Product Description

BlackArmor 420 Network Storage Server

The Seagate BlackArmor NAS 420 storage server is a complete, small-business-specific network storage solution designed to provide optimum uptime and data integrity to ensure business continuity for up to 50 workstations. Continuously and automatically protect business-critical data with incremental and full-system backup, bare metal restore (full-system restore) and individual file to entire volume encryption. Enhance data integrity and/or performance with RAID 0/1/5/10 & JBOD configuration options. Access files securely over the internet from any popular web browser - no special software required.

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Product Details

Removable Storage	None
Title	Seagate BlackArmor NAS 420 4- Bay 2 TB (2 x 1 TB and 2 Empty Bays) Network Attached Storage ST320005SHA10G-RK
Label	Seagate
Special Features	nv:Form Factor^Desktop|Hot-Swap Bays^4|Compatible RAID Levels^RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, JBOD|Total Storage Capacity^2 TB|Number Of Hard Drives Bays^4|Hard Drives Included^2|Hard Drive Interface^SATA II|Spindle Speed (RPM)^7200|USB Ports (Total)^4|RJ-45 Ports^2|Interface Type^Gigabit Ethernet|Data Transfer Rate^10/100/1000 Mb/s|Protocols^CIFS, NFS, HTTPS, FTP
Operating System	N/A
EAN	0007636490151
Brand	Seagate
Studio	Seagate
Form Factor	3.5" x 1/3H
Manufacturer	Seagate
Hardware Platform	PC
Publisher	Seagate
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
UPC	007636490151
Model	ST320005SHA10G-RK
Warranty	3 years warranty
Features	Two Ethernet ports for local network connection, port failover and NAS to NAS replication Two USB 2.0 ports for external drives, printers and UPS and Four internal SATA II ports 7200 RPM, 2 TB, 32 Cache Designed for small business to provide optimum uptime and data integrity for up to 50 workstations. Supports Windows XP and Vista operating systems and Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.
Color	black
Format	Electronics CD
Hard Disk Interface	Firewire
MPN	ST320005SHA10G-RK
Hard Disk Size	1 TB

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Customer Reviews

Don't buy from Seagate

Review by Garycahn, 2010-08-16

Do not buy this hard drive. Their customer service is dreadful. There is no way to uninstall a license. This means that once you've used your 5 licenses, if you decide to retire a computer and replace it with a new one, you have to buy a brand new license. This happened to me only 1 month after I installed the license on a computer. Western Digital is a far better choice. Don't make the mistake I did. Don't buy from Seagate.

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What Seagate Doesn't Tell You In The Instructions !

Review by F. R. Wunderlich, 2010-03-20

I had to call Seagate to find out if 1.5T drives would work in this unit, they told me yes if the Firmware on the drives is one of 4 codes, which the 5 new drives I purchased weren't, but they are available from Seagate which is a much higher price. Also, the manual says optional spare drive cradles are available from Seagate. Ya.....in about 6 months ! This is a nice unit if the included drives are enough for you, but if you need more storage space, this is not the drive for you........

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Great NAS! Great Product!

Review by J. Billiau, 2010-03-08

I've had this unit for about 2-3 weeks now and I'm very happy with it. I've got it connected on my gigabyte LAN, configured it and have had no issues. Its very fast when accessing. I even use this NAS to stream to my TV using (Xtreamer) and have had no issues. I have it configured for RAID 1 and so far so good. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a NAS device.

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One Drive DOA

Review by Shamus O'Reilly, 2010-01-29

I was looking for a backup solution for both Windows & Macs. This looked like the one. It was easy to set up, however drive 1 was no good. Seagate offered good tech support. When I asked about using Time Machine on my MAC, then I learned I would have to drag and drop and files I wanted stored manually. Well, so much for that. I am returning it.

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This NAS-ty is SLOW!

Review by Federico Villamayor, 2009-07-09

it hasn't even been two months since i got this and it's already lagging.
It's got two drives set on raid 1, meaning the drives are working redundantly or mirrored.

Downloading from an external ftp site is 100 times faster than downloading the same file from this server within the same network with the ethernet cable connected... 2 ethernet ports connected to this NAS.

no point of even serving media when all you hear is a sound every 30 to 60 seconds because of the slow stream.

maybe i have a defective one. but geez! that means quality control sucks!

to top it off, the people on their tech support know nothing to fix this.

SEAGATE, Contact me if you find a solution to this and i'll retract this statement.

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