BUFFALO LinkStation 220 4TB 2-Bay NAS Network Attached Storage with HDD Hard Drives Included NAS Storage that Works as Home Cloud or Network Storage Device for Home

The NAS just arrived a little bit ago. I found the quick setup guide to be very easy to follow mostly because all the steps are so simple. If you need more detailed instructions, the full manual is available for download. I'd say it took me about 5 minutes to hook it up to the network, turn it on, download the software, install it on my PC, and have it up and running. It took me about 10 more minutes to read about setting up folders and set up what I wanted. It was so simple I probably could have skipped the instructions. Then it took me about 15 minutes to set up the DLNA server, which I am completely new to, and have it running on my Roku TV with the Roku Media Player. So far it seems to be working flawlessly, ofcourse we will have to see if that lasts. Pros: 1) Extremely cheap when you consider it comes with two 2TB hard drives installed. 2) Super easy setup 3) Super easy and very simple web interface 4) Have it working on multiple computers and my DLNA Roku very quickly 5) EULA was super short and simple unlike some other NAS companies that I saw have EULAs requiring that you allow them the right to audit your use of the device, access your site, see your books, etc. Are you kidding me? 6) Has a USB connection for an external drive which I think will come in handy Cons 1) Maybe lacking in utilities compared to some other companies. I just wanted very basic functionality so I'm actually happy without all the extras. 2) Speeds copying data over the network to the drive so far have been about 17 MB/s for one computer and combined 24 MB/s when copying from two computers at once. I don't know how much of that is the device and how much is the other drives I'm copying from. But, it does seem a little on the slow side to me.

I bought this in NOV 2014 on a lightning round deal. It came w/ a pair of 2T Seagate 'Cuda drives. This was 1st & only NAS & used in RAID 1 for secondary storage & daily data backups of my weather station softwares, PHP scripts & website related stuff. 5 years later, 1 drive crashed & both were replaced w/ 2T 'Cuda drives. 1.5 years ago, they were replaced w/ 4T Ironwolfs because I was running out of room with the "second copy" stuff. The 2Ts replaced some older 1Ts in a desktop. As far as daily data backups go, I use Cobian backup. I didn't care for the supplied backup software. The NAS interface software is kind of clunky/basic but it works for simple usage. As far as the NAS itself, I've been happy with it other than it being a tad slow on large transfers. I've never had any dropouts, no disconnects from my AC1900 router/network - no unexpected problems of any kind but, then again, mine is from 2014.

Set up was very easy. I connected it to my router with the included cable and powered it on. After a few minutes it was visible on my network. I downloaded the app on the first (wired) computer per instructions, but I didn't have to download it on the others for them to see it on my network. I have 2 desktop computers - one is Windows 8, and one is Windows 10 - wired to my router, and 2 laptops one is Windows 7 and one Windows 11 - via WiFi. All of them connected without any problem. I also mapped them to File Explorer on each computer. I set up a fixed IP for it in the router and it used it after a reboot. Note: I did not try connecting directly to it with WiFi since my laptops and other devices are set up in my router WiFi.

I gave this a chance because the price was so much better than the Synology NAS since disks were included. I have been trying to get network-attached storage set up so that I can have a location for my Time Machine backups. What I do like about it: - Disks are included which theoretically make things easier (and cheaper) - It has two drive bays and RAID 1 is automatically enabled, which is probably what most people want. - It also has some utilities for working with RAID including RAID scanning. - It has clear instructions for how to turn it on/off without damaging the disks. - The box itself is stylish and not overly large Setup was a bit worse. The Quick Start guide is sort of like an IKEA instruction booklet - not the greatest but you can figure out what they want you to do. However the user interface was otherwise a little confusing, for example they have two separate iPhone apps in addition to the laptop app, the download page is a bit clunky, there aren't any downloads for recent Mac versions (you have to go with a several-year-old Mac version), etc. On the whole the software was not confidence-inspiring. But whatever, that didn't bother me too much - I just wanted to get Time Machine setup. As long as that works, I don't care about the rest. So I followed the instructions and it seemed like it was working. But then it just cut out and stopped. This happened several times. From Googling I got the idea to ping the NAS to see if it was connected, and sure enough, the problem seems to be that the NAS and the laptop can only connect intermittently. From the record of my pings, I can see that they are connected 5-10% of the time, and disconnected the rest. That's not a great ratio. The NAS is connected to my WiFi router by Ethernet. My laptop, WiFi router, and NAS are all in the same room. I purchased my WiFi router 2-3 years ago. During the time when my laptop cannot connect to the NAS, I can still browse web pages. That's particularly confusing because it means that there's no problem with my laptop's connection to the WiFi router, and the router and NAS are connected by Ethernet. I'm not sure what I'm missing. Unfortunately this seems to be a common problem with NAS routers, and I don't really know the solution. My old Apollo had a similar problem I think. However, I think that Buffalo should provide troubleshooting instructions for attempting to address these problems. If they can't fix this problem, I think they should just stop selling their product.

Upgraded from an older NAS that wouldn't stay connected to my PC - and was very slow. This NAS is very nice. Not the best or most expensive on the market but the price is great and it works very well. Setup was simple with easy wizards and very straightforward instruction. Haven't referred to the manual much as it's all very easy to find in the web interface and apps. Copying to this NAS has been very quick, and so far it hasn't shown the same issue of dropping communication like my old unit.

It is OK, it does what I was looking for, but I have two other stations running from Synology, so I have a broad spectrum opinion. I had asked a question earlier and no one answered, but I wanted to know what drives came with the unit. There are HDDs that are made for non-stop, enterprise level continuous access and service and have a MTBF much longer than an average hard drive for your PC. Western Digital is famous for their inexpensive line of Red Drives that are made just for this purpose. However, that's not what is in this system. It has two 5400 rpm WD Green drives (http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Green-Desktop-WD40EZRX/dp/B00EHBEUZO). The good news is the power down regularly and save energy. The bad news is you have a significant delay in spinning them up every time you access them. If you use this in a small business environment, you must be careful selecting the hibernation time because if people only access this every 20-30 minutes it will spin up and down all day and actually use more energy than if you just left it running. Once up to speed, it runs just like any other 5400 rpm drive. If you choose a RAID type other than 0 or 1 it will have a serious performance disadvantage. The web interface does not work with Internet Explorer 11, at least not perfectly, a lot of words are not readable. Than means Windows 8 and Windows 10 won't work well with it naturally. Windows 7 seems to work even with IE 11. Any mozilla browser works fine with it, so it's not like it's unusable. Instead of coming blank, it comes configured for RAID 1, but it is pretty easy to change out of the box if you have a little PC smarts. They have a good manual and online help - don't call to talk to a tech unless you are desperate. There are very few extras with it for serving up media, files, etc. However, the DLNA server seems to work fine, but it has no frills. My Synology 212j runs much faster and has many more options and apps, but it was also 30% more expensive. Hook this up with RAID 0 and you have a tad over 7TB of fairly fast performance and five licenses for PC backup software.

So far so good! I replaced a dying 1TB unit from another manufacturer that had lasted over 5 years. This one lets me arrange the drives as a RAID array so I have now doubled my space to 2TB and have basically got two copies in case something goes wrong with one of the drives.

I have two Buffalo USB RAID devices which work well. THIS unit, however does not. It frequently becomes unaccessible. For some reason. It frequently does NOT show up when I display my network devices, however often I still can mount a share (using Windows 7) with a NET USE command, even when it is not visible. At other times I can NOT mount the same share. And at other times it does show up as a network device. Go figure. I have no idea how to troubleshoot this thing. Turning it off (and WHY is the power switch in the BACK of the unit where you can NOT see it???) and turning it back on "fixes" it. For a while. I only use it to share files between different computers. So if I turn it on only when I want to use it, I guess it will do what I need. If you want a reliable network-attached storage device which always is available to your computers, do not get this one. Update: I contacted Buffalo customer support about this unit's connectivity issue, and they blamed my network. Ok, the unit was connected to a switch, not directly to the router. I have just moved the connection directly to the router, and I'll have to wait and see if that helps. I'm upping my rating a bit because Buffalo at least looked at the problem and came up with a possible solution. If the unit stays connected to the network from now on, maybe I'll bump up my rating a bit more.

Being not the greatest at networking and having experience in micro computer repairs I must say that this nas was pretty straight forward to configure and works straight out of the box. If I had to comment anything negative the software could use some improvements. I also use the NAS remotely with other users all having a private folder. This is a little bit confusing to setup then again probably my lack of knowledge. Buy this storage solution you won't be disappointed.

Buen producto y buen proveedor, el equipo funciona de maravilla aunque es un poco chico y frágil, recomiendo al proveedor ampliamente

...la instalación se complica si no tienes lector de CD o puerto de Ethernet en tu computadora. Los dos parecen necesarios (conexión ethernet es definitivamente necesario). El servicio técnico a clientes por vía telefónica fue muy bueno y es verdaderamente de lo mejor que he conocido.

its not Buffalos fault, but getting a win 11 pc to connect tp a pc is not quite as simple as pnp. It does work with win 11 pro, but I have yet to get it to work with win 11 home. (I hesitate to alter the registry for obvious reasons)

Pongo 3 porque es bueno para respaldos en una red local, pero para lo principal que lo adquirí para respaldo del dispositivo móvil como cloud, la aplicación es muy inestable, a veces marca errores al subir , a veces bien.