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Buffalo LinkStation 420 6 TB 2-Drive NAS for Home/Home Office (LS420D0602)

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Digital Storage Capacity 6000 GB
Hard Disk Interface USB 1.1
Connectivity Technology USB
Brand BUFFALO
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Description Desktop, 2x6TB
Compatible Devices Television, Desktop, Tablet, Camera, Smartphone
Installation Type External Hard Drive
Color Black
Hard Disk Size 6 TB

About this item

  • High Performance Processor (transfers up to 100 M/bs)
  • Buffalo's free WebAccess to your own Personal Cloud
  • DLNA certified to stream your favorite media
  • Nova BACKUP software included with up to 5 licenses
  • iTunes server compatible
  • Two drive design supports RAID 0/1
  • 3 Year Warranty with 24/7 technical support

Product Description

Product Description

Buffalo's LinkStation 420 network storage provides ultra fast shared storage and backup for all PC and Mac computers on your home network with the security of RAID data protection. Simply connect it to your wireless router for access anywhere in your home. Equipped with a high performance processor, LinkStation 420 boasts transfer speeds up to 80 MB/s, twice as fast as a standard NAS or USB drive. Additionally, it's DLNA Certified and it can be used as an iTunes server for simplified media storage and streaming. While on the go, easy to use WebAccess service allows you to create a free personal cloud for easy remote access anytime, anywhere over the Internet, and even on your iPhone, iPad and Android devices. With LinkStation 420, you can back up multiple computers simultaneously and enjoy uninterrupted access to terabytes of storage anytime, anywhere.

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Ultra-Fast Personal Cloud Storage for Home

Buffalo’s LinkStation 420 network storage provides ultra fast shared storage and backup for all PC and Mac computers on your home network with the security of RAID data protection. Simply connect it to your wireless router for access anywhere in your home. Equipped with a high performance processor, LinkStation 420 boasts transfer speeds up to 100 MB/s, three times as fast as a standard NAS device. Additionally, it’s DLNA Certified and it can be used as an iTunes server for simplified media storage and streaming. While on the go, easy to use WebAccess service allows you to create a free personal cloud for easy remote access anytime, anywhere over the Internet, and even on your iPhone, iPad and Android devices. With LinkStation 420, you can back up multiple computers simultaneously and enjoy uninterrupted access to terabytes of storage anytime, anywhere.

  • 2-Drive
  • High Performance - 3X Faster than a Standard NAS Device
  • DLNA Certified, iTunes and PS3 Media Server Functionality
  • Intuitive User Interface and Easy-to-Use Setup Wizard
  • USB Port for Backup or Printer Sharing
  • LinkStation NAS System
Store and back up thousands of photo, video & music files in one secure, central location.

Secure Central Storage

With terabytes of storage, LinkStation 420 provides a reliable, central location to store all data from every PC and Mac computer, tablet device and smartphone in your home or small office.

Store, access and share files from anywhere over your wireless network at speeds up to twice as fast as a standard USB hard drive!

Exceptional Performance

Equipped with a high performance processor, LinkStation 420 offers much more than simple home shared storage. This dual drive network storage device boasts transfer speeds up to 100 MB/s, nearly three times as fast as a standard NAS device.

Automatic Data Protection

LinkStation 420 features two hard drives and support for RAID 0/1 for maximum capacity or redundant data protection.

  • RAID 0 combines all drives into a single array offering maximum capacity with no redundancy
  • RAID 1 mirrors the two drives, creating an exact copy of data for fault tolerance

Stream Your Favorite Media

LinkStation 420 is DLNA Certified and it can be used as an iTunes server to stream all of your favorite music, movies and shows to multiple devices simultaneously.

Now you can relax and watch movies on your big screen TV while music is pumped outdoors by the pool. Centralize your media files for simple sharing and streaming.

LinkStation 420 features a USB 2.0 port for added functionality. Attach a printer to the network or add a hard drive to back up your LinkStation 420 NAS.

Easy Scheduled Backup

LinkStation 420 features NovaBACKUP Professional for Windows and Time Machine support for Mac for whole home data backup.

Disaster and hard drive failures happen unexpectedly; don't leave your important files and treasured memories in the hands of chance. Schedule backups for every computer in your house and easily protect all of your data, down to the very last byte.

Free Personal Cloud Service

While on the go, Buffalo's free WebAccess service allows you to create a personal cloud for easy remote access and file sharing with anyone, anywhere over the Internet. Your data remains securely stored in one place on your home network, but you can access it quickly from any computer, tablet or smartphone device over the Web. Sharing is as easy as sending a link to your friends and family; they can securely access only the files you've selected for them to see.

For enhanced access on your Apple and Android devices, download Buffalo's free WebAccess mobile apps from iTunes and Google Play.

LinkStation NAS System

LinkStation 420 runs on Buffalo's LinkStation NAS System, providing a host of useful features from network file sharing and security to RAID management, remote access and more. Included on all Buffalo LinkStation devices, LinkStation NAS System simplifies your everyday data needs.

Storage capacity results will vary based on individual factors. * Figures represent the average number of photos taken with a 10 megapixel camera with an average file size of 2.2 MB per photo. † Figures represent the number of movies based on an average file size of 1 GB per movie. ‡ Figures represent the number of MP3 files at an average length of 00:03:25/160 Kbps with an average file size of 4 MB per song. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes, 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

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Buffalo LinkStation 420 6 TB 2-Drive NAS for Home/Home Office (LS420D0602)

Buffalo LinkStation 420 6 TB 2-Drive NAS for Home/Home Office (LS420D0602)

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Mark
1.0 out of 5 stars Works great with Roku and for backups, but service is abysmal
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014
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I got the LinkStation to store movies and Time Machine backups for my Mac. It works great! To make the LinkStation work with a Roku, just enable DLNA on a folder on the LinkStation, and install the "Roku Media Player" app on the Roku. That's it! The "Roku Media Player" app sees the LinkStation and plays my MP4 and M4V files flawlessly (I have the Roku HD, a model that's a couple years old). Note that AVI files don't seem to be recognized, so when you rip your DVDs, pick your format accordingly.

The LinkStation is initially setup with RAID 0, so if you care about your data, be sure to rebuild the RAID volume as RAID 1. That was a painfully slow process. It took about a day for the LinkStation to rebuild the two 3TB drives as a RAID 1 volume.

Setting up Time Machine backups from my Mac to the LinkStation was seamless and easy -- took about 5 minutes.

*** UPDATE 11 MONTHS LATER ***

After 11 months one of the drives failed on this unit. This happens sometimes, and I had the LS420 in a RAID 1 configuration, so no data was lost. However, the warranty support I'm getting from Buffalo is disappointing. They refuse to send a drive to replace the one failed drive. That would have been the easiest option for everyone -- I could have rebuilt the RAID and never skipped a beat. But instead they insist I send in the whole unit in, including both drives.

Ok, sounds awesome, except for one small detail. WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT 3TB OF DATA IN THE MEAN TIME???? Seriously, you can't you just send one drive to replace the bad mirror? Would you really rather replace the whole thing, which HAS to cost twice as much as a single drive???? Total awesomeness!

So I pointedly ask the tech guy where I'm supposed to put my 3TB of data while the unit is in their shop, and he belatedly tells me that they have an "Advance RMA" system, where they send the replacement part in advance. "Unfortunately the Advance RMA system is down right now," he says. I joke to the tech guy "You must have had it on a Buffalo Linkstation, eh? hahaha". He doesn't laugh, and tells me to call back periodically until the Advance RMA system comes up. More awesomeness, Buffalo.

3 days later I call again (3rd time) and the "Advance RMA" system is still down. But this time they offer to send me an email when it comes back up. But now the tech tells me I will have to pay a $30 "fee" for the Advance RMA. "Yeah right, If it ever comes back up" I say to myself. Yet more awesomeness, buffalo.

So that's where I'm at. Buffalo has effectively found a way to hold my data hostage for $30. I can either send my old LS420 in, lose 3TB of data, and get a free replacement sometime in the future, or I can pay $30 and get a replacement LS420 in advance, transfer the data, and send the old one back. That is, if the Advance RMA system ever comes back up.

Thanks so much for the awesome service Buffalo!
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windracer
2.0 out of 5 stars Wanted to like it, but sending it back
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2014
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I wanted to like the LS420. I ordered the 6TB version planning to run it in a RAID-1 configuration to replace my 1TB Linkstation Live, which was nearing capacity. I should have taken it as a sign when I couldn't even use the NAS right out of the box because I had to wait for it to format the RAID array, which took 24 hours! Then began the long processes of copy my ~1TB of data from the old NAS to the new one, and throughput wasn't anywhere near the 80MB/s they advertise (even on a gigabit switch). But I finally had everything copied, my Windows drive and Linux mount points updated, and everything seemed okay.

But after three weeks, I've decided to return the LS420 and can no longer recommend it. 9 out of 10 times when I tried to copy files to it, the NAS would just crash (dropped off the network, or hanging altogether) The bittorrent client would also crash and hang the unit, resetting all the configuration back to the factory default. I tried contacting Buffalo tech support via e-mail and also started some threads on their support forums and after 5 days still hadn't received a single reply (other than a boilerplate "we received your inquiry and will be in touch")!

This was very disappointing as I've been very happy with my Buffalo equipment in the past (multiple routers and NASes going back to 2006) but I can't have a NAS be as unreliable as the LS420 has been right out of the box. So it's going back and I'm going to try the Synology DS214 instead.
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Jack Dallas
4.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Needs a Place for Their Stuff, A Big Place
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013
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I have four NAS systems of varying sizes from Buffalo. While none of them is incredibly fast, they all seem reliable and get the job of storing "my stuff" done. I have the 6TB device in a RAID 0 array where I get the entire 6TB of space, at least what is left over after formatting (5,967,515,222,016 bytes or 5.42TB). The back up software is merely adequate but there are third party products that are much better. I use Shadow Protect as it allows me to easily find and restore a single file or make a complete system restore without regard to the design of the original system. Shadow Protect does this by creating a single file for each back up or incremental back up. This allows you to manage your back ups so you can recover the space used by deleting those back ups that are now redundant.

The Buffalo LinkStation is basically a small computer hanging on your network, that has a pair of 3TB drives, that can be shared across your network.

DLNA Certified. While I don't use this feature, the Buffalo shows up on my network attached entertainment system so I can share stored movies and pictures. I prefer to use the Apple TV for this purpose as the interface is intuitive and it can access anything on my network through iTunes.
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Richer Roy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2014
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