Comments on: Norco DS-520: Hands-On Review

By: Michael Z

Michael Z — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:27:06 +0000

These boxes can be purchased bare bones in the US for $599 US.
I dont know what everyone is having issues with. 1GHz and up too 1GB RAM?!

This is easily the most powerful compact NAS ever release to the public. The speed bottle neck right now is due to slow CPU. The only NAS that comes close to the Norco is the Synology 407 (600MHz). The Synology maxes out at about 30-35MBp/s. With Norco’s 1GHz CPU I imagine speed is nearly doubled… Have any specs?

By: Hans

Hans — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:25:59 +0000

It looks like a great device, but the shipping costs……$ 232 !! That’s insane!

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:45:33 +0000

Great server / nas ,but don’t like it allot because the ram and CPU.
I need more power and memory of it for add-ins too use now and in the future. I want e server for five years or even longer.
Can someone tell how big this case is? And also if the case is available without hardware and what type of motherboard its need?

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:50:02 +0000

Terry,

Do you know if the Ethernet ports are capable of jumbo frames and can they be teamed i.e. made to look like a single 2 Gb connection?

This could be a great solution for a WHS build but there are too many issues at the moment i.e. price, processor choice, documentation, support

By: EvilDave

EvilDave — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:19:16 +0000

Hows this compare to the Infrant?

By: Terry Walsh

Terry Walsh — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:18:37 +0000

Hi Jason

About the same…. neither are silent or massively noisy, you will hear their fans though.

Terry

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:02:19 +0000

Hi Terry

Was it more noisy or less noisy than the HP box you reviewed ?

By: pleibling

pleibling — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:57:18 +0000

Wow, this Server looks very nice. Thanks again for the good Review.

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By: Terry Walsh

Terry Walsh — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:42:46 +0000

Hi Keith,

Yes, you’re right – I’m waiting for confirmation from Norco, as their previous indication was that the OS would be installed (but given how badly the install was on the review server, this is actually a blessing), but it does indeed seem thar it’s $729 ex RAM and the OS, which I’d agree is very steep.

Thanks for the note – will amend!

Terry

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:27:59 +0000

I’m just curious about the price you listed… $620 USD. When I look up the case on Norco’s site, it’s listed for $720, and it looks like it doesn’t include RAM, HD, or the WHS OS.

Also a little curious why they went with a MOBO that has a max of 1GB. I know WHS doesn’t require a lot, but come on… RAM is cheap, and maybe I want to make more use out of the box … more RAM could always come in handy.

I do love the eSATA and USB ports, and of course the 5 hotswap SATA bays are awesome. Right now I’m thinking about rebuilding my WHS and using this case … but $720 for case alone is a bit steep.