Seagate unveils 6TB BlackArmor NAS

It's been a hot minute since we've seen a NAS from Seagate, and now we have news that the company is launching not one but two new secure storage devices. Both the BlackArmor NAS 420 and NAS 440 are billed as "fully-contained, out-of-box solutions with user-serviceable, [tool-less] hot-swappable drives that are RAID-configurable 0/1/5/10 arrays," designed to scale up to 50 workstations. The devices both sport a 1.2GHz processor, 256MB memory, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and four USB 2.0 ports. Additionally, they feature CIFS, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Bonjour, Microsoft Rally network, and Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory, Access Control List (ACL), volume-level encryption, an iTunes server, and a DLNA-compliant digital media server. Available now, the 420 has a total storage capacity of 2TB and an MSRP of $799.99. The 440 is available either in a 4TB version for $1,199.99 or a 6TB version for $1,699.99. An 8TB version is due out in May.

Update: To clarify, Nas doesn't endorse this product in any way. We just thought this would make a killer Photoshop.

[bpm20000 @ Mar 24th 2009 7:04PM]

ILLMATIC!!!

[SABRAGE @ Mar 24th 2009 7:16PM]

I guess Seagate was in a New York State of Mind

[Zack @ Mar 24th 2009 7:21PM]

LOL WIN

[M @ Mar 24th 2009 10:23PM]

"Laptops with a hundred gigabytes and ninja bikes..."
"Alexander Graham Bell made the telephone, yes, but now we request for you e-mail address"

and quite possibly one of my favorite quotes ever

"Computers ain't that smart. Whatever man built could be taken apart."

Nas is the best.

[Sebstyle @ Mar 24th 2009 11:12PM]

Ether.

[yode @ Mar 25th 2009 7:41AM]

So yeah I sampled your voice, you was usin it wrong
You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song.

/THREAD

[Persian @ Mar 24th 2009 7:04PM]

He looks like Kanye West

[Persian @ Mar 24th 2009 7:05PM]

Hit enter before typing ......NOT


and now I effectively ruined my joke. FML.

[Chris @ Mar 24th 2009 7:30PM]

Blasphemy! Nas looks like Kanye?

Kids.

[grull27 @ Mar 24th 2009 7:23PM]

It doesn't matter if you would've posted that comment the way you wanted it to, it still would've been fail.

[Homeboy @ Mar 24th 2009 7:36PM]

I guess you must be a mall cops then as you seem to have the impression that all black guys look alike.

[wyatt @ Mar 24th 2009 8:26PM]

Kanye is a children's breakfast ceareal
Nas is a big steak right of the grill

[Danny_P @ Mar 24th 2009 8:14PM]

Nice pic!!

[eriktionary @ Mar 24th 2009 7:04PM]

lol

[zioncat @ Mar 24th 2009 7:04PM]

Holly crap those pictures are funny.

[Homeboy @ Mar 24th 2009 7:32PM]

I concur. Best photoshop since the fire spitting orange computer case.

PS: You guys need to listen to If I ruled the world 09.

[roger @ Mar 24th 2009 7:07PM]

why'd he have to be black now huh?

[Kiteless @ Mar 24th 2009 7:08PM]

Damn son!

[Chris Nelson @ Mar 24th 2009 7:09PM]

Not worth the money... Nice marketing though, NOT.

[nezromatron @ Mar 24th 2009 7:09PM]

If I ruled the world, I would get a NAS like that..

[Zinger314 @ Mar 24th 2009 7:12PM]

The first picture is obviously Photoshopped. The lighting on the hard drive array is off.

[roflercopterer @ Mar 24th 2009 7:38PM]

Yeah because it wasn't obvious for any other reasons...

[ampMOD @ Mar 25th 2009 12:04AM]

The second picture is obviously Photoshopped. The human to hard drive array proportions are off.

[Makavre @ Mar 24th 2009 7:15PM]

so just because the device is called "BlackArmor" you include a "black" person on those pictures ?

This site is full or racist people ..... BYE,... im off to 4chan

[gerbick @ Mar 24th 2009 7:35PM]

Well played.

[Ridgecity @ Mar 24th 2009 8:04PM]

That's so funny, in a black power kind of way....

[wyatt @ Mar 24th 2009 8:31PM]

all y'all are from africa

dude's name is NAS

i hear the ACLU's hiring

[Deeznuts420 @ Mar 24th 2009 10:25PM]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

[asuka @ Mar 24th 2009 7:16PM]

Yo, all I need is one secure storage device.

[MM @ Mar 25th 2009 5:26AM]

+1 asuka. Too funny

[Spiraling Shape @ Mar 24th 2009 7:16PM]

Guys, guys, the point is it's Nas with a NAS. Not everything in the world is tech related. Just most of it.

[Cormier6083 @ Mar 24th 2009 7:18PM]

You think just because we white we don't know that?

What's up? Wanna handle something?

[Karl Olson @ Mar 24th 2009 7:17PM]

If I ruled the world, I'd save all my files
(I save 'em save 'em baby~)
Mp3s and RARs
(If I ruled, if I ruled)
If I ruled the world~
(Still backing up today, in these last days of time.)

[Ry @ Mar 24th 2009 10:03PM]

hahah your an ass...such a good song though..

[Phil @ Mar 24th 2009 7:18PM]

I had to log in just so I can comment on how incredibly awesome the pictures are in this article.

Well played Joe, well played indeed.

[David @ Mar 24th 2009 7:27PM]

The Firm(ware)

[Anthony @ Mar 25th 2009 3:19PM]

good one :)

[Casper42 @ Mar 24th 2009 7:31PM]

So no one caught on to the leak in there then huh?

Both units are 4 bays
An 8TB version is due out in May
8TB/4 drives = 2TB per Drive
Its not like Segate is going to use WD drives in their NAS
Thus....

Seagate will be releasing a 2TB drive May or earlier.
According to this next link, they were not due out till Q3
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20090203234429_Seagate_to_Ship_2TB_Hard_Disk_Drives_in_Q3_2009.html

[bandigolo @ Mar 24th 2009 7:36PM]

illl. You are so not gangsta.

[phanbouy @ Mar 24th 2009 7:42PM]

^^^ LOLz

[NineT9 @ Mar 24th 2009 9:43PM]

and I thought I was the only one that caught this :)

good eye friend! My guess is the Seagate 2TB Internal Drives wont be higher then $250... tons better then WD's $300 (come on wtf)

[nikster @ Mar 24th 2009 7:38PM]

ROFL

Best pic ever.

[phanbouy @ Mar 24th 2009 7:44PM]

"Update: To clarify, Nas doesn't endorse this product in any way. We just thought this would make a killer Photoshop."

facepalm.jpg

[Eric Christ @ Mar 24th 2009 7:45PM]

The best part of Seagate's Black Armor line is the tie-in with the San Jose Sharks. Because nothing says "Network Area Storage" like two 230lb guys in a bare-knuckle brawl while ice skating.

[pedro @ Mar 24th 2009 7:46PM]

I love snoop dog!

[djmanoloco @ Mar 24th 2009 7:48PM]

This is unexpected. I'm listening to Nas' "Hip Hop is Dead" album right now.

[phanbouy @ Mar 24th 2009 7:55PM]

congratulations

[Down @ Mar 24th 2009 8:00PM]

Tiesto here.

[Mathieu @ Mar 24th 2009 8:00PM]

Looks like a big tas(z)er !

[huh @ Mar 24th 2009 8:01PM]

OK very funny, but what OS is this thing running? If it's linoox that's a big win since it will have an expanding upgrade future.