Old NAS is Buffalo, New NAS a new brand?

[bdsmith]

I have had the Linkstation LS-VL Series 1 TB for many years, it has been a good performer, however, I ready to upgrade to a 2 bay NAS with much larger capacity.  I have been reading and heard a lot of good things about Synology.  Seems like Buffalo hasn't kept up with a more intuitive interface that runs their NAS systems.  I have never been a big fan of the system software or the NAS Navigator programs from Buffalo.  Would like others opinion?

[KennethS]

I have had a LS-WXL 2TB for many years.  Like you, I have never been overly impressed with its usability or features.  But, it has served well to store a music collection for access by a home SONOS system.  I recently purchased a QNAP TS453A.  While it is at an entirely different price level, it is also far more capable with a much more advanced user-interface.  I have nothing but high praise for the QNAP device.

[davo]

For the price point of the Buffalo i think they offer good features and hardware, but like everything, if you pay more you get more, you can't pay for a Fiat and expect to get a Ferrari!

[KennethS]

In retrospect, I am ashamed my very first post to these forums may come across as a bash to Buffalo.  On the contrary, the Buffalo has been serving me well for nearly 5 years as network storage for a music library and I expect to have many more years of happy usage with it.  It has certainly been well worth the money.