The hot-swappable drives are easily accessed through the front of the device. The unit still looks nice and feels good and sturdy though. What looks like metal, on closer inspection is all plastic. The Seagate NAS is a small desktop form factor. Operating system: NAS OS 4 (embedded Linux).Power Consumption(2-bay x 2 HDD/4-bay x 4HDD):.Relative Humidity, Operating/Nonoperating (non-condensing, %): 0 to 80/0 to 95.The Seagate 4-bay NAS comes with a 3-year warranty and starts at a street price of $300 with no drives. It is a web-based interface that simplifies setup and management and is designed specifically for the Seagate NAS line. The new operating system is an easy-to-use and intuitive OS. NAS OS 4 is thanks in large part to LaCie design team (that has now fully integrated with Seagate). The device creates a private cloud that physically resides on Seagate NAS, keeping files centrally located while allowing access for clients and partners. Its App Manager and Sdrive allow for remote access, so the user’s data is always available and can be accessed on any platform. NAS OS 4 has a redesigned Device Manager to allow effortless management of data. The NAS come preconfigured to save setup time but users can change the configuration through SimpleRAID technology built into the OS. The NAS also comes with Seagate’s new operating system, NAS OS 4 and ships with Seagate 5TB NAS HDDs. Having all of the software, hardware, and drives made by Seagate enables the system to work together seamlessly. The Seagate NAS comes with a Marvell 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of DDR3 ram, and can run up to 20TB in capacity. The Seagate NAS line is a 2 or 4-bay NAS designed for SOHO users and small businesses without dedicated IT resources.

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