Product Description The D-Link DNS-343 4-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, when used with internal SATA drives, enables you to share documents, files, and digital media such as music, photos, and video with everyone on the home or office network. When configuring the DNS-343, you can create users and groups and assign them to folders with either read or read/write permissions. This is ideal for an office environment with employee-specific sensitive data or for the home where you can ensure your children will only have access to age appropriate material.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent NAS at a Great PriceNovember 25, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There weren't a lot of positive reviews out there but I took a chance and bought this NAS and I am very happy I didn't listen to the bad reviews listed here and another site. This was the cheapest 4 drive NAS I could find and it is from a reputable company and it works great. Since I bought it I see that it has come down in price which makes it even better of a deal. Now that I know how well it performs this is a no brainer when compared to all the higher priced 4 Bay NAS available (cough...Netgear).
The NAS itself is very well built...solid construction and not flimsy plastic like some of the others I have read about. Installing the drives in the NAS is very sturdy. You do not need to install rails like some other companies and don't have to worry about anything snapping. Drive bays are all numbered and has the newest firmware now has automatic power throttling fans (when I first turned on the unit the fans didn't start up and I thought the unit was defective and then 1 minute later they automatically kicked on...very cool feature). The unit is very quiet (for me at least), even with the fans running. Another nice feature is this unit has a gigabit connection.
Two very minor things I wasn't crazy about was how easily the front panel can slide off...didn't see a locking mech to keep it closed (maybe it did and I just didn't see it). That being said, my NAS is in a location where it won't be touched or moved around so this is not a big deal. Second, the web interface is just OK but could be a lot better. Feels like the interface to my Linksys router. I read somewhere that it is similar to d-link's router interface but I can't confirm that. Again, this is not a big deal.
I found it convenient that after creating the RAID1 array the software had an option to map the NAS volume as a drive letter on your computer for easy access. I have not had the opportunity to test the actually transfer speeds but I copied several gigs (10GB) of data to it without any speed problems. I was even able to set up an email alert if the drives have any problems.
The OLED on the front states the current HD health, IPs, drive capacity readouts, etc. The OLED goes to sleep after not being used for a while. The rear is pretty basic, two fans, 4 HD releases, USB Connection, Gigabit Ethernet port and a cable clip. The DNS-343 has so many features that I just haven't had time to look into yet including FTP or the Print server to name a few.
Most importantly, I was able to connect my Tvix M-6500A Media Center to the d-link and stream HD movies from it without a hiccup. My next step is to buy (4) 1.5 TB HDs to setup a RAID 5 on it.
I am sure there are other points I am forgetting so if anybody has any questions or like me to test anything please leave a comment asking and I will try to help you.
Overall I am extremely happy that I have purchased this unit and VERY surprised at the negative reviews here and other sites (must be non techies). I would definitely buy again and probably will be soon.
DNS series works well, butSeptember 30, 2008 1 out of 18 found this review helpful
I am a happy user and owner of a DNS-323 the 2-bay version of this device, and I would like to upgrade. It is robust, simple, low power, and works well, and keeps things cool.
The problem is that I also own the 4-bay QNAP NAS device, which has all kinds of software, and services for almost the same price. DLink is over-priced. When this gets down to about the price I got the DNS-323 at I would say, consider it, but until then it is too costly.
There is almost nothing to these boxes, they are sleek and simple and easy to assemble, there is no justification for the price being so high on this - especially in light of competitive products.
Do NOT work as advertised!!!September 25, 2008 2 out of 16 found this review helpful
D-LINK DNS-343 JBOD, RAID1, & RAID5 (IN EXT2 OR EXT3 FILESYSTEM) DO NOT WORK!
THE 4 BRAND NEW SATA DRIVES ARE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (EACH DRIVE VIGOROUSLY TESTED OK ON SEPERATED PC)
http://www.nashq.com - This website shows the following NAS manufacturers supporting 1.5TB Sata Drive in RAID configurations. Netgear Buffalo Thecus Synology QNAP
D-Link DNS-343 claims to support "any capacity" drives. http://www.dlink.com/products/resource.asp?pid=667&rid=2668&sec=0 Support Hard Drive Type * SATA* -Any Capacity * 3.5" Internal * Hard drive(s) not included. An internal SATA drive is required to store or share your files. RAID 5 requires the use of four (4) internal SATA drives. RAID 1 mirroring requires the use of two (2) internal SATA drives. To avoid data incompatibility in RAID 1 and RAID 5 operation, use SATA drives from the same manufacturer. Formatted drive capacity for RAID 1 and RAID 5 operation is dependant on the drive capacity of the lowest-sized drive. May not work with older generation SATA drives.
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