{"product_id":"buffalo-terastation-3430dn-4-bay-nas-4tb-2x2tb","title":"Buffalo TeraStation 3430DN 4-Bay Desktop NAS 4TB (2x2TB) - Two Bays Free for Expansion, 2.5GbE, iSCSI, TAA Compliant (TS3430DN0402)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart Mirrored at 4TB, Fill the Other Two Bays When You Need Them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuying storage for a workgroup means guessing how much will be needed in three years, and guessing high is expensive. This configuration sidesteps that: the chassis has four bays but ships with two 2TB drives installed, so the array can start as a mirrored 4TB pair and grow into the empty bays later without replacing the appliance or migrating to a new box. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/buffalo\"\u003eBuffalo\u003c\/a\u003e includes the drives, the Cat5e cable, and the power cable, and the unit is TAA compliant and made in Japan. Compare it against the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/network-storage-nas-san\"\u003enetwork storage\u003c\/a\u003e range at Island Electrical Supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeployment Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs shipped, two drives populate the four bays. RAID 1 mirroring, RAID 0, and JBOD are available at that count.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chassis itself supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and JBOD, so filling the remaining two bays with matching drives opens up parity configurations later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo RJ-45 ports cover both 2.5 Gigabit and standard Gigabit Ethernet, so the unit is not capped at 1GbE on a modern switch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesktop footprint at 6.7 inches wide by 9.1 deep and 10.6 lb, sized for a shelf or under a desk rather than a rack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuad-core Annapurna Labs Alpine AL524 at 2 GHz\u003c\/strong\u003e with 2GB of DDR4 behind the file services.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBroad protocol support:\u003c\/strong\u003e CIFS\/SMB, NFS, AFP, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TCP\/IP, and an iSCSI target for block storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo USB ports for attached backup or external expansion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTAA compliant and Japanese-made,\u003c\/strong\u003e which matters for government, education, and contract procurement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree-year hardware warranty, with optional Keep Your Drive and Next Business Day service available.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buffalo Americas, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52336803676344,"sku":"TS3430DN0402","price":793.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/9110\/4952\/files\/1082837298.jpg?v=1764442107","url":"https:\/\/islandelectricalsupply.com\/products\/buffalo-terastation-3430dn-4-bay-nas-4tb-2x2tb","provider":"Island Electrical Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}