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Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd. Part number: 301515KUA
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- Home users, especially fashion buffs, will find a lot of appeal in the LaCie Network Space 2 because of its appearance and ease of use. But savvy users will find it lacking, both in performance and in features.
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CNET editors' review
LaCie Network Space 2 NAS server price range: $109.99 - $336.82
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 02/12/2010
The good: The LaCie Network Space 2 is a simple, easy-to-use, and good-looking NAS server that can also be used as an external USB hard drive. It comes with good backup software and supports Apple's Time Machine backup solution.
The bad: The LaCie Network Space 2 has limited amount of storage and features and only one USB port. Its performance could also be better.
The bottom line: Home users, especially fashion buffs, will find a lot of appeal in the LaCie Network Space 2 because of its appearance and ease of use. But savvy users will find it lacking, both in performance and in features.
User reviews
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Great NAS. Excellent performance & quality!
by Eddddward on December 5, 2010
Pros: Easy to set up, easy to use, great quality and performance, great user interface, Mac and PC compatible, good looking
Cons: so far haven't spotted any
Summary: It took me long time to find the NAS drive that I was looking for. I've considered several different options and decided to go for LaCie Network Space 2. ...
Summary: It took me long time to find the NAS drive that I was looking for. I've considered several different options and decided to go for LaCie Network Space 2. I needed something easy to connect to the network and easy to manage, something that works equally well with Mac and PC. I've got the unit several months ago. The setup was done in literally minutes. Very easy. The user interface is just great very intuitive and fully customizable. It's been working flawlessly. I'm impressed with the quality, speed and performance. I would definitely buy again.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great product
by Stephannnnn on December 17, 2010
Pros: Easy setup and use. Easy user interface. Fast, Great design.
Cons: It's easy to leave fingerprints on the shiny surface of the enclosure, but this can be easily fixed with a soft cloth.
Summary: Easy setup and use. Easy user interface. Fast, haven't noticed and delays when transferring files. Allows to share content locally and access it remotely, contains integrated BitTorrent download machine, ...
Summary: Easy setup and use. Easy user interface. Fast, haven't noticed and delays when transferring files. Allows to share content locally and access it remotely, contains integrated BitTorrent download machine, has great streaming capabilities, the design is great too. Haven't noticed any issues so far.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Works well
by Fallon Jack on January 28, 2011
Pros: easy to setup, excellent design, extensive compatibility, front USB host, good value for money
Cons: no comments
Summary: I've bought this drive to add it to my home network. It works very well, as advertised, easy to setup and manage, has elegant and modern design, the packaging ...
Summary: I've bought this drive to add it to my home network. It works very well, as advertised, easy to setup and manage, has elegant and modern design, the packaging contains all cables. I love the torrent and itunes server features. The overall performance is great. This is a great product that I really recommend.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good drive
by marbri8 on January 20, 2011
Pros: Great design, a lot of storage space, network features, good value for money, easy to use
Cons: none that I've spotted for the moment.
Summary: The unit worked out of the box and was extremely easy to set up. I love the way it works on the network, I plug it into the router, organize ...
Summary: The unit worked out of the box and was extremely easy to set up. I love the way it works on the network, I plug it into the router, organize downloads directly to the Network Space, power down my PC, and the unit works like a charm, at the same time I save running the PC for lengthy downloads.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great for accessing from internet, otherwise rubbish
by gw1zzer on November 23, 2011
Pros: This has excellent features for accessing your files from the internet. It autoconfigures connections and enables you to share photos etc with friends
Cons: It's broke. Retrieving the hard drive to extract the data required some special patience to not break the case, although as the controller is shot ... the case went in the bin.
Samsung Hard Drive is fine though and is plugged into my desktop.Summary: There are much better drives out there with controllers that last. Although to be fair, I did like the simple interface from a user perspective. However, I would guess this ...
Summary: There are much better drives out there with controllers that last. Although to be fair, I did like the simple interface from a user perspective. However, I would guess this lasted about 2-3 years ..., which seems to be common for this style of NAS drives. I have had a few Western Digital world books do the same on me.
Checking a Synology NAS now, but will be looking for another NAS which enables me to share my photos with my friends and family -
Wish I'd never bought it. Biggest pile of
by snowrides on October 1, 2011
Pros: Looks good and has a nice blue light
Cons: Takes ages to copy data. Wake on LAN doesnt work. Turning on is a pain you press and hold the little button on the back until the drive spins up. If you hold this for too long the drive does a firmware reset and you loose all your settings. then you have
Summary: It looks good but it a wolf in sheeps clothing. Steer well clear of this one. It's the worst drive I've ever used. You have been warned!
Summary: It looks good but it a wolf in sheeps clothing. Steer well clear of this one. It's the worst drive I've ever used. You have been warned!
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Great at first until you actually need to use it.
by lu_sse on September 19, 2011
Pros: Quiet, compact, easy to setup and use.
Cons: Becomes a nightmare when you actually start having 2TB of data on it. The transfer speeds are then 2-5MByte/s, any operation take ages.
Firmware updates mess up your data and it takes days to copy from one "side" (myshare) to another (openshare) the filSummary: Avoid this one. Looks pretty but its devil in disguise.
Admin GUI is too simple and does not give you visibility on what your disk ...
Updated on Sep 19, 2011Summary: Avoid this one. Looks pretty but its devil in disguise.
Admin GUI is too simple and does not give you visibility on what your disk is actually doing.
Updated on Sep 19, 2011
AjaxBrowser is the only way to do local file operations - for example copy files to and from the USB disk.
The problem is that once a operation is started you have no control over it and it might take days for example to copy hundreds of gigs of files - meanwhile your disk practically becomes iresponsive and you have no way to stop it. -
Fantastic NAS
by Travis Gautier on June 30, 2011
Pros: allows remote access, easy to setup, easy to use, extensive compatibility, front USB host
Cons: no comments
Summary: This NAS is great. I've bought it a year ago and it's been working great. The set up was easy. I've connected another 1TB drive to it ...
Summary: This NAS is great. I've bought it a year ago and it's been working great. The set up was easy. I've connected another 1TB drive to it via USB port to increase the capacity and hooked it up to the router. I've been using this NAS primarily as a file server, streaming to the media player that is connected to my HD TV. The device is also easily accessible remotely. Performance has been very good. I'm very satisfied with this device. I highly recommend this NAS to anyone considering network storage.
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works well, just as expected
by Scott M. on May 31, 2011
Pros: DLNA compatible, content streaming, easy to setup
Cons: no comments
Summary: Network space was very easy to install. I've uploaded my entire music collection to it. Still have plenty of storage space left. This thing works great and I was ...
Summary: Network space was very easy to install. I've uploaded my entire music collection to it. Still have plenty of storage space left. This thing works great and I was able to create the centralized media server, which was the main reason I bought it for. This NAS is a very cool product. Highly recommended.
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Slow, noisy, unreliable - just not worth the hassle.
by endevol on May 23, 2011
Pros: Easily configured when new, on WinXP - plug and play. Cheap-ish.
Cons: Noisy - with a Seagate Barracuda 1TB installed it emitted a continuous loud drone. The drive appeared to be continuously accessing - more noise. It wouldn't turn off with the power switch (hard reset required every tiime). It's slow, even across a wire
Summary: Don't take my word for it, have a look on Google what problems others have had with these units. LaCie make a lot of fuss about this unit having ...
Summary: Don't take my word for it, have a look on Google what problems others have had with these units. LaCie make a lot of fuss about this unit having been 'designed by Neil Poulton' (whoever he is). I guess he decided to put it in a shiny black box. I'd much rather they had 'designed by a competent engineer' on the box instead.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LaCie Ltd.
- Part number: 301515KUA
- Description: With the LaCie Network Space 2, you're not simply storing files from your computer; you're storing files from all over your home. Connect the Network Space 2 through the Ethernet port to a computer or to a router, and share and store all of your media files from anywhere in your house, with the read and write speeds that you need. You can even back up multiple computers to ensure that your files are safe. It's easy to access the LaCie Network Space 2 from any computer connected on the local network or any networked equipment. At home, networked computers can access the iTunes library or stored photos and everyone can stream music or videos to a networked UPnP AV-certified player or adapter. The Network Space 2 even comes with built - in private and public shares. The remote access feature means that your files are always accessible, even if you aren't around. You can even access your torrent downloads, or automatically import pictures when your computer is switched off!
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type NAS server
- Host Connectivity Hi-Speed USB / Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity 1 TB
- Width 4.6 in
- Depth 7.6 in
- Height 1.8 in
- Weight 2.1 lbs
Hard Drive
- Type Standard
- Capacity 1 TB
Hard Drive (2nd)
- Type None
Optical Storage
- Type None
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
Video
- Video Output None
Networking
- Type Network adapter - Integrated
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet ,
Gigabit Ethernet ,
Hi-Speed USB ,
Fast Ethernet - Features iTunes server,
Torrent/P2P data exchange - Compliant Standards DLNA CERTIFIED,
UPnP Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays None
- Expansion Slot(s) None
- Interfaces 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x Network cable,
1 x USB cable Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included LaCie Network Assistant
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4,
Linux 2.6,
Apple MacOS X 10.5,
Apple MacOS X 10.6,
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 2 years
Manufacturer info
- Manufacturer profile
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- Manufacturer:LaCie Ltd.
- Address:
22985 NW Evergreen Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124 - Phone: 1-503-844-4500
- Email: sales@lacie.com
- Fax: 1-503-844-4508
