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Buffalo's TeraStation III Series is the ideal choice for businesses or demanding users looking to implement a RAID based Network Attached Storage solution. As Buffalo’s flagship NAS product the TeraStation III includes all firmware features presently found in the Buffalo lineup of NAS products. Especially, business oriented features, such Active Directory support, DFS support, disk quota support, a share level replication feature and port trunking make the TeraStation III a top choice for small to medium sized businesses. Hardware features like hot swap and dual Ethernet ports add to the list of new features. Reliability and performance are again the key design criteria for the TeraStaion III. A heavy-duty power supply and oversized cooling system, as well as vastly improved CPU speed guarantee excellent and reliable performance. It is the clear choice for those users who desire maximum reliability and robust features.
This review is from : Buffalo Technology TeraStation III 4.0 TB (4 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage TS-X4.0TL/R5
Fantastic NAS . This is the first time I've ever taken the time to write a review, but I'm here to buy yet another one of these units, and I felt compelled to respond to a couple of the negative reviews here.
First off, this is the Terastation III, not the Pro as referenced in another review. Additionally, I own a medium sized video and animation facility, with up to 7 artists accessing one of our three Terastation IIIs at all times for video, animation, and rendering, and this unit IS compatible with Apple OS. Configuration is done via a web browser, not a PC. We're cross platform here, and PC vs. Mac has nothing to do with this unit. As for Mac, since it doesn't use drive lettering, you do have to know how to set it up as a server, by IP address, in MAC OS. PC is much easier in terms of mapping the drive, but either way it works fine regardless of platform.
These drives are fast, particularly if you set up port trunking, which is a very high end feature for a NAS in this price range. By using port trunking (which uses 2 network ports to effectively double the network connection speed), we have been able to eliminate several of our NAS units in favor of just a few Terastation IIIs. Multiple users can access the drive simultaneously with no problems.
As for reliability, we did have one DOA unit, which Amazon promptly replaced at no cost (not even shipping). Other than that, we've had absolutely no problems. Having said that, we ALWAYS back up nightly (that's an easy thing to set up in the web browser based config panel), and there's no substitute for that no matter what kind of NAS you buy.
As for Buffalo in general, we have used several different models of Terastations and Linkstations, some of which ran continuously for 4 and 5 years without failing before we removed them from service. In fact, the only Terastation that has failed on us, wasn't even the unit itself; it was one of the drives. 5 years isn't an unusual life span for a hard drive that runs day and night.
So I give this 5 stars, and Buffalo tech support is pretty much the best I've experienced. When you call, the phone is answered by a real person at Buffalo's service center (in Texas, I believe), and they always know pretty much everything about their products without having to read it from a computer screen. Hold times vary, but support is top notch.
Fantastic NAS . This is the first time I've ever taken the time to write a review, but I'm here to buy yet another one of these units, and I felt compelled to respond to a couple of the negative reviews here.
First off, this is the Terastation III, not the Pro as referenced in another review. Additionally, I own a medium sized video and animation facility, with up to 7 artists accessing one of our three Terastation IIIs at all times for video, animation, and rendering, and this unit IS compatible with Apple OS. Configuration is done via a web browser, not a PC. We're cross platform here, and PC vs. Mac has nothing to do with this unit. As for Mac, since it doesn't use drive lettering, you do have to know how to set it up as a server, by IP address, in MAC OS. PC is much easier in terms of mapping the drive, but either way it works fine regardless of platform.
These drives are fast, particularly if you set up port trunking, which is a very high end feature for a NAS in this price range. By using port trunking (which uses 2 network ports to effectively double the network connection speed), we have been able to eliminate several of our NAS units in favor of just a few Terastation IIIs. Multiple users can access the drive simultaneously with no problems.
As for reliability, we did have one DOA unit, which Amazon promptly replaced at no cost (not even shipping). Other than that, we've had absolutely no problems. Having said that, we ALWAYS back up nightly (that's an easy thing to set up in the web browser based config panel), and there's no substitute for that no matter what kind of NAS you buy.
As for Buffalo in general, we have used several different models of Terastations and Linkstations, some of which ran continuously for 4 and 5 years without failing before we removed them from service. In fact, the only Terastation that has failed on us, wasn't even the unit itself; it was one of the drives. 5 years isn't an unusual life span for a hard drive that runs day and night.
So I give this 5 stars, and Buffalo tech support is pretty much the best I've experienced. When you call, the phone is answered by a real person at Buffalo's service center (in Texas, I believe), and they always know pretty much everything about their products without having to read it from a computer screen. Hold times vary, but support is top notch.
Buffalo Technology TeraStation III 4.0 TB (4 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage TS-X4.0TL/R5 Reviews
Fast reliable network storage . I own a forensic consulting business. We have gone about 90% paperless over the past few years and this unit has been key to our success. In the forensics business, safe storage of evidence is crucial. Most of our evidence these days is in electronic form (photos, program data files, reports, scanned paper files, etc), so a failure of a unit can be devastating. At one time, we stored "completed" case files on DVD's and even Blu-Ray disks, but soon discovered these can be adversely affected by environmental problems while in storage, and sometimes fail completely.
We just added another Terastation III 4.0 TB to our array to replace an old Buffalo unit (probably one of their first units ever to hit the market!). What an improvement a little time makes. Unlike the old unit, these are very quiet, comparatively fast (1Gb vs 100Mb) and sport much better diagnostics and utilities. For intensive graphic files (i.e. video rendering and such) we use the large hard drive on the computers for speed, but transfer to the Terrastation when work is completed. One Terrastation is dedicated to just computer hard-drive backups using Norton Ghost 15.0; that has saved us a few times, too.
Setup is a breeze. Plug it in, map the drive(s) to your system, and away you go. It is already configured for RAID 5, which we prefer, but can be changed easily with the included utilities. With RAID 5, you will get about 2.8 TB of storage. The firmware is also set up to provide a recoverable "trash bin" which older units did not have.
A great product at a very good price and proven reliable.
Fast reliable network storage . I own a forensic consulting business. We have gone about 90% paperless over the past few years and this unit has been key to our success. In the forensics business, safe storage of evidence is crucial. Most of our evidence these days is in electronic form (photos, program data files, reports, scanned paper files, etc), so a failure of a unit can be devastating. At one time, we stored "completed" case files on DVD's and even Blu-Ray disks, but soon discovered these can be adversely affected by environmental problems while in storage, and sometimes fail completely.
We just added another Terastation III 4.0 TB to our array to replace an old Buffalo unit (probably one of their first units ever to hit the market!). What an improvement a little time makes. Unlike the old unit, these are very quiet, comparatively fast (1Gb vs 100Mb) and sport much better diagnostics and utilities. For intensive graphic files (i.e. video rendering and such) we use the large hard drive on the computers for speed, but transfer to the Terrastation when work is completed. One Terrastation is dedicated to just computer hard-drive backups using Norton Ghost 15.0; that has saved us a few times, too.
Setup is a breeze. Plug it in, map the drive(s) to your system, and away you go. It is already configured for RAID 5, which we prefer, but can be changed easily with the included utilities. With RAID 5, you will get about 2.8 TB of storage. The firmware is also set up to provide a recoverable "trash bin" which older units did not have.
A great product at a very good price and proven reliable.
Buffalo Technology TeraStation III 4.0 TB (4 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage TS-X4.0TL/R5 Opinions
Does its job quietly and without fuss . I bought this TeraStation to use as a network backup device for my domain controller / file server at home (yeah, I'm a geek - I maintain SOHO level stuff at home to keep my sysadmin skills from getting dusty).At any rate, I've got 5 TB of storage on the server and I use the Buffalo as a backup. The network throughput is quite snappy - that's saying something considering that Low to Mid range NAS solutions usually don't really have the processing horsepower to deliver on the full bandwidth of their network adapters.One of the things I really like about this device is that it's got dual Gigabit NICs. You can even configure them to team if your switch gear supports it.It doesn't fully support joining a Windows Domain, but it has the ability (if provided the appropriate credentials) to go out to your Active Directory and mirror your user account structure which makes it fairly easy to set up very windows-frendly SMB shares.It runs very quietly and doesn't use a terribly huge amount of power.On the down-side, it does take quite a while to boot up, and it took me a bit to find the option to shut down in the browser-based user interface (turns out that holding the power button for a few seconds will also begin the shutdown process)All in all, this is a very capable little box and I'm really glad I bought it. I'd have no qualms about getting another one should my storage/backup needs demand it.
Does its job quietly and without fuss . I bought this TeraStation to use as a network backup device for my domain controller / file server at home (yeah, I'm a geek - I maintain SOHO level stuff at home to keep my sysadmin skills from getting dusty).At any rate, I've got 5 TB of storage on the server and I use the Buffalo as a backup. The network throughput is quite snappy - that's saying something considering that Low to Mid range NAS solutions usually don't really have the processing horsepower to deliver on the full bandwidth of their network adapters.One of the things I really like about this device is that it's got dual Gigabit NICs. You can even configure them to team if your switch gear supports it.It doesn't fully support joining a Windows Domain, but it has the ability (if provided the appropriate credentials) to go out to your Active Directory and mirror your user account structure which makes it fairly easy to set up very windows-frendly SMB shares.It runs very quietly and doesn't use a terribly huge amount of power.On the down-side, it does take quite a while to boot up, and it took me a bit to find the option to shut down in the browser-based user interface (turns out that holding the power button for a few seconds will also begin the shutdown process)All in all, this is a very capable little box and I'm really glad I bought it. I'd have no qualms about getting another one should my storage/backup needs demand it.
Works well . I am using the Terastation III on my network which is run from a Windows 2008 R2 server with Active Directory. Setup instructions were sparse to say the least, but they gave enough information to get the job done. I did not use the included Navigator software but went straight to the system configuration through my web browser.
Once connected, I was able to provide access to shares on the Terastation based on users in Active Directory. I am fairly pleased with the unit. It is quiet and seems to do a good job. I am using it in a Raid 5 configuration without a hot spare. In this configuration it provides approximately 1.32TB of usable storage. I use it to store backup data so I have not tried any of its server features. The system includes backup software but only has a license for one computer which limits its functionality on a network. However, I already had a good backup program.
Overall impression is that it is a good unit, although pricey. It does have a 3 year warranty however.
Once connected, I was able to provide access to shares on the Terastation based on users in Active Directory. I am fairly pleased with the unit. It is quiet and seems to do a good job. I am using it in a Raid 5 configuration without a hot spare. In this configuration it provides approximately 1.32TB of usable storage. I use it to store backup data so I have not tried any of its server features. The system includes backup software but only has a license for one computer which limits its functionality on a network. However, I already had a good backup program.
Overall impression is that it is a good unit, although pricey. It does have a 3 year warranty however.
Cons Review
Steer clear of this model . First, we like Buffalo and will continue to buy their products. Their is nothing wrong with the design of this product. Buffalo support has been superlative.
But 2 TB hard drives are not ready for prime time. Our unit has Samsung drives. We use it raid 5. We lost one drive on Monday. We continued using the unit only to read from.
On Thursday a second drive failed. All data was lost. Luckily we backed up everything on Monday and continued to write to another drive.
When I talked to tech support they said units shipped with the Western Digital drives had been even more problematic.
Steer clear of 2 TB drives for now.
But 2 TB hard drives are not ready for prime time. Our unit has Samsung drives. We use it raid 5. We lost one drive on Monday. We continued using the unit only to read from.
On Thursday a second drive failed. All data was lost. Luckily we backed up everything on Monday and continued to write to another drive.
When I talked to tech support they said units shipped with the Western Digital drives had been even more problematic.
Steer clear of 2 TB drives for now.
Attrocious customer service... worst in industry . Every interaction I've ever had with Buffalo's customer support has been terrible. The last one regarding this new Terastation was the worst.
NFS DOES NOT work on this device. We just got off the phone with the Buffalo tech support. He said tech support doesn't support Linux clients. (So what is NFS good for?) When we started talking just about NFS, he chuckled and said "good luck." When we asked why, he said it doesn't work all that well. Then we asked him what specifically doesn't work well and he hung up on us.
Typically awful support from Buffalo. I've yet to have a remotely pleasant interaction with them. (For comparison, they are worse than dealing with Charter.)
NFS DOES NOT work on this device. We just got off the phone with the Buffalo tech support. He said tech support doesn't support Linux clients. (So what is NFS good for?) When we started talking just about NFS, he chuckled and said "good luck." When we asked why, he said it doesn't work all that well. Then we asked him what specifically doesn't work well and he hung up on us.
Typically awful support from Buffalo. I've yet to have a remotely pleasant interaction with them. (For comparison, they are worse than dealing with Charter.)
Piece of Junk - can't give it NO star . I bought a TeraStation Pro (TS-2.0TGL/R5) in August 2006. Jeremy at Buffalo Technology assured me that it would be compatible with the Mac operating system. I own a small graphic design studio and though that the server would stave off worries of running out of space for at least 7 years.
When I received it I connected it to my LAN, but couldn't see the drive. What Jeremy didn't tell me was that it has to be configured with a Windoze PC. That was NOT compatible in my book. So I had a friend (a SAN support technician) configure it as RAID-5, and reconnected it to my LAN.
It worked fine for a few months, alternately accepting and not accepting Mac files, just long enough to be out of warranty when it started really misbehaving. The server was sluggish from the day it was plugged in, accepting data when it wanted to. Now every time I try to write to it, one of the four drives "goes bad" and it starts beeping. Constantly. So I called my friend to make whatever adjustment he does, and it worked for a while.
As a final blow, the network connection no longer works. The server has been off-line more that it has been on-line and now it looks to be a permanent doorstop.
My purchase of the TeraStation Pro was the worst $1,800 purchase I have ever made. I feel that I was led down the wrong road by Buffalo. I will never buy another Buffalo product.
When I received it I connected it to my LAN, but couldn't see the drive. What Jeremy didn't tell me was that it has to be configured with a Windoze PC. That was NOT compatible in my book. So I had a friend (a SAN support technician) configure it as RAID-5, and reconnected it to my LAN.
It worked fine for a few months, alternately accepting and not accepting Mac files, just long enough to be out of warranty when it started really misbehaving. The server was sluggish from the day it was plugged in, accepting data when it wanted to. Now every time I try to write to it, one of the four drives "goes bad" and it starts beeping. Constantly. So I called my friend to make whatever adjustment he does, and it worked for a while.
As a final blow, the network connection no longer works. The server has been off-line more that it has been on-line and now it looks to be a permanent doorstop.
My purchase of the TeraStation Pro was the worst $1,800 purchase I have ever made. I feel that I was led down the wrong road by Buffalo. I will never buy another Buffalo product.
Feature Buffalo Technology TeraStation III 4.0 TB (4 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage TS-X4.0TL/R5
- Front loading hot swap hard drives with lockable front panel
- Active Directory Support
- Disk quota (soft quota) support prevents users/groups from consuming too much disk space
- Scheduled shut down eliminates unnecessary access and reduces energy costs
- DFS (Distributed File System) Support
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Product Details
EAN : 0747464117768UPC : 747464117768
MPN : TS-X4.0TL/R5
Brand : Buffalo Technology
Weight : 17 pounds
Height : 10 inches
Length : 15 inches
Width : 14 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : BUFFALO
Model : TS-X4.0TL/R5
Publisher : BUFFALO
Size : 4 TB
SKU : A98Y880
Studio : BUFFALO
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