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UPDATE 5/8/2009: User account access control has an issue in all firmware versions, from the original 1.0 release to the latest beta. Basically the setting to allow All users to access a share disappears. Resetting to defaults sometimes brings it back, but shares configured to allow All users don't work properly. Weird issues with the All checkbox and shares disappearing are very frustrating. Dlink tech support has been aware of this for 4-6 months but no fix is in sight.

Well, it's now the end of June 2009, the DNS-321 has been out since August of 2008, and *no* firmware updates have been made available to fix the above issue yet. In addition, there are known bugs which cause the cooling fan to run continuously, and known incompatibilities with certain Hitachi drives, which have also not been officially addressed yet ("beta" firmware does not count).

Perhaps these issues will be corrected in the near future, but 10+ months is a totally unacceptable length of time to have to wait for a vendor to supply critical fixes such as the above. I cannot call the DNS-321 an acceptable choice for anyone looking for a reliable NAS.

Edit - the Hitachi drive issue was corrected in a firmware fix dated 06/15/09. The other issues noted above are still unresolved.

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This is my second D-Link NAS, the first being DNS-323, which has all the features of this DNS-321, and also offers USB print server capability and music streaming. As I do not need those features, when my data outgrew the DNS-323, I decided to go for the DNS-321. I've been well-pleased with the decision.

It's very simple to set up. You don't need any tools, and just pop in one or two drives (I'm using two Samsung 1.5TB SATA drives), follow simple on-screen instructions to set it up, and there you go. I've set up mine as RAID-0 with a total capacity of 2.7TB (because manufacturer's 1.5TB = Microsoft Windows' 1.35TB or so), and it sits quietly in the corner of my office, connected to a gigabit hub. Every night my computers execute backups to it, and every night it runs smoothly. Out of sight, out of mind, except for the peace of mind coming from knowing that my data is backed up. It's very quiet and also stays cool. You can specify the drives' power-down period so that the drives are not always spinning. As others have noted, despite its gigabit network connection, you rarely get faster than about 120-150Mbit/sec (and that's when transferring large--hundreds of megabyte--files; smaller files, such as images from digital cameras, will slow down the transfer speed very significantly); this seems to be fairly typical of home NAS enclosures in this price range.

All in all, I'm very happy with the DNS-321 for my backup solution. I wouldn't recommend it as a live, online data storage for your everyday files due to its less-than-stellar transfer speed, but for routine, scheduled backups--it's a stellar product.

One more note about backups not pertaining to this drive: If you are serious about backing up your data, be sure to store a set of data away from home--at work or at friend's/relative's house--as a safeguard for those times of emergency when you can't get back to your house to retrieve your valuables. In addition to my NAS boxes, I keep two sets of backup drives, one at home and one at work, and rotate them every month or so.

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I bought this with 3 criteria in mind:

1. Have some sort of redundancy in place so I don't lose any of my pictures and video clips.

2. Have the ability to share them over the home network.

3. Have the ability to stream the pictures and videos to my XBox 360 so my family can watch them on the living room TV.

I paired it with a couple of Seagate Barracudas (ST31000340AS). Installation was quick and simple. [..]Everything worked out of the box with the exception of streaming to the 360. A firmware patch (from 1.00 to 1.01) fixed it.

This is day 4. Will update this if anything changes.

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I have two 1.5TB drives in this enclosure. Using RAID 0 and have had no problems. I am very pleased with this enclosure.

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First, a qualifier, I don't work for, have an interest in, or know anyone that might benefit from a good or bad hardware review :)

Initially I bought a Western Digital Mybook 2TB World Edition NAS. I was very dissapointed with the speed and the overly complex setup using third party limited edition software for access. Even though I bought it deeply discounted it was not usable so a waste of money. It performed so poorly I can't bring myself to sell it to someone else.

I then bought two 1.5tb SATA drives and started looking for a NAS case. I received an add for the DNS321 from another on-line retailer and after shopping bought here. I have owned some D-link products in the past and been happy and after reading a couple of reviews got my credit card out and ordered.

The product is great. It is really easy to use and setup. The front slides up to reveal two slide in bays. I inserted and seated the drives into the bays (no cables or connectors to worry about, the drives seat themselves into rear connectors when you slide them in.) I attached the DNS321 power supply, connected it to my router, and used the software to find it from my PC. The software searches your local network for the device and only needs to be used once. I asigned it a drive letter and was up and running.

Initial software configuration was easy. I chose RAID 0 for speed and capacity, although other options are available. Formating took a long time, but that has nothing to do with the DNS321, 3tb is a lot of formatting. When formatting was complete it was time for the real test, speed.

I dragged about 400gb of media files onto the drive and was pleasantly suprised at the speed of transfer. This thing is exactly, and maybe a little better than what I was hoping for. I now have all of my home's PCs and my media center attached to it and can share my mixed media files. I have not tried it's network capabilities, as I have no reason to access files remotely, so I can't speak to how well that part of the device works.

It is compact and attractive. The blue indicator lights against the black case give it an appealing glow on the shelf next to the router. It has been running in my house for more than a month with no problems.

Although I have been using computers since the late 70's and would consider myself expert in some areas, networking has always been a weak spot for me. This device was really easy to setup and I think anyone but a complete beginner would be able to use it with no problem. I would recommend this to anyone looking for home NAS.

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