The success of the modern NAS box can be traced back to the complexities of supporting Windows-based servers 20 years ago.
What IT professionals desperately wanted then were turn-key solutions that didn’t require special qualifications to manage, and could be rapidly deployed or repurposed when business requirements changed.
From a certain perspective, it was Microsoft that inspired the NAS revolution when it made Windows Server overly complicated to administer.
Buffalo’s latest 5010 series TeraStations are the modern descendants of those early NAS solutions. They are sturdy drive enclosures, now endowed with 10GbE network connections and solid state storage.
We recently received the TeraStation 5210DF from Buffalo, in order to discover what makes this equipment special in a highly competitive sector. So here goes…
Design
From the outside, there isn’t anything truly special about the TeraStation 5210DF. It’s a solid plastic and metal ensemble, with two lockable drive bays together with a small LED display on the front, and a collection of predictable ports on the rear.
These include dual Gigabit Ethernet plus a single 10GbE port, allowing for three independent network connections. In addition to the fan exhaust, on the rear are two USB 3.0 ports, primarily for connecting additional external storage.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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