Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Cloud Edition - NAS server

• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 25 reviews
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• 2 stars

  Easy to Setup, Difficult to operate

  by Laughbudd on July 2, 2011

  Pros: Easy to setup.
  Slick design.
  Two USB port for easy direct loading of external devices like hard drives.

  Cons: Loading speed is too slow.
  Have to get a domain name to work the IP-based address.
  Web-based access is very slow.
  User manual is not easy to follow or understand.

  Summary: I purchased the drive and had to returned it after a week. It took forever to load files to the drive. Since my work block the IP-based address, I had ...

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  Summary: I purchased the drive and had to returned it after a week. It took forever to load files to the drive. Since my work block the IP-based address, I had to applied a domain name with TZO. Also if you don't have UpnP router, you will encounter problem with it. I had ATT U-Verse and the router they provided is not UPnP. For those who like to stream media and document for Android devices like what I intended, this doesn't work too well. As I returned this drive, I did a factory reset to reset to origiinal factory settings. It took 3 days and still not finished with the reset. I later found out the drive was defective. How can that be? It's brand new. In theory it sounds good what was described and marketed. For someone like me, it didn't work for me.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Big Warning! Do Not Buy Don't even try.

  by kengohcp on October 11, 2011

  Pros: Small footprint

  Cons: Iomega icloud edition does not work at all, it's a painful experience trying setup with the routers, I have tried three different computer system at various location with different ISP, imac, macbook pro etc. I have wasted three months tested all methods

  Summary: Do be be fool by their commercials, it's really not easy at all, totally a waste of time & money.

  Summary: Do be be fool by their commercials, it's really not easy at all, totally a waste of time & money.

  3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  won t touch any Iomega product any more -- be warned

  by bapu6 on May 28, 2012

  Pros: None what so ever

  Cons: failed after 14 month Iomega doesn t want to know about it unless I pay 50 % for an answer to my question not knowing if they actually have a solution.

  Summary: Very bad product after sale service ever experienced. Bougth the drive 14 month ago, now it has failed. Iomega support tells me as the guarantee is void they will charge ...

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  Summary: Very bad product after sale service ever experienced. Bougth the drive 14 month ago, now it has failed. Iomega support tells me as the guarantee is void they will charge 50 $ just to answer a question !!! Had problems in the past with their ZIP drives, s... quality -- nothing has changed, I won t touch an Iomega product in a lifetime any more -- they only want to make money out of the fact that their products are not lasting longer than guarantee time.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Totally unusable on a Mac-based network

  by simoncroft on April 17, 2012

  Pros: Would be cheap if it did what it claims on the box. The on-line file/user/permissions management works OK, although see Cons.

  Cons: Dangerously unreliable - took ages to copy folders, then I'd find that some or all of the files inside were missing. Also totally erratic file transfer speeds.

  Summary: I'm an old lag at networking Macs, so unlike some unlucky users, I didn't spend months thinking 'it must be me'. I took it back the next day ...

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  Summary: I'm an old lag at networking Macs, so unlike some unlucky users, I didn't spend months thinking 'it must be me'. I took it back the next day for a refund. If you want to store your files 'in the cloud', you might as well sign up for a service that does that. If you're looking for a whole house/SoHo media server solution, this so isn't it! Iomega seems to have fallen into the trap of bolting on all the latest 'bells and whistles', while forgetting the 'killer app' is storage you can trust. This has been a massive disappointment.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Terrible on a Mac

  by mattlth on January 2, 2012

  Pros: Price, storage space, alleged features.

  Cons: Must run without security to operate on a Mac.

  Summary: If you have a Mac, I would strongly advise that you don't use this product. I've tried to use a 2TB model for almost 8 months and it'...

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  Summary: If you have a Mac, I would strongly advise that you don't use this product. I've tried to use a 2TB model for almost 8 months and it's been one of the most perplexing and infuriating devices I've ever had the misfortune of owning. If you run the device without any security, everything works fine. But the minute you add users and shares, it becomes impossible to use. After logging in with the correct credentials, accessing the drive will work for only a few minutes before it disconnects from the network, requiring you to retype your login and password and even that doesn't work consistently. This unacceptable behavior persists whether I have it connected to my Linksys router or connected directly to the Ethernet port of a Mac. (I've tried 8 different machines with different version of OS X to no avail.) I've chatted with iOmega and they've assured me that I have everything connected and configured properly and are just as perplexed as I am. I'm unwilling to run it without any security as this drive would contain sensitive financial documents. It's running the most current firmware and software, and I've reset it many times with the exact same results. Perhaps Windows-users will get better results, but Mac-users should research other alternatives with a proven track record.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Looks nice. Doesn't work.

  by goetzpd on October 2, 2011

  Pros: Hopeful of getting remote access to people.

  Cons: Got this error message "Your network router could not be configured to enable or disable remote access. This can occur when your router does not have UPnP enabled or the required port cannot be opened or closed." I have U-Verse. Discovered this online: "y

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Poor product, wouldent install for me, No USB cable Arr

  by richiek67 on September 24, 2011

  Pros: None, couldent get it to work

  Cons: User quick guide doesent really exist, you need glasses to see it....Poor poor poor

  Summary: No simple fault guide, everything is web web web, I like paper, I like a guide and a trouble shooter, listen up IOMEGA!!!

  Summary: No simple fault guide, everything is web web web, I like paper, I like a guide and a trouble shooter, listen up IOMEGA!!!

  3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  Basically, doesn't work.

  by NewDigitig on August 2, 2012

  Pros: Could use it as a paperweight, I suppose.

  Cons: Works for two or three minutes, then disconnects itself from the network and locks up completely -- won't even power down on a short *or* long press of the power button.

  Summary: Unusable. Complete and utter waste of money, and it's a long drive back to the store where I purchased it.

  Summary: Unusable. Complete and utter waste of money, and it's a long drive back to the store where I purchased it.

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  Wish I never bought it !

  by userOSZ on July 24, 2012

  Pros: NONE WHAT SO EVER !!!

  Cons: Printer server doesn't work.
  Slow operation and management.
  Was unable to use it as a cloud.
  Was unable to use it for remote access.
  500 GB of the space suddenly became occupied, though I only used about 100GB.

  Summary: Causes programs to crash when trying to print using the printer server.
  I uploaded less than 100GB and it suddenly says I used 500GB (I don't have that much ...

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  Summary: Causes programs to crash when trying to print using the printer server.
  I uploaded less than 100GB and it suddenly says I used 500GB (I don't have that much data, so no way I uploaded it by mistake). I was unable to find these mysterious 500GB so I tried to use the factory reset option in order to restart the use, which brought me to the current situation - the device is completely unusable. I didn't buy it. I'm trying to find out if I can use it purely as an extenal HDD.
  On the bright side I found this out NOW and not when I really needed it.
  AND BY THE WAY: THE DOCUMENTATION ON THIS DEVICE IS THE WORST I EVER READ !

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 3 stars

  Works sometimes, pain to keep going, incredibly slow

  by P-NL-62 on February 4, 2012

  Pros: It works most of the time and the html interface is workable

  Cons: Keeps bugging me for passwords every 15 minutes. When I deselect security altogether, it doesn't work with TimeMachine. Usable for backup but not for files you use all the time. It is way, way to slow for that. Changing settings takes ages too.

  Summary: Can't recommend it, unfortunately. I'm going to look around for something (much, much) better

  Summary: Can't recommend it, unfortunately. I'm going to look around for something (much, much) better

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

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