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Dont know if its just me but ive never really had much joy with this.

Its a Linkstation Duo LSWXL2 (1tb) which works but its just soooooo ssssslllllooooowww:eek:.

Have been running it via ethernet plugged into a BT homehub 3 and even tried into the back of a apple time capsule. Still slow transfer speeds both read and write. Not tested but im talking 5gb taking around an hour:bang::bang:.

So considering how great it is unless someone has a magic wand could anyone recommend some replacements.

Not too worried about a NAS, would be more than happy with some portable usb 3 or firewire drives like the lacie rugged.

Will be used with a 2012 macbook pro (non retina).
 
Only ethernet port No.4 is gigabit, so is your NAS plugged into that? If not, you're running at 100Mbit, which is basically around 12MB/sec. Even that should be faster than 5GB an hour though.

How long is the cable, and is it twisted, or does it run along side any mains power cables?
 
Pookeyhead said:
Only ethernet port No.4 is gigabit, so is your NAS plugged into that?
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There is only ONE gigabit? That is ridiculous!!!!!

If you have two wired connections then, the best you can hope for is 100Mbit as the connection will only work at 100Mbit no matter if the other equipment is connected and running at Gbit...

100Mbit is around 10Mbytes/sec, best case. If you are on Infinity, I'd suggest replacing the home hub with a decent router such as the Asus RTN66U (http://uk.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Routers/RTN66U/) which has excellent specs and a great wirelsss signal to boot (I replaced an old Linksys wireless router and wireless speeds/signal strength went up significantly).

If you are still on ADSL, Asus also do an ADSL router: http://uk.asus.com/Networks/ADSL_Modem_Routers/DSLN55U_Annex_A/ although I am not so sure how well it performs.
 
We found some nas are just slow, we have a high end qnap cost a fortune but works...
 
For future reference Maplin is renowned for being expensive. :)
 
I am on bt infinity but cant really justify a new router as spent too much really with christmas just round the corner.


Current connection setup is.

Mac - apple 5ghz time capsule (wifi) - ethernet to bt hub.

NAS - ethernet to gigabit port of hub.

Ethernet leads are a max of 1/2 meter.


Might sell the Buffalo NAS tbh, have had it for about a year and never really got on with it. Interface seems poor and slow (internet browser version) and could never get it to mount on the mac. Was a little better but not much on a windows machine.

Might treat myself to some portable drives which will also mean less leads and power sockets used.

Unless anyone has a magic fix to make super fast, just from googling it seems this nas is just not that great. I need speed not a bloody snail:bang:
 
Expecting anything to be fast over WiFi is hopeful. But in this case the NAS is probably the bottleneck

I have always used Firewire 800 drives but have just bought a couple of Buffalo 3 TB USB 2.0 drives for backup. Speeds are appalling

Lots of small files will always take more time than a few big ones, particularly with something slow like a NAS

Nick Froome
 
chiffs said:
I am on bt infinity but cant really justify a new router as spent too much really with christmas just round the corner.
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Well, you'll probably be stuck with slow speeds then as I think a single gbit port is going to limit you whatever you have as a replacement unless it is hooked directly to the computer.


chiffs said:
Current connection setup is.

Mac - apple 5ghz time capsule (wifi) - ethernet to bt hub.

NAS - ethernet to gigabit port of hub.
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OK, so the NAS goes to the gbit port. I'm not understanding how the Mac is connected - is it wired or wireless?
 
bolide said:
Expecting anything to be fast over WiFi is hopeful. But in this case the NAS is probably the bottleneck

I have always used Firewire 800 drives but have just bought a couple of Buffalo 3 TB USB 2.0 drives for backup. Speeds are appalling

Lots of small files will always take more time than a few big ones, particularly with something slow like a NAS

Nick Froome
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It shouldn't be that slow. With a good gigabit connection you should be able to run your live Lightroom files for example from a Nas.
 
bolide said:
Lots of small files will always take more time than a few big ones, particularly with something slow like a NAS
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A NAS can be as fast as the cable connected to it (mine has sustained read/write rates of just above 100MBytes/sec. which is all Gigabit can handle).
 
My draytek 2820 only has 1 gigabit connection, the rest are 10/100. I've purchased a 5 port gigabit switch between the router and the 5 port switch and everything plugs into the switch.

Wireless could deliver any speed, To many variables . I always plug in for anything over 1Gb file size.

Start with a cheap 5 port netgear gigabit switch and plug everything into that and use the gigabit connection from the router to the switch. This will allow anything on wireless N to communicate with the wired devices at the maximum speed is capable of, not have to reduce to 100Mbit speed.
 
Good point Dale... A Gbit switch would be the cheapest way.
 
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