Buffalo Link Station™ 421e Diskless Enclosure High Performance 2-Bay Network Storage
Key Features
2-Bay Diskless Enclosure
Scalable Capacity
High Performance
- 3X Faster than a Standard NAS Device
DLNA Certified™, i Tunes® & PS3™ Media Server Functionality
Intuitive User Interface & Easy-to-Use Setup Wizard
Buffalo's Link Station™ 421e Diskless Enclosure offers high performance, feature rich network storage & backup for all PC & Mac® computers on your home network at speeds up to 100 MB/s. Stream music & movies & access your files over the Internet while away from home.
"...the diskless Link Station 421DE is a capable performer & can be recommended for users looking to take their first steps into the world of network-attached storage" Read full Hexus Review...
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High Performance Home Data & Media Server
Buffalo's Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure is a high performance 2-bay network storage device that comes equipped with a whole host of features, perfect for storing, sharing, serving & protecting your most important data. Back up multiple PCs & Mac® computers simultaneously & enjoy uninterrupted access to terabytes of storage on your network & even over the Internet while away from home.
Secure Central Storage
With terabytes of storage, Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure provides a reliable, central location to store all data from every PC & Mac® computer, tablet device & smartphone in your home or small office.
Store, access & share files from anywhere over your wireless network at speeds up to three times as fast as a standard NAS device!
Exceptional Performance
Equipped with a high performance 1.2 GHz dual issue ARM processor & DDR3 RAM, Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure offers much more than simple home shared storage. This dual-bay network storage device boasts transfer speeds up to 100 MB/s, nearly twice as fast as a standard USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 drive & three times faster than a standard NAS device.
Custom Scalability
Diskless enclosure offers easy scalability up to 8 TB for high capacity network storage & backup.
Automatic Data Protection
When two hard drives are inserted, Link Station 421e supports 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 Favourite Media
Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure is DLNA Certified™ & it can be used as an i Tunes® server to stream all of your favorite music, movies & shows to multiple devices simultaneously.
Now you can relax & watch movies on your big screen TV while music is pumped outdoors by the pool. Centralize your media files for simple sharing & streaming.
Easy Scheduled Backup
Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure features Nova BACKUP® Professional for Windows® & Time Machine® support for Mac for whole home data backup.
Disaster & hard drive failures happen unexpectedly; don't leave your important files & treasured memories in the hands of chance. Schedule backups for every computer in your house & easily protect all of your data, down to the very last byte.
Free Personal Cloud Service
While on the go, Buffalo's free Web Access service means that you can create a personal cloud for easy remote access & 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 & family; they can securely access only the files you've selected for them to see.
For enhanced access on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad & Android devices, download Buffalo's free Web Access mobile apps.
Web Access i for iPhone® & iPod® touch
Web Access i HD for iPad®
Web Access A for Android
Link Station NAS System
Link Station 421e Diskless Enclosure runs on Buffalo's Link Station NAS System, providing a host of useful features from network file sharing & security to RAID management, remote access & more. Included on all Buffalo Link Station devices, Link Station NAS System simplifies your everyday data needs.
Specification
Internal Hard Drives
Number of Drives
- 2 Empty Bays (HDDs not included)
LAN Interface
Standard Compliance
- (10BASE-T)IEEE802.3, (100BASE-TX)IEEE802.3u, (1000BASE-T)IEEE802.3ab
Data Transfer Rates
- 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps
Connector Type
- RJ-45
Number of Ports
- 1
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface
Standard Compliance
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/USB 2.0
Number of Ports
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 / 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0
Data Transfer Rates
* 480 Mbps is the maximum transfer rate derived from the specifications of the Universal Serial Bus 2.0. Actual transfer rate will vary depending upon environmental factors. Data rate, features & performance may vary based on the configuration of your system & other factors.
Protocol Support
Networking
- TCP/IP
File Sharing
- CIFS/SMB, AFP, HTTPS, FTP/FTPS/SFTP
Management
- HTTP/HTTPS
Other
Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 3.43 x 5 x 8.03 in
Weight
- 1.76 lbs
Power Consumption
- Max 48W
Power Supply
- Internal AC 100-240V Universal, 50/60 Hz
Client OS Support
- Windows® 8 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows® 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit/64-bit), Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server® 2003, Windows® 2000 Server