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Thecus N7700 Network Attached Storage Server
Beginning with the venerable N4100 to the legendary N5200, Thecus NAS devices have established the company as a worldwide leader in digital storage. Today, Thecus is proud to release details about
This review is from : 7 Bay Nas, Intel Celeron M
Excellent performance from this little NAS . I bought this to deal with visual effects data. That means i have 5 machines pulling hundreds of megabytes off of this at once. The Thecus has performed really well, topping out around 100mbyte/sec from ethernet. I bonded the ethernet ports for max speed and am using an SMC network switch on my setup. It's been really solid, and very quiet given the fact that i have 5 drives in it. The fact that I can easily add drives to the raid and swap them out is wonderful. The new firmware update is solid and installed without a hitch. I have recommended this device to several colleagues and would recommend it to anyone wanting a solid, small business NAS solution. I am fortunate that I have not needed support on this product as of yet. Keeping fingers crossed there. I dropped one of the stars on the rating because I was hoping to use ext4 fs and it did not support it. Having said that I am running xfs and it's been solid. Good piece of kit!
Excellent performance from this little NAS . I bought this to deal with visual effects data. That means i have 5 machines pulling hundreds of megabytes off of this at once. The Thecus has performed really well, topping out around 100mbyte/sec from ethernet. I bonded the ethernet ports for max speed and am using an SMC network switch on my setup. It's been really solid, and very quiet given the fact that i have 5 drives in it. The fact that I can easily add drives to the raid and swap them out is wonderful. The new firmware update is solid and installed without a hitch. I have recommended this device to several colleagues and would recommend it to anyone wanting a solid, small business NAS solution. I am fortunate that I have not needed support on this product as of yet. Keeping fingers crossed there. I dropped one of the stars on the rating because I was hoping to use ext4 fs and it did not support it. Having said that I am running xfs and it's been solid. Good piece of kit!
7 Bay Nas, Intel Celeron M Reviews
Love it . Love it, been running over 18 months without a hiccup.
I'd probably spend the extra cash for the core 2 duo version if it was a little cheaper but for sme/home use i dont think it makes a difference.
Been rock solid and never caused an issue (running 7 x 1.5tb drives).
Cant reccommend it enough.
Love it . Love it, been running over 18 months without a hiccup.
I'd probably spend the extra cash for the core 2 duo version if it was a little cheaper but for sme/home use i dont think it makes a difference.
Been rock solid and never caused an issue (running 7 x 1.5tb drives).
Cant reccommend it enough.
Cons Review
I wish I had more to review . After researching NAS for a few weeks, I decided on the N7700 because of it's features and the positive feedback that other Thecus products have received. At this point, I'm disappointed in the company's customer support as I appear to have a compatibility problem and it seems they've lost interest in talking to me, once I'd been through all of their remedial steps.
I intended to use this device as storage on a Windows network with a WS2008 DC. The trouble is, the N7700 doesn't seem to play very well with the DC. While it doesn't report errors joining the domain, I can't sync ACLs and, therefore, cannot setup non-public access to N7700 folders. I have asked Thecus if they know of any outstanding problems with WS2008 or Vista, but they have not replied. I also asked about access to their company forums as my registration email never arrived. To this they DID reply, but still have not resolved my problem.
I feel like my questions regarding compatibility are being dodged. After spending $1000 on a diskless appliance, I figured their support would be better. I'm willing to be patient if the company is resolving firmware issues, but they simply aren't telling me anything. I don't know whether to attempt a return or wait for an update/resolution. At this point, I can either make this unit a large, public folder with no security, or use it as a paperweight, neither idea works for me.
Having said all that, it seems like a solid piece of equipment. The setup was straight-forward other than the aforementioned issue and it continues to idle in my home office "datacenter". On the other hand, if you're concerned about compatibility with Windows networks or require thorough technical support, I would look elsewhere.
I intended to use this device as storage on a Windows network with a WS2008 DC. The trouble is, the N7700 doesn't seem to play very well with the DC. While it doesn't report errors joining the domain, I can't sync ACLs and, therefore, cannot setup non-public access to N7700 folders. I have asked Thecus if they know of any outstanding problems with WS2008 or Vista, but they have not replied. I also asked about access to their company forums as my registration email never arrived. To this they DID reply, but still have not resolved my problem.
I feel like my questions regarding compatibility are being dodged. After spending $1000 on a diskless appliance, I figured their support would be better. I'm willing to be patient if the company is resolving firmware issues, but they simply aren't telling me anything. I don't know whether to attempt a return or wait for an update/resolution. At this point, I can either make this unit a large, public folder with no security, or use it as a paperweight, neither idea works for me.
Having said all that, it seems like a solid piece of equipment. The setup was straight-forward other than the aforementioned issue and it continues to idle in my home office "datacenter". On the other hand, if you're concerned about compatibility with Windows networks or require thorough technical support, I would look elsewhere.
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Feature 7 Bay Nas, Intel Celeron M
- Expansion Slots - 1 x PCI Express x1 Total
- Form Factor - Tower
- Hard Drive - Not Included
- Network Cards - Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45
- Power Supply - 300W
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Product Details
EAN : 4712505091600UPC : 884956001607
MPN : 4712505091648
Brand : Thecus
Weight : 23 pounds
Height : 13 inches
Length : 17 inches
Width : 16 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : Thecus
Model : N7700
Platform : Windows 2003 Server
Publisher : Thecus
SKU : THECUN7700+
Studio : Thecus
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