Plextor PX-NAS2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

3

Pros:

Installable software upgrades; standard NAS utilities; iTunes and UPnP servers slim design.
Low-cost HDD-based NAS. Can broadcatch, or automatically download digital content.
The Plextor PX-NAS2 is simple, relatively affordable, and offers both RAID 0 and RAID 1.

Cons:

Horrifically slow; very loud; annoying driveinstallation procedure.
Eye-straining management interface. Lacks easy drive access. Poor performance. No native backup. Weak help within management interface.

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Last revision on January 12, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Installable software upgrades; standard NAS utilities; iTunes and UPnP servers slim design
Low-cost HDD-based NAS. Can broadcatch, or automatically download digital content
The Plextor PX-NAS2 is simple, relatively affordable, and offers both RAID 0 and RAID 1

Reviewers Didn't Like

Horrifically slow; very loud; annoying driveinstallation procedure
Eye-straining management interface. Lacks easy drive access. Poor performance. No native backup. Weak help within management interface
The Plextor PX-NAS2's performance is abysmal. Its Web interface is sluggish, and crucial information in its setup instructions is incorrect. The NAS server is noisy, lacks features, and has a poor hard-drive-bay design

Expert reviews and ratings

“The Plextor PX-NAS2 is average when it come to reading/writing speeds but it’s beautifully designed and well built, it also comes with a two year collect and return warranty”. Because of the slow loading, and write/read speed we...

By MyCE on October 20, 2010

My NAS Box has a first name, it’s s-l-o-w How do you spell slow? P-X-N-A-S-2, according to Plextor. It’s not a proud achievement, but this one-terabyte network-attached storage device is one of the slower devices we’ve ever hooked up...

By Maximum PC on August 30, 2010

The wallet-friendly Plextor PX-NAS2 isn't for intensive multimedia server or IP camera use; it's best used for basic storage, for auto-downloading of digital content, or as a print and Web server if you're willing to deal with the wonky...

By PC Mag on July 23, 2010

The Plextor PX-NAS2 gives users a taste of what a NAS server could be, but then falls shorts of expectations in all categories, especially...

By cnet on June 17, 2010