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Seagate STM310004SSA20G-RK Maxtor Shared Storage II 1 TB 3.5-Inch USB 2.0 Single Drive External Hard Drive | List Price: $329.99
Discount Price: $303.99
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Brand: Seagate
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Features: - Simple user interface; Store and automatically backup the data on networked computers to one location
- Media server plays back digital photos, music, and video to networked media/entertainment systems even without computer power
- Access files from any networked PC, Mac or compatible networked media/entertainment system
- Schedule backup to external hard drives for added data protection, off-site data backup rotation
- 2 USB ports for connecting and sharing printers and additional hard drives; 10/1001000 Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 port connection
Decent enough for the price, but don't expect high performance [Posted on 2008-08-04]
After living with this NAS for a few months now, I'm mixed about my feelings toward this. Sure, it's a lot of space, but the performance seems really slow. I know that it's rated for GigE, but the read/write speeds seem about the same as a wired 100mb/s connection. I'm not sure where the limitations for this lie - with the drive or with the Maxtor controller.
The setup is rather easy, and I was rockin' in under 15 minutes. And it's been whisper quiet that I never know it's on.
If you're looking for home storage to be shared effortlessly, this is a great option. If you're looking for performance out of a network drive, then look elsewhere (other than the Western Digital MyBook's - they're about as slow.)
Died after 16 months [Posted on 2008-08-27]
Bought this in June 2007 for my small office for use as a backup for 5 PC's. Set-up was easy and it worked OK, until August 2008 when the unit kept on turning off, then would boot up but could not be found on the network, power light would flash, and finally died. Called customer service (required 3 calls), waited 40 minutes to be told that the warrantee is only one year, they don't repair these and that I need to buy a new one. I also have a Netgear NAS that has been working fine, but it is 2x the price. This works fine if you only need one years' worth.
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