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ZyXEL NSA310 1-Bay NAS Media Server (With 500GB HDD) - €90.37 delivered [Dabs.ie]

  • 22-02-2012 10:39AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


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    Picked this up last night for two reasons:

    1. Primarily to keep important things backed up on both my machine and girlfriend's machine. Dropbox is great and all but not for the quantity I'd be backing up.
    2. ATV / ATV2. Nuff said!

    Has all the bells and whistles - BitTorrent, FTP, eMule etc. And it's one of the better reviewed NAS boxes available.

    You can buy it with a 500GB disk installed from Dabs.ie - and that's in stock now (they even appear to have the diskless one at €3 more)!

    PS - I bought it diskless from CCLOnline for £45 / €55 delivered but they seem be be out of stock now.
    Simply Play Media Server for Streaming and Sharing Multimedia Includes 500GB Hard Drive

    Easily enjoy HD videos and music everywhere

    With a powerful CPU and ample memory, the NSA310 1-Bay Media Server can easily stream HD multimedia to different UPnP and DLNA-certified devices such as the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and DLNA TV in every room at home simultaneously. Acting as an iTunes server and SqueezeCenter, the NSA310 can make it easy to stream music on PCs, laptops, and SqueezeBoxes.

    Simply play with Intuitive interface

    Through NSA310’s intuitive user interface, you can quickly preview files through thumbnails and play photo slideshows directly from your Web browser. The NSA310 also allows you to create a music playlist and play it in the background for your slide shows.

    Share with your family over home network

    Want to share the photos and videos taken in family trips or your children’s birthday parties stored in your laptop or PC? Just store all of your favorite photos, music, videos from your PC to the NSA310, as your centralized digital media library, and your family can immediately access the files on their laptops and tablet PCs over your home network.

    Share with your friends in a snap

    What if you want to share the photos or videos you just taken with your friends? Without powering up your PC or laptop, just plug your digital cameras, smart phones or USB mass storage devices into the NSA310’s USB ports and push the copy/sync button to save the photos and videos in the NSA310. Few minutes later, your newly-added photos and videos will be automatically uploaded by the NSA310 to the social media sites like Flickr and YouTube and ready to share with your friends!

    *It is recommended to create a specific share first for back files.

    BitTorrent and eMule

    The NSA310 features a BitTorrent client for fast downloading and sharing large files. With high-speed DHT (Distributed Hash Tables) mode and TCP/UDP tracker protocols support, the NSA310 overcomes the drawbacks of slow and disrupted downloading and also supports eMule for downloading.

    RSS

    After you subscribe to RSS feeds and add the links to the NSA310, the built-in RSS client enables the NSA310 to automatically download the latest digital contents, such as TV programs and Podcasts. With RSS server support, the NSA310 makes it easy for you to share the files with your friends by subscribing to the RSS feeds you set.

    FTP server

    With the NSA310, you can establish your own FTP server and manage access authorization for it. The auto-upload function can automatically upload files stored in the NSA to FTP servers; it’s a very efficient way to update multiple FTP servers simultaneously and share with your friends and family.

    One-click hosting sites downloading

    In addition to serving as an eMule/BitTorrent/FTP server, our one-click hosting download manager makes it easy for you to manage large files downloads from RapidShare or Megaupload.

    Organize media at your fingertips

    The zPilot™ file auto-classification function of the NSA310 enables you to easily store and manage media files through simple drag-and-drop operations. With zPilot™ software installed on your computer, you can drag one or more files or folders to the zPilot™ icon on the desktop, and they will be identified and delivered automatically to music, photo, video or other designated folders on the NSA310.


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,108 ✭✭✭Soarer


    I assume it's not limited to 500gb?

    Don't see an hdd limit quoted, so a 3TB internal would suit?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Soarer wrote: »
    I assume it's not limited to 500gb?

    Don't see an hdd limit quoted, so a 3TB internal would suit?
    Yep, from a review above:
    It accepts the latest 3TB hard disks and you can even plug in an external eSata disk to create a Raid array to protect data should the internal disk fail.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭WeleaseWoderick


    Would it be possible to hook up an external hard disk to this instead of installing an internal one?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Would it be possible to hook up an external hard disk to this instead of installing an internal one?
    No, it hasn't got USB support.

    EDIT: Sorry.. actually, it has 2 USB ports. I know they can be used for off-site backups. e.g plug in a USB key, click a button on front of the device and it'll copy from NAS to that USB. But it appears to support external storage alright.

    Official Site

    I should make it clear I haven't recieved the device.. just ordered it, and was despatched earlier.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    So you can download torrents directly to this? My laptop is ancient and utorrent keeps crashing it. Even itunes wont operate on it, i use it strictly for browsing the internet.

    Could i use this to download torrents, music on itunes and then stream them to my xbox/HDtv etc?

    I'm not familiar with these things at all.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Yep..

    AFAIK, you use it's web server to upload torrents, or use an RSS feed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    You mention your use of the ATV. Do you have to convert all your videos over to .m4v using something like Handbrake for all your videos?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    Damn you bargain alerts. Tempting me with all this hi-tech giggery pokery.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,038 ✭✭✭✭adox


    AdMMM wrote: »
    You mention your use of the ATV. Do you have to convert all your videos over to .m4v using something like Handbrake for all your videos?

    Jailbreak your ATV and you can throw pretty much any format at it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    I've a ton of CD's (how quaint) that i want to upload onto a hard drive and store. If i load them onto my laptop can i then transfer them across to this unit?

    Can i then sync my ipod with the unit and not the laptop?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    AdMMM wrote: »
    You mention your use of the ATV. Do you have to convert all your videos over to .m4v using something like Handbrake for all your videos?
    Yeah, as adox said.. slap XBMC on it and add the NAS as a share. Sorted!
    I've a ton of CD's (how quaint) that i want to upload onto a hard drive and store. If i load them onto my laptop can i then transfer them across to this unit?

    Can i then sync my ipod with the unit and not the laptop?
    You can transfer them across alright.

    With regards syncing with iPod, I don't think so.. you'd need iTunes or an equivalent to do that. EDIT: There is an iTunes server on it though..

    OT: From reviews, speeds are decent but not mind blowing. So if you're using it for backups, I'd consider one big backup (may take a long time) and then incremental backups.

    If speed is a concern.. maybe pick up one of the more expensive highly rated units on the list.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭johnny_adidas


    asked for an update on stock from CCLOnline as im interested and have a hard drive already. got an email 20 mins later saying it was back in only to discover it wasnt :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Considering a 500gig hd on it's own costs between €70 & €90 this is good value.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    asked for an update on stock from CCLOnline as im interested and have a hard drive already. got an email 20 mins later saying it was back in only to discover it wasnt :confused:
    Yeah, they had 90+ when I ordered last night. Sold out quite quickly.

    They had it for £6 cheaper last week! :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    adox wrote: »
    Jailbreak your ATV and you can throw pretty much any format at it.
    I did have it Jailbroken but restored it because XBMC wasn't completely stable. My ATV is connected to the family TV so I just let them work away on Netflix which suits them down to the ground.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭wolfyboy555


    Think i might get one of these! Have an atv so think i'l get use of it! I have a hdd plugged into my router but that means my laptop has to be on for it to be shared. Does this mean the drive will be shared regardless of my laptop?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    As long as the NAS is powered and plugged into a router, the share / drive will be accessible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭wolfyboy555


    Cheers thanks think i'l get one! Having content on network far more reliable than streaming from a filehost esp after megaupload disaster


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 885 ✭✭✭manster


    it doesn't say if it supports nzb downloads - anyone confirm?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    manster wrote: »
    it doesn't say if it supports nzb downloads - anyone confirm?
    From a quick Google, I see no mention of it.. so that's a no-go I'd say!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,108 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Just got notification from CCLonline that the diskless is back in stock with them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭johnny_adidas


    before i buy one whats the difference between the 310 and the 2 bay 221 on amazon here? is it just speed?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/NSA221-Network-Attached-Storage-Appliance/dp/B003UMJSLM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1329999300&sr=8-4

    310 additional features according to spec sheets:
    One-click hosting sites download manager
    Maximum 2 USB printer servers (by CIFS protocol)
    APC UPS monitoring and auto shutdown
    RAID features differ
    eSATA hibernation support
    Wake-on-LAN support
    E-mail notification when finish BT download task

    so i guess ill go with the 310 although a second bay for a dedicated backup drive would be handy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    before i buy one whats the difference between the 310 and the 2 bay 221 on amazon here? is it just speed?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/NSA221-Network-Attached-Storage-Appliance/dp/B003UMJSLM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1329999300&sr=8-4
    Well.. it can run RAID 1 for proper backup enthusiasts.. but it's reviews are more middling!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,392 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Just ordered from CCL as I already have a 2TB internal drive with my media on it. It'll be nice to have centralised media, though I suppose I'll have to do something with the DVDs I ripped as the PS3 isn't particularly happy with the way I ripped them. Oh well, something to do.


    Ever since I got my first modem from Esat, I thought ZyXEL was pronounced like zekiel... looking at a video about this NAS, turns out it's pronounced zi-cell. I wonder what tech support thought every time I mentioned that I had a Hebrew prophet as a modem.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,647 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Ever since I got my first modem from Esat, I thought ZyXEL was pronounced like zekiel... looking at a video about this NAS, turns out it's pronounced zi-cell. I wonder what tech support thought every time I mentioned that I had a Hebrew prophet as a modem.
    I've been pronouncing it "Ziks-Ell" like some kind of German dictator! :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭WeleaseWoderick


    Would something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sumvision-100Mbps-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B004OILAD0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330005064&sr=8-1 do a similar job if your media is already on an external HDD?

    Don't have much experience with the world of NAS but want to be able to stream to XBMC on ATV2.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Dont really need this, but I'm very tempted. Current nas we have on the network is an old 1TB WorldBook and god is that fecker slow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 767 ✭✭✭rai555


    Just ordered from CCL as I already have a 2TB internal drive with my media on it. It'll be nice to have centralised media, though I suppose I'll have to do something with the DVDs I ripped as the PS3 isn't particularly happy with the way I ripped them. Oh well, something to do.


    Ever since I got my first modem from Esat, I thought ZyXEL was pronounced like zekiel... looking at a video about this NAS, turns out it's pronounced zi-cell. I wonder what tech support thought every time I mentioned that I had a Hebrew prophet as a modem.

    Just be aware - if you stick in your drive with gigs of goodies - it will be formatted ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    Possibly a bit off topic but is there much differnce between using something like this and using a router that you can attach a hard drive too via usb.... The latter probably wudn't do torrents i suppose... and would be slower? any other disadvantages?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭brock92


    Bought this NAS recently for € 171.72 from dabs.ie
    I think its good value

    LaCie 2TB LaCie Network Space 2 Ethernet/Hi-Speed USB


    http://www.dabs.ie/products/lacie-2tb-lacie-network-space-2-ethernet-hi-speed-usb-6LQ1.html?src=7


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