Compatible with mac? Just want d to make sure that This NAS is compatible with my Macs. I'm just interested in an iTunes server and and a backup solution, i.e. time machine. Anyone know?
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There is a difference between Mac compatibility and Time Machine compatibility.Time Machine is much more stable with AFP, which this does not support. But Mac OS X can read/write to Samba shares (just not Time Machine), which this does.So, yes, this is compatible with Mac. No, it will not be very reliable with Time Machine.
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Funny you say it doesn't work with OSX 10.6X because in Mac-Rumors I have asked about this device and there are several mac users running the DNS-323.
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I have a DNS-323 and no, it does not work reliably with Mac OS 10.6.4. You can make it work for a while with considerable effort (find instructions online) but after a week or two Time Machine will detect an error, erase all of your backup history, and start over with a new backup. In my case that means about 50 hours to do a new backup (1.5TB
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Well, I have a Mac and I just use the built-in time machine backup which does all of that automatically. So, I haven't used any of the backup software that comes with the hard drive, sorry!
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I bought this too - mine works fine with my PC but I believe the disk a has an option to chose Apple or PC. I'm not sure though since it wasn't an issue for me. I'd suggest emailing the seller.
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It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost.
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It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose... » Read More It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. « Show Less
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You don´t need install any software on your PC/Mac. The NAS has the most popular protocols: SMB and CIFS (Windows PC), FTP, NFS (Linux) and AFP (Apple computer). It also has media server protocol (multimedia streaming in smart devices like cellphones, smart TV, game console, etc), and time machine feature (Apple network backup) but I couldn´t make that works :-(. The device came with some application (mostly backup utilities and NAS networks discovery), but the instalation is optional.
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Price?? This is cheap compared to my Synology NAS that I use for shared storage. This particular device is great for network storage or as a backup device for a 1:many scenario. It is not difficult to setup, just read the documentation. I have had mine running now for 2 years without a hiccup. If you have problems call tech support up. The tricky part is understand one has to claim a volume before one can use it.
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I have excellent results with mine but I'm an MSDOS guy. About Mac, I know nothing. Have you talked to Mustek? Maybe there is a driver that will help. I had a problem with a RAID drive that seems to have been cured with a new driver.
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This will work as well as any other drive. The advantage of this style unit is that it is self contained. There are many external enclosures or NAS boxes available that will do the same thing. This is a reasonably priced plug'n'play method. Just make sure you know how much data there is to backup , then make sure you get something equal to or bigger in capacity. If you love your data then multiple backup drives are a smart option. I am not a fan of Apple in general but the backup software they include with OS X (Time Machine) is quite nice.
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I'm really only using them (I have several) on a Mac but I think they are interchangeable between platforms. It is a great drive. It is my "go to" whenever I need an external drive.
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Yes it is compatible with Mac. I had the same question but once assued it works with Mac and Linux, I installed one in my Mac and run Linux on the other. Great drive for the money.
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I don't have a Mac but all Flash Drives are or should be compatible. It's just the way you format it.
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Yes compatible with Mac - You can download install files from the Web... No disk necessary.
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I have an iMac 24 (2008) and iMac27 (2011) ... and am trying to initialize this drive on either, and the systems only seem to see 1.8TB - not 4TB. The website that they direct you to is very cagey on this - the drives say there is not problem, but there is an asterisk that says you may only be able to access 2tb of the drive. I'm wondering if you ever got this working. I am trying to install the drive in a box on the Firewire 400 and 800 channels though ... not sure if the SATA interface would be any better. This is kind of nonsense ... one would think they not want to sell these drives to people who cannot use them and have to return them for a refund ... but? Did you get your drive installed? By the way I just wonder what the people who respond to this that have no idea are trying to accomplish by that? Kind of silly wasting everyone's and their own time?
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Not compatible with MAC yet. Spoke with Technical support this morning. They mentioned the next model would be MAC ready. They are currently working on the MAC compatible updates.
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From what I've read on the clickfree.com website, they are Mac compatible, but I don't know if you need a separate external HD just for macs, and one just for PC's. Then again with Macs you've got Time Machine and Backup built-in, but if you're anything like me, if there is something like this product that I've been waiting to be released, if it will backup just one more file off my macs, I'll buy it in a heart beat! Check out their website, though, it is really informative and they have some products not available on Amazon, i.e. SSD credit card sized back up drives. Hope this helps. -John
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Have no idea about it working with a Mac --- but it fouled my Windows7 OS to the point where I was ready to put my PC in the recycle bin Took me three days to figure out the conflict ---- and, when I did and deleted all traces of Snagit 11, my PC was perfect again. As I said, I have no idea about Mac compatibility. Good luck!