- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 4 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
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3.5 stars
"Gets the job done for decent price despite some quirks."
Pros: Supports ftp, nfs, external USB storage, USB printers, and bluetooth. Can access and play non-DRMed iTunes library in Linux through media sharing. GPLed firmware source available.
Cons: Runs hot to the touch, no power saving for drives, always spinning. No MTP, ssh/scp/rsync, or NFSv4 support. No built in scheduling/cron jobs to USB backup. 2 USB ports. External power brick. Bright annoying blue LEDs. Documentation insufficient.
Summary: For common home users this device is extremely simple to use and setup.
For more advanced users I'm running 1.1 firmware, holding off on update to 2.0. It works extremely well in my hybrid Linux and barely Windows environment. There seem to be quirks on the NFS side of things but generally works well. You are forced to share over SMB/CIFS if you want to enable NFS export for a specific share. NFS exports can be locked down with an IP address and mask. No SSH capability means I can't scp or rsync directly, have to mount NFS. No access to umask so Windows clients enable execute flag on every newly created file and don't set file ownership to the group I prefer. Embedded Linux is locked down. The only known way to gain access to root to enable SSH and other services was plugged with a firmware update that came OEM on mine.
The device seems to run extremely hot and worry about long term reliability. It needs bigger/more fans and more accessibility to move air through. It also needs ability to spin down disks when not accessed for a given amount of time.
This is my first NAS. I've had it a couple months, so far so good. The documentation is very lacking. From a marketing standpoint I know what protocols and features are supported but real details are lacking. I want to know exactly what is running under the hood, Linux Kernel X, NFSvX, Samba X, etc.
Where to buy
Iomega StorCenter ix2 (1TB):
$189.99 - $299.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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