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Maxtor Shared Storage II NAS

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This external storage box comes with 1 TB of storage and provides you with an

option to store all your data on a single shared storage. It comes with the

option of RAID 1 (Mirroring), so it copies all the data for an extra level of

security though at the cost of some disk space (500 GB). It's very easy to use,

all you need to do is to install the software and it automatically detects the

Maxtor NAS for you. It comes with 2 USB ports which enable you to easily add a

printer or connect any external drive for more storageand has 1 Gigabit Ethernet

port. The software provides you the option to drag and sort any document-it will

organize your files, placing them in appropriate shared folders. You can also

view the backup and storage details of all users, using Maxtor Simple View

option.

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We ran Net Bench on this device with 12 clients running 1 engine each. It

gave a throughput of 45 Mbps, though it didn't dip beyond 42 Mbps, which is

good. We increased the number of engines to 2 and got a maximum throughput of 52

Mbps but this dipped to 42 Mbps by the time it executed the 12th client. The

only concern is that when we configured it in RAID 1 the maximum throughput

dropped to 36 Mbps. It is a good buy, considering that with the cheaper options,

like Thecus N2100 Y.E.S. Box (reviewed March, 2007), you have to buy the disks

seperately, which makes their total cost even higher.

Bottomline: At this price, a good option for small-sized businesses.

Price: Rs 33,500 (1 year warranty)



Key Specs:
1 TB of storage, 2 hard disks

(7200 rpm), 16 MB cache buffer, USB 2.0




Contact:
Seagate Technology, Delhi



Tel:
42243353



E-mail:


ramprasad.md@redington.co.in





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