Iomega 33610 1TB StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server

List Price: $799.99 Discount Price: $521.55

Customer Reviews:

DON'T DO IT! [Posted on 2007-02-12]
The first one (2 TB model) I got wouldn't do anything--couldn't discover it, manage it, or map it. I exchanged it with Iomega for another, and the day before it arrived I got an email that it would need a firmware update. I spent hours and hours on this until out of desperation I brought it home, where it worked flawlessly on my much simpler home network without a domain. Their help forums turn up that you have to have 'mixed' networking on your Domain Controller, which is what allows devices based on software prior to Windows 2000 to connect to the domain (that is, no software newer than 8 years old! (2007-1999=8)). Well, I am in luck, because we have never switched our network over to Native mode....wrong. I still can't join a domain, it self assigns IP addresses despite being given a static one, the clock won't keep time (loses hours only, not date or minutes...), so back it must go. A large USB hard drive will have to do until we upgrade the server to something with more storage. JUST SAY NO!

No special talent - but I finally got it up [Posted on 2007-07-01]
Having purchased other Iomega products in the past. I expected it to be well documented and easy to use. Wrong on both counts.

My first problem was getting my computer to recognize it. The box comes with a default IP address that is not in the range of my other systems. I finally discovered that if I disconnected my DSL router from my network, I could find the Nas. No documentation on this. Then the Nas caused all my other IP addresses to flip to its range. This was not good. I finally figured out how to change the Nas to an IP address in my range. This of course had to be done while the rest of the network was down. And don't forget to change the subnet mask if you need to.

After that, things came up and ran OK. I am only using this system as a bunch of disks with no raid. It is obviously overconfigured for what I need, but I wanted the network connectivity, and the print server. After reading other user comments on the Iomega forum, I now realize that the Nas has many problems. If you want one of these, be sure to go there first for more information.

STAY AWAY FROM ALL IOMEGA [Posted on 2007-07-02]
This NAS 150d arrived dead out of the box. Iomega made me pay the shipping for a replacement. The replacement was scratched up, had no key, and was shipped loose in a box. Iomega did not want to replace that either! What a terrible, terrible company!!

Iomega, YOU FAIL [Posted on 2008-04-14]
I have the Iomega StorCenter 150D setup as raid 1 (mirror).

I have the unit set to "sleep" mode, 30 minutes. It never does go to sleep.

Our power went out unexpectedly. I have my equipment on battery backup. I shut down my server, but forgot to turn off the StorCenter 150d. The power killed on it, but it was not being used at the time, so it shouldn't hurt it.

Now, when I boot up the storcenter 150d, it is back to factory settings, and LOST ALL MY DATA!!!

I will never ever purchase another Iomega product, EVER.

Works great for me! [Posted on 2008-07-09]
I have bought two of the 1TB models and am ordering a 2TB model this week. They are a wonderful way to get cheap storage on the network. We have a large network (healthcare facility) and have had no problems like others have mentioned. My only problem is that it has trouble working with large AD structures. Fortunately, while our AD is very large, we also have a second, smaller AD domain for special admin purposes. Because we are only using these boxes for admin purposes, I installed them on that AD and they work fine. No problems with IP addresses or time synch, just followed the directions out of the box. I'm a domain admin with years of *nix and Windows experience, maybe that helps?

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