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Buffalo DriveStation Duo 2 Drive Desktop Data Storage Review

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Revainrating 3.5 out of 5  
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3.5
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Description of Buffalo DriveStation Duo 2 Drive Desktop Data Storage

Pre-tested NAS-grade hard drives included – with RAID pre-configured. Premium desktop attached storage (DAS): ideal for creative professionals, small office users, server backup and consumers. 3 year wty with 24/7 North American-based support. PC Compatible plug-and-play. Compatible w/ Mac after formatting. Schedule automatic backups for your PC or office server with nova backup Buffalo Edition. Time Machine support offers scheduled backups for protecting Mac computers. 8 TB – 2 drives included - ships in RAID 1 = 4 TB usable capacity. Hot swap feature allows a user to replace a hard drive in the event of failure without powering down the device. Made in Japan - TAA compliant. High performance NAS edition hard drives offer continuous 24/7/365 operation with enhanced RAID performance. USB 3.0 offers universal connectivity for PC and Mac computers and storage servers. RAID 1 support and hot-swappable hard drives provide comprehensive data protection. Ideal for creative professionals, small office users, server backup and consumers.

Reviews

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

very satisfied with product

very quiet, very fast. very satisfied with the product. Following simple instructions, I set it up the way I wanted. Some reviews appear to be setup issues for not reading the instructions.

Pros
  • Pre-tested NAS class hard drives included - with pre-configured RAID
Cons
  • volume

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Email alert feature not working

The Drivestation Duo 4TB is well built. The underlying RAID 1 software is fine. However, one of the most important features didn't work for me: an email notification when something is wrong with a drive, for example when a drive is defective. Email notification uses unauthenticated SMTP, which may have worked 10 years ago but is now obsolete. No mail server accepts passwordless SMTP these days. I've called the support center, they can't do anything about it, it seems the company isn't wasting…

Pros
  • 3 years 7 days a week with 24/7 support in North America
Cons
  • Factor Set

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Terrible software/product support

This device is not compatible with Mac OSX. Their software is written in 32-bit language, so if you have the latest version, it won't even run. Worse, there's no web interface or way to get it working without their crappy software. Why are you in business?

Pros
  • Premium Desktop Attached Storage (DAS): ideal for creative professionals, small office users, server backups and consumers
Cons
  • Not bad

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The ability to swap drives and get more storage space is great. I would recommend this to anyone with .

This external hard drive is truly impressive. This is actually the guy I was looking for. The ability to swap drives and get more storage space is great. I would recommend this to anyone who needs extra storage and only needs one package.

Pros
  • Made in Japan - TAA Compliant
Cons
  • Available in black only

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Stable, reliable and practically silent.

Rugged, reliable and virtually silent. If I didn't know it was on I would check every few minutes. Excellent external HD.

Pros
  • Ideal for creative professionals, small office users, server backups and consumers
Cons
  • Sad Equipment

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Attention MAC owners. the best in computers and accessories

Poor installation instructions. The software interface is very marginal. This thing wanted to reformat my main hard drive for compatibility! Tech support couldn't figure it out.

Pros
  • Schedule automatic backups for your PC or office server with Nova Backup Buffalo Edition
Cons
  • I'll write later