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August 2009
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The Black Armor offers quick throughput
Genius solutions for back up
Plenty of customizable options
Mammoth size storage space
Remote access
Easy to expand
Supports RAID 5
RAID 0
RAID 10 and Span.
Lots of storage for the money
Hot swappable drives
Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
10 Windows client licenses for fullfeatured backup software
Remote webbased access easy to setup and worked well
LED display on drive
Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
12TB of storage space should be more than adequate for most small businesses (and beyond)
User interface is easy to navigate and configuration is fairly simple
Flexibility... supports various network protocols
RAID configurations
And backup methods
Includes 10 licenses of useful and powerful backup software
Small footprint
Both physically and electrically
3-year warranty covers the whole
The Seagate BlackArmor offers fast throughput
Hassle-free remote access
Excellent backup solutions
And has many customization options. Also
Its large amounts of storage
RAID 5
RAID 10
And Span support
Toolless design
And great expandab...
Fast
Beefy
Powerful web interface
Includes 10 backup licenses.
Lightning-fast transfer speeds
Simple setup
Multiple Ethernet and USB ports
Powerful backup software
Easy to install and use
Great warranty
Very quiet in operation
Numerous features
Pleantiful software features
Media server
The editors didn't like
Advanced features of the black armor can be utilized only with in depth networking knowledge
Instruction manual is not wellexplained
Does not have separate ports
Not compatible with all routers.
No Logging
No MacOS backup client or Time Machine support
No RAID migration / expansion
Slow USB backups
No eSATA support
Slightly expensive
Drives run hot
Approaching 50 degrees Celsius under moderate usage
Firmware covers the basics well
But nothing overly exciting or innovative
Other than on eBay
Can't find replacement 3TB ST33000651AS drives for this yet
The Seagate BlackArmor requires more than basic networking know-how to take advantage of its advanced features. Also
12TB of storage space should be more than adequate for most small businesses (and beyond), User interface is easy to navigate and configuration is fairly simple, Flexibility... supports various network protocols, RAID configurations, and backup methods, Includes 10 licenses of useful and powerful backup software, Small footprint, both physically and electrically, 3-year warranty covers the whole
Drives run hot, approaching 50 degrees Celsius under moderate usage, Firmware covers the basics well, but nothing overly exciting or innovative, Other than on eBay, can't find replacement 3TB ST33000651AS drives for this yet
Seagate has been busy expanding their offerings to include items that do well to compliment their core business. From a variety of more traditional external storage devices to their media players, I have been impressed with what they have had to offer...
Easy to install and use, Great warranty, Very quiet in operation, Numerous features,
Lack AD plug in.
What we have here is a very well designed and cheap NAS solution for the start up / small to mid size businesses. It is always a challenge for IT to come up with the right storage for the job. By selecting BlackArmor NAS 440 you are going to be able to...
The BlackArmor NAS 440 is an amazing product with superb business and home use functionality. Whether using the NAS 440 for integrity of critical business files or for providing always available reliable media for the family, the BlackArmor has the a...
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Published: 2010-03-16, Author: James , review by: techworld.com
Remote replication and performance are two big issues with the Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440, but there are still a number of positives to this NAS device. The clean user interface makes it easy to manage, while the tool-less drive trays and tightly inte...
The Seagate BlackArmor 440 NAS has a street price of between $699.00 to $799.00 a decent price. Couple this with an above average performance and a 3-year warranty; it makes this unit a great buy for business and the home users who are serious about th...
The Black Armor offers quick throughput; genius solutions for back up; plenty of customizable options; mammoth size storage space; remote access; easy to expand; supports RAID 5, RAID 0, RAID 10 and Span.
Advanced features of the black armor can be utilized only with in depth networking knowledge; instruction manual is not wellexplained; does not have separate ports; not compatible with all routers.
The Seagate black armor has a laundry list of features that offer a good performance and a very good value for money. It functions perfectly well for small and large businesses and also for home user with more than one computer and large data. The onl...
The 440 is a speedy NAS device with a bevy of features that could well serve the needs of many small businesses. These features include dual Ethernet ports with fail-over support, tool-less drive mounts, support for multiple RAID modes with drive hot-...
