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| D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure | 
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| Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $168.98
You Save: $61.01 (27%)
New (46) Used (3) from $168.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 424
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Modem: n/a
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 78.7 x 23.6 x 39.4
nv:Form Factor: Desktop
Compatible RAID Levels: 0
Compatible RAID Levels: 1
Compatible RAID Levels: JBOD
Number Of Hard Drives Bays: 2
Hard Drive Interface: SATA
Hard Drive Interface: SATA II
USB Ports: 1
RJ-45 Ports: 1
Communications Description: Network Adapter
Interface Type: RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 100 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 10 Mbps
Protocols: TCP/IP
Built-In Network Services: FTP Server
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DNS-323
Model: DNS-323
UPC: 790069298806
EAN: 0790069298806
ASIN: B000GK8LVE
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Secure and share your digital files | | • | Insert one or two internal 3.5 SATA hard drives without tools or cables | | • | Protect your important files with mirrored hard drives using RAID 1 technology | | • | Access stored files over the Internet | | • | Hard drives not included |
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Product Description
The D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, when used with internal SATA drives, enables you to share documents, files, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or office network. Remotely accessing files through the Internet is also possible with the built-in FTP server. Whether you are allowing access locally or over the Internet, keep data safe by only giving rights to specific users or groups. When configuring the DNS-323, you can create users and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write permissions. This is ideal for an office environment with employee-specific sensitive data or for the home where you can ensure your children will only have access to age appropriate material.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 80 more reviews...
 Great Network Drive - very reliable August 16, 2008
I have had my DNS-323 up and running for well over a year. I have two 500 GB drives in it but I wish I had two 1 TB drives in it :)
When I started using this drive I had 4 PCs on my network. I had no problems with XP or Vista. I was able to map the drives and everything worked wonderfully. On one of the drives I used GoodSync to keep all of my computers in sync and loved it. On the other drive I put all of my movies, tv shows, and music. I connected this to my DSM-520 media lounge and was able to access everything on the other side of the house.
In February of this year I began my migration to Mac (yeah!!!). I connected my mac book pro to the network and boom... there were all my files. Eventually I did start to have problems with the drive sometimes not showing up immediately but then I realized that I could Command K and add the drive by typing smb://192.168.0.xxx (it took me all of 10 minutes googling for the solution).
I have had zilch, zero, nada in form of problems. I now have both drives full of media and use it to serve the media up on my network.
I really like having the USB print server built in. I had no problems configuring that in xp, vista, or OS X 10.5. On the Mac you have to add it in but the entire setup took less than 2 minutes after googling the problem.
I would absolutely recommend this product. I am looking to pick up another one.
I started out by adding only one 500 GB drive and then I added another one later. It was no problem and painless.
All of the admin tasks are done by typing the drive ip address into your web browser. I never bothered using the disk that came with the driver. I am sure it is good but I never needed it.
 Good device once you update to 1.05 firmware August 4, 2008
I have had this device for over a year now. At first, I really disliked this device. It shipped with the 1.03 firmware and was very buggy. Now, with the 1.05 it appears to be very stable and the built in bit torrent client works great. It is very simple to use and very fast.
I think this device is worth it for the low price once you get the 1.05 firmware on the device.
One complaint is I did have it die on me and had to get a replacement sent and I had to pay for the outbound shipping. This may be normal, but in my opinion if something is in warranty, I don't feel I should have to shell out any money to have it fixed/replaced.
Impressive product July 24, 2008
The DNS-323 is an impressive add to any network. It combines an amazing cluster of features in one device. Print Server, Network Storage Device and Media Server (Does need some improvement here - Thumbnails for one). Easy to assemble (add your own hard drives) and simple to integrate into your network. Nice job D-Link!
Cheap NAS, works well July 17, 2008
Physically, the box is nice and small and is a perfect stand for my cable modem.
Installation was painlessly easy. Just inserted a 750gb drive and off it went.
You definitely want to upload the latest firmware from DLink to get the most functionality.
The only other thing I'd recommend would be to get a gigabit router. Copying big files over 100baseT is awfully slow, compared to what the box can do at 1kBaseT. If you think the transfer is slow compared to your other external harddrives, upgrade to gigabit.
As for functionality, it's awesome. We now keep our digital pictures there, so that anyone can upload new digital photos from their cameras from their own computer. I no longer need to keep my main PC on to serve that purpose.
Serves its purpose July 1, 2008
The network attached storage (NAS) does all that it asked of it, only a bit slower.
There are those who have reviewed the item and claim that it does not work OS X, but this is not true. The trick is to make sure your network settings are configured to match the same workgroup that the NAS is configured to. At the moment I am running the newest version of OS X (10.5.4) and it sees, recognizes, and easily read-writes to the drives in the NAS.
My only gripe about the device is its latency issues. I was putting quite a bit of strain on its networking capacity by using it as the primary repository for an fairly large iTunes library (approaching 200GB). However, with the constant updating, downloading, and playback of both video and audio, iTunes would choke. I am forced into looking back at configuring a dedicated computer with a bit more horsepower to run my iTunes storage/server again. I was really hoping that the power footprint would be an attractive feature of the device, but the networking demands were just too much of a drawback to use it to it's fullest potential.
The built-in iTunes server software limits the hands-on data control I need, so it has been left unused.
I'll wind up using this only as backup. All my machines will be able to access the data if necessary. The hardware built in is just not as robust as I was hoping.
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