Well built, easy design, great software interface.

Well built, easy design, great software interface.  Read Less

Great solution, fast and does everything i need.

Great solution, fast and does everything i need.  Read Less

If you don;t plan to use this nas full time, then you might get by with using a conventional good quality sata hard drive.

If you don;t plan to use this nas full time, then you might get by with using a conventional good quality sata hard drive.  Read Less

Next attach power and press the power button and the drive will go through a series of sync ups that take about 8 minutes.

Next attach power and press the power button and the drive will go through a series of sync ups that take about 8 minutes.  Read Less

I like these drives for their price/performance ratio, and i have not had any failures with them in the 6 months or so i’ve had them.

I like these drives for their price/performance ratio, and i have not had any failures with them in the 6 months or so i’ve had them.  Read Less

With the hard drives purchased separately, i have perhaps $950 total invested in this nas.

With the hard drives purchased separately, i have perhaps $950 total invested in this nas.  Read Less

At about $550 for a 2 disk (2x 2tb) nas or $350 for the empty/diskless “a-la-carte” version or any of the other storage capacit...  Read More

At about $550 for a 2 disk (2x 2tb) nas or $350 for the empty/diskless “a-la-carte” version or any of the other storage capacity options, you’re getting a really nice nas that seems capable of handling any function needed in a nas and doing it quite well.  Read Less

More than anything the price (currently $550 for 4tb 2-bay), though we each have our own needs and budgets.

More than anything the price (currently $550 for 4tb 2-bay), though we each have our own needs and budgets.  Read Less

The unit comes in a fairly plain square brown box, but it is well padded with internal holders and you also get another box ins...  Read More

The unit comes in a fairly plain square brown box, but it is well padded with internal holders and you also get another box inside the box that has the separate brick power supply and an ethernet cable along with a small fold out starters manual.  Read Less

My current nas is an hp microserver running freenas, and that serves as my basic point of comparison.

My current nas is an hp microserver running freenas, and that serves as my basic point of comparison.  Read Less

So in summary, as i compare this great seagate nas to my synology nas which had stellar reviews at amazon and why i purchased i...  Read More

So in summary, as i compare this great seagate nas to my synology nas which had stellar reviews at amazon and why i purchased it, i -am- impressed by the seagate’s performance, smooth and easy to navigate gui and a very full menu of user functions and settings to satisfy the most demanding user as well as make it easy for someone new to nass to set it up easily.  Read Less

## plugins ##the seagate nas lags behind competitors when it comes to plugins.

## plugins ##the seagate nas lags behind competitors when it comes to plugins.  Read Less

Seagate is marketing their "pro" line to small businsses or home offices, and although they cost quite a bit more than entry le...  Read More

Seagate is marketing their "pro" line to small businsses or home offices, and although they cost quite a bit more than entry level products, the idea is that you are paying for faster chips, better hardware, more speed, and more reliability.  Read Less