D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure User reviews  Editors' choice

By Craig Simms on 06/09/2007

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The good:

  • Easy to use, flexible software
  • Won't break the bank
  • Huge array of servers
  • Gigabit ethernet
  • Email alerts
  • Print server
  • Power management

The bad:

  • Front panel is a little flimsy
  • Could be quieter

The bottomline:

The D-Link DNS-323 is a great network storage device for beginners and professionals alike.

Buying choices:

Editors' rating:

9/10

Users' rating:

8.7/10

Tags:

d-link | dlink | dns-323 | nas | raid | storage

darkfrost2008
01/08/2008, 07:31 PM

rating
10/10

Great device, bought a 2nd one for my sister and thinking of a third one to expand my storage furthur

Cons: no choice of share names

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ramjet
20/06/2008, 10:14 AM

rating
9/10

Overall very happy with the product.

Pros: Easy to use. Most things seem to work as they are supposed to and it seems to be reliable. Back-up program is brilliant - once it has indexed everything, which takes forever. It constantly backs up selected files/folders, rather than doing periodic backups, but is not at all intrusive.

Cons: iTunes server is useless because library is limited to 2GB

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delta
02/06/2008, 06:20 AM

rating
10/10

nice and easy

Pros: ftp fast easy, detail setup

Cons: none so far well printer server could be faster

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slerts
10/05/2008, 08:48 PM

rating
9/10

Easy & reliable file server

Pros: easy to set up. RAIDs works well. good value, support Gigabit network speed
and lastly quiet operation

Cons: nothing so far (after a year now)

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GDruce
03/05/2008, 11:39 PM

rating
9/10

Don't forget to disable the default shares if you want to protect files on it.

Pros: Easy setup including firmware upgrade, Media Streaming out the box to PS3 and Sagem device.

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DChapman
DChapman
05/04/2008, 08:04 AM

rating
8/10

A fantastic unit, very glad I purchased it.

Pros: Quick and easy setup and install.

Cons: Print server takes ages to respond. Documentation on more in-depth features seriously lacking.

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l_beasley
01/04/2008, 03:10 PM

rating
5/10

Be careful with this unit.

Pros: The ftp server and size and ease of use is great.

Cons: Doesn't use NTFS or FAT file system so you have to install a BLANK hard drive or it will format (ie delete everything). In addition it doesn't support incrimental archiving over tfp due to the file system so if you want to use it as a daily backup for your pictures, music, etc it will back up EVERYTHING. Imagine the wear and tear and the time factor too.

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sbt
13/12/2007, 04:19 PM

rating
9/10

10 min to setup, its just what I was looking for

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ryanjcanning
21/09/2007, 11:22 AM

rating
9/10

First used this to install at a clients, defiantly a good piece of equipment and would recommend to anyone for backing up

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