Promise SmartStorâ„¢ NS4300N Network Storage Server

Pros: Smart hardware design.
Cons: Broken and buggy software. Incomplete features touted as selling points in marketing literature.

There's a lot to say about the SmartStor, but a lot of it's going to have to go unsaid on my part. Most of it involves one or more of George Carlin's seven dirty words. The SmartStor is a Network Attached Storage device that stands alone as a ...

Pros: cheap, easy to set up (to a point), nice package integration
Cons: proprietary format, file deletion takes long time, fan noise too loud

This NAS is pretty good for the money, it's probably the cheapest NAS available. However it does have a few problems, these may or may not be show-stoppers for you. Right out of the box the NAS worked (firmware version was: 01.03.0000.06). Setup with ...

Pros: Array reconstruction works properly. Fast setup and use in simple network. Temperature remains low
Cons: Hardware is good, software could be better. Can't set the SMTP port for notifications.

I was looking for a decent RAID-enabled NAS for a small net (one Win-Xp-Pro host, one Linux host and some other "embedded" appliances). My primary requirement was that it MUST handle a disk failure and reconstruct the RAID array without any problem, ...

Pros: cost, looks, ease of setup.
Cons: imbedded memory not upgradeable, the white noise of the fans could be a bit objectionable

After reading the 2 other reviews posted you'd think this was a waste of plastic and silicon. Nothing is further from the truth. A perfect solution it isn't, but turn key it is. I loaded in the drives, plugged it in, pinged my IP and set it to a static ...

Pros: Cannot think of 1. Don't waste money.
Cons: No Support, No Logs, Nothing really works beyond the basic file sharing.

I've bought the Promise NS4300N from Frys Electronics in Mountain View,CA as I'm interested in getting a All in 1 box that simply works. After comparing specs from various boxes, the Promise NS4300N seems to meet most of my needs. 1. SMB and NFS ...

Pros: Easy configuration, cheap, flexible 'cause I can use the drives I want to,
Cons: thin documentation, confusing messages, relatively slow throughput, Noisy fan

I have a Windows 2003 Server Domain Controller, and bought the NAS 4300, and put 4 x 1TB drives in it. Installation went fine, until I tried to join the domain. I had many of the same problems the original reviewer had, but I eventually figured it out. ...