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The LG N4B1 is a network attached storage (NAS) device aimed at home and small business users. It was announced at IFA 2008 in Berlin, a consumer electronics tradeshow. This product features a built-in Blu-ray Disc writer and supports up to four one-terabyte hard drives. Also included is a memory card reader, three USB ports, one Ethernet port and one e-SATA port for additional expansion. The N4B1 is capable of automatically archiving data to Blu-ray disc for offsite storage. This NAS is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems due to its web-based interface, which is used for configuration and management. By default, the N4B1 is configured as a RAID 5 device, but can also utilize hard drives independently so they can be hot swapped when needed. The LG N4BI also makes it possible to share a single Blu-ray, DVD or CD by creating a disc image that can be accessed by all users on a network. Official pricing and a release date has not yet been set.
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Features
- Windows, Mac and Linux compatibility
- read/write Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD media up to 50GB
- automatic disc backup
- virtual disc library (disc sharing)
- RAID5 with hot swapping
- memory card reader
- gigabit Ethernet
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
- 1 e-SATA port
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MSRP $1,700.00
Released September, 2008
Pros
- High speed 1000 Mbit/s transfer rates when used in a GigE network
- RAID 0,1 and 5
- Use it to centralize your home media and stream to any tv or media player in the house
Cons
- Only WD drives can be used as replacements
- designed for non-demanding consumers only, very slow write speeds
- poor value - very expensive for the performance
LG N4B1
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Western Digital WD ShareSpace
Reviews
June 2, 2009
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Pros
- up to 4 SATA HDDs in RAID5 or independent configurations
- RAID5 means a drive can fail and you don't lose data!
- large capacity
- compatible with any OS
- automatically create CD/DVD/Blu-ray images of any loaded disc
- Blu-ray burner allows you to back up a massive amount of data on a single piece of optical media
- includes 3 USB ports and an eSATA port for expansion
- includes a memory card reader for small file transfers or for easy transfer of photographs into shared storage
- allows users to share loaded CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray disks over the network
- Gigabit Ethernet speeds - allows for the latest 1000Mbit transfer speeds (requires a gigabit router/switch)
- password protected remote access allowing you to access the network from anywhere
- i-tunes server and print server
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January 29, 2009
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Pros
- up to 4 SATA HDDs in RAID5 or independent configurations
- RAID5 means a drive can fail and you don't lose data!
- large capacity
- compatible with any OS
- automatically create CD/DVD/Blu-ray images of any loaded disc
- Blu-ray burner allows you to back up a massive amount of data on a single piece of optical media
- includes 3 USB ports and an eSATA port for expansion
- includes a memory card reader for small file transfers or for easy transfer of photographs into shared storage
- allows users to share loaded CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray disks over the network
- Gigabit Ethernet speeds - allows for the latest 1000Mbit transfer speeds (requires a gigabit router/switch)
Cons
- Blu-ray writer will make it very expensive
- unattractive front
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January 29, 2009
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Pros
- up to 4 SATA HDDs in RAID5 or independent configurations
- RAID5 means a drive can fail and you don't lose data!
- large capacity
- compatible with any OS
- automatically create CD/DVD/Blu-ray images of any loaded disc
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This product is also known as:
N, 4, B, 1, N4, 4B, B1, N4B, 4B1, N4B1
