It's been a while since we've seen a
TeraStation from Buffalo, and in the meantime the company has been really going wild with the lilliputian memory devices, so it's nice to see something substantial in this space for a change. The latest TeraStation NAS integrates with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 for up to 4TB storage. Of course, this particular Windows release has been available since late 2006, so we're not too terribly impressed -- but the company seems to think that it's important for you to know all about it. In addition, this bad boy has support for Raid 5/0/1 and VSS, and rocks four hot-swappable drive bays. The WS-Q2.0TL/R5 (2TB) is available for ¥158,000 ($1,658), while the WS-Q4.0TL/R5 (4TB) will set you back ¥198,000 ($2,077). And no, it won't
fit in your pocket.
[Via
Akihabara News]
posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:31PM
Naace!
Reports have been leaked that you can actually make Buffalo Wings with it as well.
I'd only put a HD in one bay and use the rest for bacon.
Got that order in to CDW for one of these.
super sweet!
I see 4 bays. Why not 8 TB?
Maybe 1TB per base, where's Nas?
I have always wanted a NAS for my home network for convenience/energy saving but couldn't justify the huge price tag. For the money, I can easily upgrade my current network storage (Pentium III desktop) to a gaming machine.
Do raid and vss support really cost that much? Am I missing something?
What's the most you want to spend?
Commenters below mention QNAP's solution, for roughly $500, that's exactly how much I would like pay for a decent NAS. No wonder buffaloes are facing extinction.
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 went RTM in late 2005 (dec 6), not 2006?
Anyway, why only 4TB? It can't use 2TB drives?
Me, I can recommend QNAP - the equivalent is the TS-439 Pro Turbo, which is what I have - and I love it :) It's only ~475$ plus roughly the same in drives, if you want to go with 4TB...
agreed!
i have the TS-409 and love it!
they only recently released a 3.x firmware build that has a redesigned web GUI. SOOOO much better than before
I'm calling BS...
A TS-439 is 800 benjamin's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822107020
But your point remains, QNAP's Nas' are nice and much cheaper.
I have a TS-409 bought it like a year ago for $450, and filled it with 4 1.5TB drives...she's still humming great.
Geeze, I remember once reading somewhere that all the estimated information (at the time) on the Internet was about 4TB..
It's a fair bit more now ;)
abusenet ftw
Where is the obligatory nas.jpg?
Congrats Buffalo - you just made a Drobo look like a bargain. That's no mean feat!
Won't fit in a pocket ?? Perfect material for some yo momma jokes...
No thanks. I'll stick to my ReadyNAS
I just priced building a tower server, (desktop components) with 4.5 TB of storage from Tigerdirect for $824. Add XP for $150 or 2003 standard for $700 or your favorite flavor of linux for $0. Plus you can use a server for more than just storage. Err, good luck with that Buffalo.