IcyBox Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Ethernet NAS Enclosure

For me this worked straight out of the box (I didn't bother with the recommended firmware upgrade). I fitted Seagate Barracuda SATAII drives (500GB) and the NAS had no problem detecting these. Setting these up was relatively simple. It may not be the cheapest enclosure but it is very quiet and well built with a good range of disk formats and network services supported. It took around 2hours to transfer 30GB of data on a 100MBps connection. Would definitely recommend.

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Best NAS device out there in my opinion, the best feature is that its constantly being updated with new features and fixes thanks to a very large community of users for the device who are helping developments. I would suggest anyone who is expereincing problems to update to the latest firmware or contact the UK support who are very helpful.

This is the third NAS4220 i have purchased and setup for another family member, the price has increased since i last purchased, but overall i'm still very happy!

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I bought this item last week, infact I bought two as I had got a great deal on 500 gb sata hard drives. I managed to get 4 for less than 100 pounds!! Anyway I was going to install these into USB enclosures but saw this NAS. Unlike other NAS units I had seen it was well priced and looked pretty good. Most seem to be aimed at IT Professionals, but nowadays people (ME!) have films and all sorts of valuable data. I have unfortunately lost 2 hard drives to failure, and I didnt want this to happen again. With this NAS I can use the raid functions so that my data is mirrored to the other drive. So if one hard drive fails, it my be a hassle, but atleast I will have the Family photos still intact. I defintely recommend this!!!

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