Buy.com (with Electronica Direct) has the Linksys NAS200 Network Storage System with 2 Bays for $88 + $10 shipping = $98 shipped. Features provides 2 bays with SATA interface, easy installation and removal, push button for data backup. [Compare]
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#1
darktideryezing - Posted 12:13 pm PDT 06/15/09 (635 Posts)
Very handy unit. I could easily be called a Cisco fanboy (Linksys is the child company of Cisco). Toss 2 1TB drives in this thing and have a 1 button backup solution for most home networks (minus the people who have a TON of video files).
You definitely want to make sure you have a fast network (gigabit over megabit) or make sure you run this at a time when no one wants to use the internet because it will consume plenty of your network bandwidth
#2
NorthSouth - Posted 12:28 pm PDT 06/15/09 (1841 Posts)
DLink DNS323 gets better reviews.
#3
lottajunx - Posted 12:51 pm PDT 06/15/09 (383 Posts)
Do any of you guys have an opinion about Online Backup services like Mozy and Box.net? I typically use an external hard drive, but it's about 3 feet away from my computer so if anything catastrophic happens, then I'd probably lose both.
#4
freakingid10ts - Posted 1:14 pm PDT 06/15/09 (79 Posts)
That's funny #1 making the comment about definitely making sure you have a fast gigabit network, especially since this device only has a single 10/100 port.
#5
sky_mma - Posted 1:59 pm PDT 06/15/09 (22 Posts)
89.99 @ amazon.com
#6
UnL337 - Posted 2:05 pm PDT 06/15/09 (54 Posts)
This is the worst device ever created by Linksys. I gave mine away. Super slow because of the 10/100 nic. I bought three dns-323 devices and one dns-343 device and have never looked back and never had one issue.
#7
geha13 - Posted 2:07 pm PDT 06/15/09 (141 Posts)
i backup all my data to paper in binary on my dot matrix printer.. super fast
#8
LJW - Posted 2:08 pm PDT 06/15/09 (1013 Posts)
Love my DNS323 as well. Inexpensive, reliable, quiet, fast. Cisco, schmisco.
#9
biggin - Posted 2:11 pm PDT 06/15/09 (381 Posts)
backing up is for cholos. real men pee on their computers to tempt fate.
#10
cheapyet - Posted 3:11 pm PDT 06/15/09 (172 Posts)
And it's running hot too.
#11
jaylus12 - Posted 4:03 pm PDT 06/15/09 (3 Posts)
I saw 10 comments and was hoping for a flame war.
Sadly that is not the case.
Nonetheless, this is only 10/100. The DNS-323 isn't the best device either, but I feel it is adequate. It has issues on older firmwares so make sure you update first.
Sadly that is not the case.
Nonetheless, this is only 10/100. The DNS-323 isn't the best device either, but I feel it is adequate. It has issues on older firmwares so make sure you update first.
#12
rebate_king - Posted 4:35 pm PDT 06/15/09 (295 Posts)
i have this one. it goes to sleep when not in use and is rock solid when awake. yes, it is slow but then again i only move about 1 to 1.5gb at a time. it works in the background and i keep on moving.
#13
ibm650 - Posted 5:49 pm PDT 06/15/09 (350 Posts)
Mozy
I have a home account and backed up mail and pictures -26 gigs, when I lost a machine I had all files back in under an hour, well worth it. If you need less than two gigs it is free.
#14
tiburoncito2000 - Posted 8:21 pm PDT 06/15/09 (1363 Posts)
#13 what is the price you pay for backing up 26GB and how fast if you connection to download and have your files ready under 1 hour?
I already have over 4TB of movies, programs and data, I wonder how much that will cost me a month?
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