Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay STBN / STBP / STDM

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

3

Pros:

Low-cost and reliable storage solution for both small businesses and consumers.
Its integrated Universal Storage Module (USM) slot is a useful extra.

Cons:

The Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay NAS is slow in writing and offers very few features.
Its USM slot's performance could be better.

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Last revision on February 18, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Low-cost and reliable storage solution for both small businesses and consumers
Its integrated Universal Storage Module (USM) slot is a useful extra

Reviewers Didn't Like

The Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay NAS is slow in writing and offers very few features
Its USM slot's performance could be better

Expert reviews and ratings

Seagate's bid for the small business and enthusiast NAS market is half-hearted at best. Its software is slow and clumsy, and feature set limited. As worrying is the pitiful file-write performance, a sure indicator that the unit is seriously underpowered....

By Macworld UK on March 25, 2014

While the system may be underpowered compared to Linux-based offerings, the focus here is more about integration with Windows environments and the Business Storage Windows Server does so with ease.

By StorageReview on February 10, 2014

Plenty of network storage at a low price, but performance is...

By PC Pro on January 20, 2014

Given its relatively low price, the Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay NAS is worth the...

By CNET Australia on March 20, 2013

The fact that NAS devices are interesting products does not only hold true for consumers; businesses especially can also make good use of these devices. Easy to install, and featuring a large amount of functionality. Whether you are looking for an easy...

By uk.hardware.info on June 13, 2014

Seagate's Business Storage 2 bay NAS is Seagate's latest iteration replacing the BlackArmor line and designed so that anyone from a home user to a business owner with up to 20 employees can use to store and recover their data. It has options to...

By StorageReview on October 17, 2013