Buffalo Technology LinkStation Pro 1 TB Network Attached Storage LS-XH1.0TL (Black)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RPD02M
• Item model number: LS-XH1.0TL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 11, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Buffalo LinkStation Pro comes equipped with a new, stylish chassis and faster processor for quick and easy file transfers and backups. Coupled with feature-rich tools to manage your digital life, this high performance network storage solution allows you to transfer your memories twice as fast as a conventional external USB drive.

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Loaded with Features

The LinkStation Pro works with your PC and Mac and includes a built-in USB Print Server for adding and sharing a printer with multiple computers on your home network. Additionally, users can expand the storage capacity by simply attaching a USB hard drive to the back of the unit.

Access Your Content

For on the road access of your favorite music, photos and videos, Buffalo's unique Web Access feature allows users to access files through any ordinary Web browser. Plus, as an iPhone user, you can conveniently stream content stored on your LinkStation Pro right to your iPhone, anytime, anywhere. The LinkStation Pro can also manage your torrent files with the built-in BitTorrent client. This simple but robust network storage solution can download any torrent file while you and your laptop or netbook run off to work or class. The file will be waiting for you when you return.

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The LinkStation Pro includes many additional features to protect, share and enjoy your most valued digital assets. To safeguard your files, use Memeo AutoBackup. With Memo AutoBackup, there is no need for manual or scheduled backups; any new or changed file will be instantly and automatically protected. Plus, once you set your backup plan you never have to look at it again. For the easy sharing and enjoyment of your multimedia content, the LinkStation Pro includes a DLNA server, allowing you to stream your favorite music and movies to any DLNA player (such as the Buffalo LinkTheater). On top of that, the built-in iTunes server makes the LinkStation Pro a content source, so you can store all of you iTunes media on the LinkStation and free up your computer’s hard drive. Other features include eco-friendly power management and an auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port for accelerated performance.

The LinkStation Pro network storage solution is backed by a one-year limited warranty and lifetime 24/7 technical support.

Key Features and Benefits

• High Speed Processor and DDR2 RAM
• Seamless Integration with iTunes and a DLNA Server for Streaming Media
• Direct Copy Feature Automatically Transfers Media Files from a USB Device on to the LinkStation
• Works with Time Machine™
• Memeo™ AutoBackup Software for Windows or Macintosh Included

What’s in the Box
LinkStation Pro, Setup CD-ROM, Quick Setup Guide, Ethernet Cable, AC Adapter, and Warranty Statement

Product Description

Buffalo’s LinkStation Pro is a high performance, dependable, shared network storage solution with fast transfer speeds. It is easy to install and lets you store and share your music, photos, and videos on your home or business network as well as online. Stream your favorite music and videos directly from the LinkStation Pro to a PC, Mac, or network attached DLNA media player. Access and share your multimedia collection from anywhere at anytime using Web Access. Anyone with a Web browser and access credentials to your LinkStation will be able to see your photos, videos and other content. The user-friendly LinkStation Pro makes sharing simple.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good media storage, July 6, 2009

By	N. Silva Martinez (Guadalajara, Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was looking for a NAS with DLNA support and Bittorrent client. I saw several options but this one was the better cost-benefits. It is a single drive NAS so I did not expect to have redundacy, I like it for my home digital repository, so I can access my media from any computer in my house, and I am planning to get an network audio player.
I installed it the last saturday so I had two days to test its features. The installation process was very straigth forward, in about ten minutes I have the NAS up and running following the installation CD. Then I copied a bunch of files from my PC to it and it did it without any problem. I can not say if it is as fast as Buffalo claims because I could not compare against any other NAS, it is my first one.
I enabled the bittorrent client and it worked very well. The media server worked also well, I used Mezzmo media player to test it from a laptop in the network and it find my media files and played correctly, I played the network media for about an hour and it did it steadily. The web access feature worked also without problem, I have to configure my router to allow access to it, but it was painless, now I can access my personal files from everywhere, specially from my work.
I am very happy with my purchase, i think it is a good start for my networked media players. The price could be a little high but it is in the range.
I have to visit this review in a couple of weeks, after I use it a little more, or when I get a network media player to test it with this NAS. But by now it was a very good purchase.
I am editing this review because I purchased a UPnP network media player (philips NP2900) and it worked with my music and photos library in my linkstation. When I configured the network connection in the NP2900 it inmediatly detected my NAS and I could begin to listen my music and displaying my photos. So It is another reason to be satisfied with my purchase.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good NAS device at a low price, August 23, 2009

By	Busy Executive (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

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I replaced a Lacie NAS device with the Buffalo recently, and generally find the Buffalo to be a much better unit. While the Lacie worked okay for Windows, it never worked consistently with my Linux and Mac systems.

The Buffalo has a few extra communications protocols, including basic FTP, so accessing it from non-Windows systems is easy. If you search the Web, there are ways to install NFS on this device, opening it up further still (NFS requires a firmware patch though - not for the novice!). Although not well documented, I was even able to connect the NAS device to a large IBM mainframe computer. I guess that's not common, but it's nice to know it works anywhere you might need network attached storage.

Performance so far is excellent, so long as you have gigabit ethernet between it and the computers connecting to it. In an informal test, it seemed to perform substantially faster than a USB 2.0 drive attached to my PC...so fast, you sometimes can't believe it was possible to move so much data in such a short time. But, plain old 100mb seems sluggish by comparison, and in this configuration, the USB drive won hands down.

The setup program and built-in administration cover all the basics and are easy to use, even for novices. I had mine up and running in under 10 minutes with no problems whatsoever. It can be configured with various types of security, keeping your networked data safe. Some of the security options do seem to slow the drive down somewhat, but I suppose that can't be helped.

The other thing I like about this unit is that it's fairly quiet compared to some others I've used. it does seem to have a small fan, but it is nearly silent in operation. For some reason, Buffalo makes it easy to replace the fan, which I found a bit concerning at first (why would it be easy to replace if it never breaks?) but my early experience tells me it's not exactly under a heavy load. Overall built quality seems high and it seems rugged enough to endure years of service under my desk.

Overall, high marks - especially considering the low price.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great NAS !!!, August 10, 2009

By	gigi berlocea (Washington) - See all my reviews

I got it a couple of weeks ago on Amazon.com. It's quiet, doesn't run hot and it's kinda' cool looking. It's pretty easy to set up too, but it comes with about 60 gigs of stuff that you probably don't realy need. Except for the Memeo software which is nice because it backs up stuff automatically. The web acces gave my a little bit of trouble and when I called to tech support guy he didn't really feel like helping me out... I guess that's the reason I gave it 4 star instead of 5. It works fine now, though. It seemed a little slow as far as transfer speed to start out but I went in and increased the frame size and it's a lot better now. I run gigabyt environment across the board so once I increased to frame size it really picked up speed. I would definitelly recomend it.