Buffalo TeraStation Pro II Rackmount Expert Reviews

Low cost USB storage expansion Integrated backup software Quiet Tags: Backup, Serial ATA, USB

Low cost USB storage expansion Integrated backup software Quiet

No hot-swapping or hot sparing Single network interface

Although it covers all the NAS bases and is very affordable, it's hard to see the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount having much of an impact on the business market.

Although it covers all the NAS bases and is very affordable, it's hard to see the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount having much of an impact on the business market.

Low cost, USB storage expansion, Integrated backup software, Quiet

No hot-swapping or hot sparing, Single network interface

Although it covers all the NAS bases and is very affordable, it's hard to see the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount having much of an impact on the business market...

Although it covers all the NAS bases and is very affordable, it's hard to see the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount having much of an impact on the business market.

Low cost USB storage expansion Integrated backup software Quiet

No hot-swapping or hot sparing Single network interface

While the TeraStation Pro covers all the NAS bases, lack of hot-swap and poor construction quality could put some customers off.

Netgear started a trend last year with its ReadyNAS appliances, and Buffalo now steps in line with its latest TeraStation Pro II. This NAS appliance sports the same features as its popular desktop boxes but in a rack chassis.

The TeraStation goes rack-mountable and delivers good value and performance, but it's not without its flaws.

The Buffalo TeraStation Pro II Rackmount comprises four disks, RAID, enjoys good management and okay software, and it all comes at a bargain price.

This system offers a huge amount of storage for the money - up to 4TB per system at today's capacities - and enough data and hardware redundancy to suit most users. We'd choose it every time over the more general-purpose PC-based SAN systems on offer. ...