Buffalo LinkStation LS421DE Enclosure Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging & Bundle3. Buffalo LinkStation LS421DE4. Software & User Interface5. Testing Methodology & Performance6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

The Buffalo NAS device is styled in a light grey, and has a rectangular design with curved edges at the front.

On either side of the device we find the Buffalo logo has been set-in to the outer casing. At the front of the device we find two LED's, an unlabelled button, and a USB 3.0 port.

The front panel can be easily removed to give access to the two hard drive bays. Each bay has a plastic tray that can be removed for hard drive mounting. As such we envisage the installation process to be very simple.

The back of the device features a 60mm exhaust fan, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a USB 2.0 port, a power socket and the On/Off switch.

The bottom of the device features a rubber-coated base, but no feet to stand it up off the desk.

The HDD trays are made of a thin plastic which does flex a little, although not dangerously.

Installing a 3.5″ HDD is an easy procedure; place HDD on top of tray, screw in place with 4 screws, and then slide back into device.

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