Buffalo LS-W1.0TGL/R1 LinkStation Pro Duo 1TB Network Attached Storage
The Pro Duo is a 2-drive NAS solution that can be configured in RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for redundant storage. If one drive fails, the other still has a copy of
the data. As an Active Directory client the Pro Duo can integrated into any business network and Web Access makes remote file access easy!
Specifications
Form Factor:
Desktop
Compatible RAID Levels:
0
1
Total Storage Capacity:
1.0 TB
Number Of Hard Drives Bays:
2
Hard Drives Included:
2
Hard Drive Interface:
SATA
USB Ports:
1
RJ-45 Ports:
1
Communications Description:
Network Adapter
Interface Type:
RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate:
1000 Mbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps
Protocols:
TCP/IP
Networking Standards:
IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
IEEE 802.3 NWay Auto-Negotiation
IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
Management:
Web Based
Dimensions:
3.9" x 6.4" x 8.7"
Detailed Features
Features
Share and access your files over the Internet without
additional software using Web Access
Active Directory support
Supports RAID 1 Mirroring and RAID 0 Striping
Access your data from any Windows or Macintosh
computer
Easy Setup does not require drivers
Supports UPS connectivity
Expand storage by adding a USB 2.0 hard drive
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet with JumboFrame support
Minimal power consumption
Includes Memeo™ AutoBackup Software for Windows or
Macintosh
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NOTE: If you want to use this unit in RAID 1 mode (mirroring) then you only get 500G of storage. Otherwise this is a great unit; I especially like the Auto on/off feature--the unit turns itself off when there's no computer with the NAS Navigator software installed on the network. Very cool, very green. Anyway, with RAID 0 and the SATA drives it's much faster and much quieter than my current LINKSTATION, which I've had for years. Recommended.
What is RAID?
RAID is an acronym first defined back in 1987 to describe a redundant array of
inexpensive disks, a technology that allowed computer users to achieve high
levels of storage reliability from low-cost PC hard disk drives, via the
technique of arranging the devices into an array for fail-safe redundancy.
"RAID" is now used as an umbrella term for computer data storage schemes that
can divide and replicate data among multiple hard disk drives. The different
schemes/architectures are named by the word RAID followed by a number, as in
RAID 0, RAID 1, etc. RAID's various designs involve two key elements: increased
data reliability or increased input/output performance. When multiple physical
disks are set up to use RAID technology, they are said to be in a RAID array.
This array distributes data across multiple disks, but the array is seen by the
computer user and operating system as one single disk. RAID can be set up to
serve several different purposes.
Organizing disks into a redundant array decreases the total usable storage
capacity. For instance, a 2-disk RAID 1 array loses half of the total capacity
that would have otherwise been available using both disks independently, and a
RAID 5 array with several disks loses the capacity of one whole disk. Other
types of RAID arrays are arranged so that they are faster to write to and read
from than a single disk.
There are various combinations of these
configurations giving different trade-offs and benefits of protection against
data loss, capacity, and speed. RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 are the most commonly
found, and cover most of the typical requirements.
RAID 0 (striped disks) distributes data
across several disks in a way that gives improved speed at any given instant. If
one disk fails, however, all of the data on the array will be lost, as there is
neither parity nor mirroring.
RAID 1 mirrors the contents of the
disks, making a 1:1 (1 to 1) ratio real-time backup. The contents of each disk
in the array are identical to that of every other disk in the array.
RAID 3 uses a striped set with
dedicated parity or bit interleaved parity or byte level parity. This
mechanism provides fault tolerance similar to RAID 5. However, because the strip
across the disks is a lot smaller than a file system block, reads and writes to
the array perform like a single drive with a high linear write performance. If
one drive fails, the performance doesn't change.
RAID 5 (striped disks with parity)
combines three or more disks in a way that protects against data loss of any one
disk. The storage capacity of the array is reduced by the capacity of the one
disk (all disks are of equal size).
RAID 6 (striped disks with dual parity)
can recover from the loss of two disks.
RAID 10 (or 1+0) uses both striping and
mirroring. ("01" or "0+1" is sometimes distinguished from "10" or "1+0": a
striped set of mirrored subsets and a mirrored set of striped subsets are both
valid, but distinct, configurations.)
Buffalo LS-W1.0TGL/R1 LinkStation Pro Duo 1TB Network Attached Storage
$259.99
Manufactured by:
Buffalo Technology Warranty provided by:
Buffalo Technology Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
Mfg Part No:
LS-W1.0TGL/R1 UPC No:
747464115016 Box Size:
( Length:
14, Width:
10, Depth:
7 )
Shipping Weight:
7.2000 pound(s)
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