the speeds arent that good and it is quite buggy - it was when i had it for a short while. Further, i found it crashed several time sin the 7 days that I had it for. Also, what put me off is the proprietory disk formatting - you cannot use the HD in anything else to see the files in the event the readynas crashes.
Did you have the latest ReadyNAS v2? You must have used their proprietary X-RAID instead of RAID1. Thanks for feedback. I will do some more research on this.
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 seems to be a better choice. I am planning to get one. Its compact as compared to HP Microserver and will fit in my TV rack nicely along with other gadgets.
I have had the ReadyNas Duo, the speeds arent that good and it is quite buggy - it was when i had it for a short while. Further, i found it crashed several time sin the 7 days that I had it for. Also, what put me off is the proprietory disk formatting - you cannot use the HD in anything else to see the files in the event the readynas crashes.
Did you have the latest ReadyNAS v2? You must have used their proprietary X-RAID instead of RAID1. Thanks for feedback. I will do some more research on this.
i had the old, some 2 years ago. not sure about the new ones though. Do share what you find.
Thanks
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo V2 seems to be a better choice. I am planning to get one. Its compact as compared to HP Microserver and will fit in my TV rack nicely along with other gadgets.
I have had the ReadyNas Duo, the speeds arent that good and it is quite buggy - it was when i had it for a short while. Further, i found it crashed several time sin the 7 days that I had it for. Also, what put me off is the proprietory disk formatting - you cannot use the HD in anything else to see the files in the event the readynas crashes.
Did you have the latest ReadyNAS v2? You must have used their proprietary X-RAID instead of RAID1. Thanks for feedback. I will do some more research on this.
i had the old, some 2 years ago. not sure about the new ones though. Do share what you find.
Thanks
This is waht I found - Review
My advice is get one if you need one.
Unfortunately the D-Link isn't on this chart, but for reference:
http://reviews.cnet.com/soho-servers/asus-ts-mini-2tb/4505-3125_7-34004037-2.html
Beware when they say it has a Gigabit port, it doesn't mean it will attain anywhere near Gigabit performance. My best is 85 Mbytes/s (PC to PC).
Transfer rate and Networkperformance of the D-Link DNS-320
http://nas-tweaks.net/148/transfer-rate-and-networkperformance-of-the-d-link-dns-320/
Edited By: scooter on Sep 20, 2012 14:57
what would be the advantage?
Sorry, that was meant in reply to the post about running ubuntu/mint. The microserver is effectively a low powered PC with 4 hot swap bays in it for HDs. Mine runs windows 7 along with SABNZB/Sick Beard/Couch Potato and automatically downloads TV shows and Movies as they are released. It also downloads all the artwork, movie/show synopsis etc. in a format XBMC can understand.
I used to just use a NAS, but I'm finding this setup rather impressive.
This is exactly where I was going next, the set up sounds perfect and not expensive.
what would be the advantage?
Sorry, that was meant in reply to the post about running ubuntu/mint. The microserver is effectively a low powered PC with 4 hot swap bays in it for HDs. Mine runs windows 7 along with SABNZB/Sick Beard/Couch Potato and automatically downloads TV shows and Movies as they are released. It also downloads all the artwork, movie/show synopsis etc. in a format XBMC can understand.
I used to just use a NAS, but I'm finding this setup rather impressive.
Thanks mate. One of my colleague is running Microserver and tells me the same thing. I guess I will go for Microserver as well. Software RAID is better than hardware RAID. Also I will go with the new WD Red drives optimised for NAS.