Seagate STM310004SDAB0G-RK Maxtor Shared Storage II 1 TB Shared Storage Drive

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 11.3 x 8.5 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GOUE3S
• Item model number: N01R010
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,102 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 5, 2006

Product Description

From the manufacturer
Simply share storage and automatically backup computer files, photos, music and digital videos to one location on small office and home networks. Easy user interface provides backup scheduling of networked computers, data restoration, and media playback to networked media/entertainment systems without being tied down to a dedicated computer host. Other features include Drag and Sort for automatic file organization, SimpleView for quick backup and storage status to all users and two USB ports for printer sharing and automatic backup to additional hard drives for off-site rotation. Ethernet interface. For PC and Mac users.

• Store and automatically backup the data on networked computers to one location
• Up to 1TB capacity
• Simple user interface
• Automatically configures to your network, easy setup of computers
• Exclusive Maxtor SimpleView backup and storage status for all users
• Schedule backup to external hard drives for added data protection, off-site data backup rotation
• Automatic data mirroring available in 1TB product
• 2 USB ports for connecting and sharing printers and additional hard drives
• 10/1001000 Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 port connection
• Media server plays back digital photos, music and video to networked media/ entertainment systems without a computer having to be on
• Access files from any networked PC, Mac or compatible networked media/entertainment system
• Looks like a local drive on each configured computer Share folders with either full access (public) or limited access (private)
• Exclusive Drag and Sort feature for automatic file organization
• For Windows 2000, XP, MediaCenter and Mac OS/X 10.3 and above

Product Description
Everything you need to get started enjoying the speed, capacity, and peace of mind of your new hard drive is included. Simply plug it in, connect the Ethernet cable and the Maxtor Shared Storage II automatically configures to your network. Within minutes you can set up the Maxtor Shared Storage II to appear as a local hard drive on every configured PC and Mac on the network. You can organize, personalize and safely share your Digital life. Easily organize your digital content and communications, with a simple and self-expressive way to share Video your life with friends, family and colleagues. Customize your content and create unique content for multiple audiences by creating themes like a family picnic or your band's first gig. Share things privately, publicly or even link to your blog to share the total digital experience of your life. USB Expansion 2 USB ports make it easy to add a printer for sharing or connect additional drives for even more storage Cache Buffer 16MB Connectivity - 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port, USB 2.0 ports for printer sharing, storage, expansion or offsite data rotation System Requirements - Pentium III, 500 MHz equivalent processor or higher, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (for management interface), Windows 2000, XP, Media Center Edition, Mac OS/X 10.3.9 and higher, Internet connection for system updates, 128MB RAM Dimensions - 5.4 x 3.9 x 8.5 inches (136 x 65 x 217mm) Weight - 6 pounds PLEASE NOTE - This unit is not able to copy MAC files that contain a backslash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply put: It's an appalling hoax., February 20, 2007

By	Maxtor Chump. - See all my reviews

Maxtor / Seagate should be ashamed of perpetrating this appalling hoax, the Maxtor Shared Storage II, on the SOHO market.

As other writers have indicated, if one side of the RAID 1 goes down, you're done. Your options are: have Maxtor ship you a new one (you can't keep your old hardware, so you've effectively lost both discs of your RAID, not just the one that failed) or, and this is according to Seagate's own Tier 2 engineers, you have to pay a data recovery service to get your data back for you.

There are no tools to rebuild the raid available. The box is sealed: you can't replace the drive yourself. There's no console available to access the Linux server running on the box.

The drives are fragile. Two months after buying this unit, the front panel LED began to blink, indicating a "RAID problem." I can't wait to see what kind of circus getting a new unit will be, just as soon as I figure out how to get my data of this piece of rubbish.

It's a sham, a hoax of a product and all concerned should be at least as embarrassed as I am to have fallen for it.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid at all costs., February 12, 2007

By	Peter (Mont Albert, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

What a shame - looks good on paper. The power management does not work. It is not that easy to set up. And if it fails (which it did) it does not tell you (other than looking at the panel which may be in a cupboard) and cannot be repaired. So the RAID function is near useless.

Mine lasted 6 weeks. I now have my money back.

Avoid at all costs.

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU HAVE THIS DRIVE - BACK UP YOUR DATA AND RETURN IT ASAP, March 8, 2007

By	K. La Bounty - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Under 1 month of use, and the drive failed. It sounds like a grandfather clock with the head trying to synch with the drive, and the green flashing light of death is on constantly. Seagate (who purchased Maxtor) qouted over the phone $2000 - $7000 for data recovery depending on how many of the internal drives failed. I also noticed the internal fan isn't even moving after inspecting why the drive heats up so quickly. This drive is now a $600 doorstop, containing a project that is worth about $50,000, and will take a couple thousand to recover. Welcome to the future of hard drives, where the companies sell these things for dirt cheap to sucker you into a purchase, so they can make the real money on multi-thousand dollar recovery services. Do yourself a favor, and buy a decent tape backup system. They should rename this drive to MAXTOR S*** STORAGE!