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Buffalo have earned a good reputation for creating high value for money NAS systems and the Terastation Duo we reviewed today, goes some way to enhance their standing in this marketplace. It is a well built, capable and quiet product.
The user interface is fast, and offers a plethora of options that people will need to configure and set up their NAS system. The only thing we feel missing are specific hardware monitoring functions, such as for checking temperatures and adjusting fan speeds. To be fair, Buffalo have set up fans speeds well as the device is all but silent even when reading and writing data over long periods of time.
The recent inclusion of NovaBACKUP software is a good move as it not only adds more value to the package, but is genuinely useful when creating online and offline backup scripts. You no longer need to worry if you have lost a file as you can be sure this software has it safely mirrored.
Performance is still not going to trouble the higher end QNAP and Synology units, however for most people this will be more than adequate for daily use and as it is perfectly capable of streaming 1080p media over the network we would assume even media buffs will enjoy a purchase.
For those of you who need the ultimate speed, we have still to find a unit that can deliver the same speeds as the Synology DS710+ and while this could very well be overkill for many users, when you need to copy 10-15 GB files it cuts the time in half when compared to the Terastation. That said, it is well over £100 more expensive when you factor in that it isn't supplied with any storage.
The best value for money product in the Terastation Duo range however is clearly the 2.0TB version which is retailing for £329.99, only £30 more than the 1.0TB version reviewed today. Buffalo also sell a 4.0TB model but it is significantly more expensive at £449.99.
All things considered, and when weighing in the price then we can say that the Buffalo Terastation is a solid, well rounded product which ticks all the right boxes. This is a very highly recommended NAS.
KitGuru Says: If you need a NAS system and have £300 in your pocket then this should be on your shortlist.
My friend bought this last week for work, and its very good, it can get a bit congested under a lot of accessing but the value for money factor is high.
Seems like a good product, but I would like slightly more performance out of it, then again 2.0TB for just over 300 including the unit is very good value for money.
I like Buffalo, they are big here, easy to buy, offer good support and are well priced. I agree they dont seem to be the fastest for NAS, but the price is too good to ignore.
Do they sell high end units to compete with QNAP?
The 710+ Synology seems better, but its quite a bit more expensive. If you have two hard drives at home though it would be my first choice. its smaller too.
Buffalo are often in PC WORLD here and they seem well priced, although ive noticed PCWORLD overcharge when you look online at prices. Good NAS systems, very well made.
That 2.0TB seems well worth the £30 more.
2.0TB is a great price. I think the naked drives are just under £100, so its making the unit around £220. pretty good considering the PSU and motherboard etc.
This is ideal for me, im not a guy who copies over massive files, but id like a backup system with software that seems good and that free addition of the backup software seems very good, its worth about £30-50
very nice package and it looks like its built out of heavy duty metal, very good product. Shame about the performance, but the price is whats its all about at the end of the day.
Their software is normally quite slow running, is this one any faster?
Hazrig, yes the CPU in this one is much more responsive, its quite nippy. even formatting is faster