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General

Manufacturer TRENDnet Buffalo Technology
Model TS-S402 LS-WSX500L/R1
Lowest Price $155.99 Compare TRENDnet TS-S402 prices $194.99 Compare Buffalo Technology LS-WSX500L/R1 prices
Warranty 1 year limited 1 year limited

Ports

RJ45 Ports 1 x 10/100/1000M 1 x 10/100/1000M
USB Ports 2 x USB2.0 1 x USB2.0
eSATA Ports No No
Other Ports 1 x PCIe

Storage

Drive Bays 2 2
Hard Disk Interface 2 x SATA 2 x SATA
Hard Disk Size Diskless System 500GB (2x250GB)
Rotational Speed 7200RPM 7200RPM

Features

Share documents, videos and more at Gigabit speeds
2 Serial ATA I/II hard drives of your choice (HD not included)
Quickly expand your storage or download media with 2 external USB ports
Manage your data from any Internet connection
Control content and user access with the feature rich management interface
Schedule data backups via FTP and HTTP servers without turning on your PC
Supports your favorite USB storage devices such as external hard drives and flash drives.
Ensure complete mirrored backup with RAID 1 and improve performance with RAID 0 technology
Use JBOD management features to make two hard drives act as one
Provides USB one-click backup, to copy USB contents to HD just by pressing a button
Supports file-level backup, speed up the file transfer by transferring only the difference between remote and local files
Supports Digital media server compatible with DLNA certified digital media players, iTunes server
Supports 32 concurrent users (Samba & FTP)
Receive notification via email for critical errors, full hard drives or data modification
Intuitive installation with Plug and Play support
Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Compact Form Factor: Paired with two 2.5" hard drives, the LinkStation Mini is the smallest NAS on the market and fits in the palm of your hand

RAID 0 and RAID 1 Support: Get maximum reliability with automatic data mirroring in RAID 1 or maximum storage with two striped hard drives in RAID 0

Near Silent Operation: Fanless design ensures reliable, silent operation in noise-sensitive settings

Eco-Friendly Power Management: Power Savings mode automatically powers the LinkStation Mini on and off with your PC (requires installation of NAS Navigator)

DLNA CERTIFIED and iTunes Servers: Stream content directly to any DLNA compatible media player or use LinkStation Mini as content source from within your iTunes application

BitTorrent Client: Download digital content over the Internet directly to your LinkStation Mini

WebAccess: Share your photos, music, videos or data files with family, friends and colleagues over the Internet with a standard browser or Apple iPhone

Active Directory Support: Join to an existing Active Directory Domain for Windows user authentication and folder level permissions

USB Port: Attach a printer to the network, add a USB hard drive for additional storage or backup, or connect to a UPS for shutdown management

Memeo AutoBackup: Includes Memeo backup software for automatic backup from your PCs and Macs (LifeAgent)

Time Machine Support: Use the LinkStation Mini with Time Machine backup

No Annual or Monthly Fees to use any features or services, including Web Access with iPhone support, or to add multiple users and groups

Free 24/7 Tech Support: US-based tech support for life of the product

Form Factor

Dimensions 7.9" x 4.7" x 4.7" 5.3" x 3.2" x 1.6"
Weight 3.3 lbs lbs 1.1 lbs. lbs
Form Factor Tower Desktop

Networking

Data Link Protocol Ethernet Ethernet
Network Interface Controller
DLNA Certified Yes Yes

Hardware

Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Supported Protocols Network Transfer Protocol: TCP/IP
Network File Protocols: Microsoft Networks (CIFS / SMB), Internet (HTTP 1.1), FTP
Networking: TCP/IP, AFP
File Sharing: SMB/CIFS, FTP/SFTP, DLNA
Directory Integration: LDAP, Active Directory
Management: HTTP/HTTPS
Time Synchronization: NTP
Processor Marvell 88F5182 Marvell 6281 @ 1.0 GHz
Memory 4MB Flash / 32MB SDRAM 256MB
RAID RAID 0, 1 0, 1, Normal
LEDs Power, SYS, HDD1, HDD2, LAN HDD Power, Activity (Yellow) / Fail (Red)
LAN_WAN Activity (Green) /
USB_COPY_Busy (Blue)
USB_COPY_ Fail (Red)
Power 12V DC, 5A Switching Power Power Consumption: 15W Max.
Power Supply: External, AC 120-240V 50/60 Hz
Temperature 5°C - 40 °C 41-95°
Humidity 90% ~ 95% (Non-Condensing) 0-80% RH non-condensing

Software

Operating System Embedded Linux Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003/2008, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Management Web Management (Internet Explorer 5.0 or later)
System Software Upgrade
Support Network Time Protocol
Multi-User Account / Session Setting
HTTP/HTTPS

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