It's probably not surprising, therefore, that it runs hot. The device sits on four rubber feet which barely give one quarter of an inch ventilation space between the surface the NAS sits on and the underlying vent. A design decision I cannot understand is that the largest cooling vents are all underneath the device. Some may like its high-gloss finish, but I find it too smudge-prone. The Network Space 2 is a small NAS, measuring 7.6 by 4.6 by 1.8 inches (HWD).

This side also features the power connection and Gigabit Ethernet port. On the other, is another USB but only for connecting PCs and Macs. The USB 2.0 port is on one side of the device. This port is used to connect external hard drives, flash drives, or a printer. The device has only one USB port for connecting devices, which gives limited expansion options, particularly annoying in a NAS that only has one single fixed drive and offers no RAID. It ships in two models: 1TB priced at $160 and 2TB at $200. It has a single, fixed drive, so that means no RAID functionality. Although it's better than the last LaCie NAS I reviewed, the LaCie Wireless Space, Lacie's developers would do better to focus less on how the device looks and more on its functionality.ĭesign and Hardware The Network Space 2 only has NAS functionality and no included wireless router capability (as did the earlier-reviewed Wireless Space device).

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