Originally Posted by
ScottC
Well, when I purchased it (over 12 months ago) I have to say that it sucked. The unit itself is great and reliable, but the software D-link delivers with it (to detect it on your network) sucked. I know there have been several firmware updates since then, so I'd suggest trying one and returning it if/when it sucks as much as it did when I tested it.
Stuff like this evolves, some products become really good after a few firmware upgrades, others stay terrible so I can't comment on this one.
I just read a bunch of user reviews on the net and they are fairly uniform: noisy fan and slow transfers. It's the latter that's an issue for me (too bad, too, because Circuit City has it on sale for about $100). There's a product by Buffalo that seems similar (but costs twice as much). The user reviews complain about setup problems, but it seems to run okay. I may check that out.