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Fantom Drives G Force Megadisk 2 TB Network Attached Storage Raid MDN2000

Fantom Drives G Force Megadisk 2 TB Network Attached Storage Raid MDN2000Brand: Micronet
Category: CE

List Price: $586.83
Buy New: $259.95
as of 3/16/2010 03:59 MDT details
You Save: $326.88 (56%)

Qty 3 In Stock


New (7) Used (2) from $259.95

Seller: Buy.com
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 64982

Format: CD
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.6 x 6
nv:Form Factor: Desktop
Hot-Swap Bays: N/A
Compatible RAID Levels: 0
Compatible RAID Levels: 1
Compatible RAID Levels: JBOD
Total Storage Capacity: 2.0 TB
Number Of Hard Drives Bays: 2
Hard Drives Included: 2
Hard Drive Interface: SATA II
USB Ports: 2
RJ-45 Ports: 1
Communications Description: Network Adapter
Interface Type: RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 100 Mbps
Data Transfer Rate: 10 Mbps
Protocols: TCP/IP
Built-In Network Services: FTP Server
Built-In Network Services: NFS
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: MDN2000
Model: MDN2000
UPC: 749656135185
EAN: 0749656135185
ASIN: B000XUUNHM

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Sold Individually

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Fantom Drives G-Force MegaDisk NAS is the latest addition to the G-Force MegaDisk family of storage products packing a dual core processor, dual SATA300-NCQ enabled disk mechanisms, dual USB expansion ports and a gigabit Ethernet network connection in the same compact heat dissipating aluminum enclosure. The G-Force MegaDisk NAS features CIFS/SMB NFS and FTP connectivity USB external disk and printer sharing iTunes server and an unattended bittorrent download manager. The G-Force Megadisk NAS supports robust RAID disk configurations including RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD and SPAN all monitored and managed via a universal web interface.


Customer Reviews:
2 out of 5 stars Fantom Drive has more work to do with software   March 3, 2010
S. Jung (Washington, DC USA)
On paper this drive sounds great, but after a little use you find its drawbacks. I wanted a NAS system for my home network and I wanted to setup a FTP server with user access control. This would allow me to keep this small system on 24x7 instead of a whole computer.

Pros:
-It is compact. Just slightly bigger than the two drive casing.
-It contains good quality hard drives.
-Allows for mirroring for disk redundancy.
-Allows FTP service.
-User Access Control exists.

Cons:
-It is noisier than expected, but still pretty quite. It makes more than expected noise on writes and mirroring.
-The software is unstable! I have to reboot about every week or two.
-User Access control is not robust. Does not allow individual users to share their reserved space.
-Limited access. There is no way that I know of to connect to the software platform directly, i.e. console. You must go through the restricting UI to interact with the system which is frustrating.

In summary, I feel that this home level nas system tries to do too much that it's not ready for. Its obvious that there has to be more investments made in the company software R&D. I also feel that the market for home nas system is not quite mature enough for a reliable, affordable, robust system (just personal opinion with limited experience). At this point it is better to run a compact and low power consuming PC at home with a real OS and the softwares you desire. I will likely designate a PC and reuse the drives from this system in the coming months. I would not recommend this product mainly due to its low reliability and restricting software. Hopefully low cost NAS systems will get better in the future.


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