Highlights
Quality
Product works as advertised, easy to setup!
Though little cons like this, i love this product.
)incidentally, the smartsync pro software bundled with the sc101 is basically the software equivalent of the hardware -- annoyi... Read More
That is why most peripherals come with a cd containing the device driver that is guaranteed compatible with that product.
I know there has been alot of complaints about the heat generated by the sc101, but i find mine runs very cool with the two 120... Read More
Price
I was looking for such product for a longer time for an affordable cost.
Once you get it set up and working, it's absolutely worth the price.
Even if you buy an external enclosure, it should cost somewhere around that price.
Packaging/appearance
Setup: took all of five minutes, most of which was getting it out of the box.
Competitiveness
It does not pretend to be nas and those people who criticize it for not being nas simply didn't read netgear's specifications.
You create a mirrored volume with netgear's scm software (or newt data systems' mac storage manager) comprised of a primary and... Read More
Two major differences about the sc101: any computer that wants to see the drive, needs to run netgear's software on it!
I installed the software from cd and was amazed that it actually offered to install an updated version straight from netgear's website.
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This is a good flexible solution for NAS (Network Attached Storage) since it can grows as you need and can.
If you read the Netgear specifications carefully and know what you are doing, the Netgear SC101 Storage Central is an excellent... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I see a lot of negative reviews here for this device so i feel compelled to share my experiences with it to even things out a bit.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Setup: took all of five minutes, most of which was getting it out of the box.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You plug it in, hook it up to your router (which has to have dhcp installed) and then just install the access program-- that's it.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Netgear has packed a nice array of extra features into this device included spanned storage (combining drives or even multiple sc101's to make larger 'virtual' drives) as well as raid-like 'mirroring', to safeguard against drive failure.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have only two complaints about this device.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first is that it uses a proprietary file structure (not ntfs or fat32 like you'd expect) which is a bit annoying.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The other is that you cannot configure the device without at least one hard drive installed in it.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Other than that, it seems to me that most of the product reviews for this device were quite complimentary when conducted by experienced computer users.