Fantom MDN1000 G-Force MegaDisk Network Attached Storage
In a business setting, time is very essential. A lot of work hours are wasted because of having to scavenge for different files located in separate computer hard drives. Save time and increase productivity with the Fantom MDN1000 G-Force MegaDisk Network Attached Storage. This NAS by FANTOM offers easy, high–performing network attached storage capabilities for any small office network. Now you can avoid wasted time and effort as it allows you to save and access all your office’s files from a single location, even giving you another networking option. These Fantom Drives G-Force MegaDisk NAS are the latest addition to the G-Force MegaDisk family of storage products. Enclosed in a sleek heat dissipating aluminum enclosure, this NAS features dual SATA300-NCQ enabled disk mechanisms, dual USB expansion ports and even a Gigabit Ethernet network connection. The Fantom NAS can be configured to fit any kind of Raid Configuration! From RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD to SPAN - you can configure them all using the universal web interface. These storage devices are compatible with CIFS/SMB NFS and FTP servers as well as USB external disks, making them the perfect solution for music servers or other kinds of file transfers and servers.
The Fanton Nas comes bundled with the award-winning NTI Shadow software. This amazing software offers users real-time continuous backup as well as scheduled back up sessions for their storage devices! Utilizing its intuitive interface, users are able to easily secure and back up all their important files and documents! Compatibility, too, is not a problem since this NTI Shadow software supports Windows® XP/2000, Macintosh OS X v 10.2.8+ and U3™ Smart Devices.
Detailed Features
Features
iTunes Music Server
RAID 01JBODSPAN
2 x USB Expansion slots
Unattended download manager
USB External Disk and Printer Sharing
NTI Shadow Backup Software
Specifications
Form Factor:
Desktop
Compatible RAID Levels:
0
1
JBOD
Total Storage Capacity:
1.0 TB
Number Of Hard Drives Bays:
2
Hard Drives Included:
2
Hard Drive Interface:
SATA II
Spindle Speed (RPM):
7200
USB Ports:
2
RJ-45 Ports:
1
Communications Description:
Network Adapter
Interface Type:
RJ-45
Data Transfer Rate:
1000 Mbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps
Protocols:
TCP/IP
Built-In Network Services:
SMB
iTunes Server
Networking Standards:
IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
Management:
Web Based
Dimensions:
8.37" x 2.5" x 8.37"
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.2
Customer Reviews: 19
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Value
4.2
Features
4.5
Quality
3.8
Performance
4.3
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Good until warranty expired!!
Reviewer:
CB on
Nov 14, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.3
Value
2.0
Features
4.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
2.0
Worked almost flawlessly until the warranty expired. Last successful backup was at about the 1 year mark. Now, it's dead. Same issue as other have reported. Power off and back on, blue light comes on, nothing spins up and the blue light shuts off.
If you plan to backup important data, spend a little more and get a quality NAS device.
Good While it lasted
Reviewer:
John on
Oct 20, 2009 Customer Rating:
3.3
Value
4.0
Features
3.0
Quality
2.0
Performance
4.0
We brought two of these for work. Other than some unexplained disconnection issues they both ran fine. However after 1 year one unit stopped working overnight. The fan seemed to seize up which caused the control board to stop. Since we had two units, we pulled the drives out of one and dumped them into the other to pull off the data. That worked so we are sure the controller board died some how...We are going to replace them with something more robust.
Was great... now bricked after less than 1yr...
Reviewer:
Bernie on
Aug 26, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.5
Value
1.0
Features
4.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
4.0
Bought 2wks shy of 1yr ago! Seems these are indeed a mixed bag. Noticed today that my drive ain't there - uh oh! Tried ye old switch action: blue LED comes on for 15s, then off. No fan, no other activity. Faint humming like *maybe* a drive is trying to spin up. Sometimes, not even switching back on works. So sad. Wonder why *both* drives are dead? Read a bunch of reviews which advised to stay away, or at least be vigilant and keep backups of VIP data on DVDs etc. Now I'm faced with the quandry: do I trust Fantom to fix & recover? or just 'fix' and thus loose my data? 5 yrs worth of pictues (moved from a previous drive) - hmm, nah! I'll first pull the drives myself to see if I can read them with any linux tools, then if I can't (groan) I'll have to spend the bucks to try recovery - crap! Note however, that it worked great while it lasted (tip: set it to a fixed IP address, otherwise older Windows OSes get confused.) Mileage may vary.
Reviewer:
zone on
Feb 10, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.3
Value
2.0
Features
3.0
Quality
2.0
Performance
2.0
I have had this unit for just over a year. I had to reformat the drive once to get it working fine again after about 6 months of good behavior just a few reboots here and there. But now it is acting all kinds of funny and they haven't updated the firmware in a long time looks like another company bought them out or something. They did release the source code so unless you want something to hack I would buy something else.
Reviewer:
hamage on
Jan 23, 2009 Customer Rating:
1.8
Value
2.0
Features
3.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
Bought this in July and it worked fine up until a few months ago. Extremely slow over a gigabit network, randomly times out when trying to browse files from XP/Vista/OSX10.5 machines on the same gigabit network. No firmware upgrades available. Ended up taking out the drives and using them for something else.
Manufactured by:
Fantom Drives Mfg Part No:
MDN1000 UPC No:
749656135161 Box Size:
( Length: 7, Width: 11, Depth: 7 )
Shipping Weight:
5.3500 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
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