For basic usage it's fine with a few complaints.
PRO's:
Very easy to setup and configure. Allows for multiple shares and user access to the shares is configurable for read/write/full access. It looks nice and is solidly put together/not flimsy. The drive itself is likely good, but I don't have any history on that yet. It's quiet, even when transferring. It also has several configurations for power saving which if you purchase it you should probably disable at least the drive sleep setting.
CON's:
The only problem I see, and it's possible I've missed a configuration somewhere, is that the drive seems to have slow throughput. It seems to only register at 10MB/s. I'd be happy with 100, but I do have a gigabit local network. Even copying files between one share on the machine to another is slow, taking several hours to move 60Gb of files. It's possible that it's routing things through the network in this case, but it shouldn't be. If I resolve the issue and determine it's my network or router then I'll update the review to reflect that.
EDIT:
I did resolve the 10MB issue, and it was on my side, not the manufacturer. Upgraded to 5 stars as a result. Honestly, at this point there's nothing wrong with the unit itself. I was hoping for a little faster speeds but that's not a problem with the hardware it's a problem with my expectations not being realistic. It IS nice to have storage that just works from anywhere on my network. In the time since my initial review it's become ubiquitous and not even something I think about anymore and that's a sign of a good product. :)
| Hard Drive | 6 TB 1X6TB |
|---|---|
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
