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[Ltrip]

I would like to hear thoughts on DNS-323 longevity.  Not the disks, but the enclosure itself.

I have had my DNS-323 since about 2008/2009 and it has worked fine for my use.  I used it primarily for my family to share files (pictures and such) and for backups.

I recently bought and installed a WD MyCloud to hold those shared files.  We can access from anywhere over the internet.

Then one of the drives in the DNS-323 went bad.  I have recovered from that, but decided to retire the DNS-323.

But I may have a need to revive the DNS-323.  I would buy 2 new drives to use in the DNS-323.  I would not use it in RAID 1, but use them as 2 separate drives (I think).

So, should I worry about the longevity of the DNS-323 enclosure itself, with 2 new HDDs?

Thanks!

[ivan]

Three of our DNS-323 boxes date from when they were first released in Europe and they just keep on working and we have no plans to replace them unless there is a failure of the main board.

OK, they are not the latesr and greatest but they do what we want them to do - backup and serving our equipment database - neither of which require the latest or greatest.  As far as we can see the only thing that can kill them is problems with the power supply which is why we have them connected to a UPS - as is all our other computer equipment.

If yours starts again without problems (components can fail when power flows into the circuit after long no use) then I see no reason that it shouldn't continue to give you reliable service for many years to come.

[fordem]

I bought my DNS323 when they were first released in 2006, and used it until it failed in 2013, pulled the drives tossed then into a different manufacturer's product and moved on.

[dosborne]

I purchased 3 of them many moons ago and they have been running 24x7 since. The only reason I would consider replacing them is if I would require support for drives over 2TB. There have been some posts re failed motherboard, LEDs and power supplies but I suspect that in general these will last a few more years. Over the years I have replaced the smaller drives with the max, 2TB, but other than that I haven't touched them much. I did install FFP. In fact, 2 of the 3 units have been running for just over 300 days since the last reboot. Very stable.

I guess the bottom line is, if it does what you need it to, why replace it?

[Ltrip]

Thank you all for your comments. 
I feel confident that it is likely to perform for many more years.
Cheers,

[JavaLawyer]

I have two DNS-343s which are of the same generation and similar build to the DNS-323, both of which have been in near 24x7 service since ~2008/2009. No issues other than random dead pixels on the front-facing LED displays (not relevant to the DNS-323).