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| Seagate 1TB Maxtor Central Axis (STM310005CAA00G-RK) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6113
Category: CE
Publisher: Seagate
Studio: Seagate
Brand: Seagate
Label: Seagate
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
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Hard Drive Size: 1
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 10.2 x 4.9
MPN: STM310005CAA00G-RK
Model: STM310005CAA00G-RK
UPC: 763649007921
EAN: 0763649007921
ASIN: B001BP3C5S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Create a centralized, always-accessible library of your households digital music, videos, and photos, and stream your media to UPnP AV-compatible networked entertainment systems without turning on a computer. | | • | Back up and store up to 1TB of data from networked computers to one central, safe location. | | • | Plug your Central Axis into your router and it automatically configures to your network. | | • | Set privacy levels on shared folders for full public access or limited access for an extra measure of security. | | • | Maxtor SimpleView provides at-a-glance views of back up and storage status for all users. |
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Product Description
Create a centralized, always-accessible library of your household's digital music, videos, and photos, and stream your media to UPnP Password Protection Set privacy levels on shared folders for full public access or limited access for an extra measure of security. Plug your Central Axis into your router and it automatically configures to your network. The server quickly loads and organizes your content by file type; provides at-a-glance storage and backup status; and notifies you via e-mail of system events. USB Expansion - 2 USB ports make it easy to add a printer for sharing or connect additional drives for even more storage Connectivity - 1 - 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port; 2 - USB 2.0 ports for printer sharing, storage, expansion or offsite data rotation Unit Dimensions - 6.8H X 2.5W X 5.9L (172 mm X 63.3 mm X 150.3 mm); Weight 1.5 lb (680 g) Minimum Requirements - Wired or wireless router with an available 10/100/1000 Ethernet port; Internet connection (for system updates and web access); UPnP AV 1.0 certified Digital Media Adapter (if media streaming is desired) For Windows PC and Macintosh
Amazon.com Product Description
Digital videos of your children taking their first steps. The music library you?ve built. The 15 years of personal financial data you?ve compiled. They?re highly valuable?if not irreplaceable?but when stored on your home computers they?re also vulnerable to system failures and viruses, loss and theft. 
Create a centralized, always-accessible media library of your household's digital media. |
Securely access your stored content. | 
Easy file sharing both online and within your network. | Automatic data backup, secure web access and sharing, and convenient media access and streaming for your home network
Central Axis storage server delivers a smart, simple way to automatically back up the valuable digital content on all the computers in your home network. Backups happen automatically?a welcome change from the tedious chore of copying your content to discs and thumb drives. You can securely access and share your content via any web browser, too, so it?s a snap to grab a file from any computer in your home or on the road, and you can easily share content with friends and family everywhere. And for a rich home entertainment experience, you can create a centralized library of household photos, videos, and music that offers anytime access and streaming to your networked TVs, digital music players, and computers. With automated data protection, you can automatically back up all your network-connected computers to one central, safe location. The Maxtor Central Axis can securely access your stored content and can view images and slideshows from any Internet-connected PC, Mac, or laptop while keeping your firewall intact. Easy file sharing allows you to invite friends and family to view and download select photos and other files via the web. You can even authorize guests to upload their own content. The convenient media access and streaming will let you enjoy the convenience of a centralized, always-accessible library of your household?s digital music, videos, and photos, and stream media from your Central Axis to any networked computer or home entertainment device. (Requires a UPnP AV-compatible player.) Printer sharing allows you to print from anywhere on your network. Most importantly, Maxtor Central Axis Network Storage Server is easy to use. Plug your Central Axis into your router and it automatically configures to your network. The server quickly loads and organizes your content by file type, provides at-a-glance storage and backup status, and notifies you via email of system events. The stylish design of this hard drive--only measures 6.8 x 2.5 x 5.9-inches (H x D x W). All that is required is a wired or wireless router with an available 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, an Internet connection (for system updates and web access), and a UPnP AV 1.0 certified Digital Media Adapter if media streaming is desired. System Requirements - Windows - Pentium III, 500Mhz equivalent processor or higher, Windows Vista or Windows XP, 128MB RAM, and Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Firefox 2.X or later for management interface of or web access to Central Access - Macs - Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later, Safari 3.1 or later, and 128 MB of RAM. Product Highlights
| Automatically back up and protect the content on all your networked home computers Securely access your files when you're on another computer in your home or on the road | | Securely share files with friends and family around the globe | Create a centralized, always-accessible library of your household's digital media | | Play videos and music and view photos on digital entertainment devices throughout your home | Have a network storage solution that is easy to install and use | | Pre-loaded software makes installation quick and easy | Automated backup scheduling | | 5-year limited warranty |
What's in the Box
Maxtor Central Axis storage server, Maxtor installation CD, quick start guide, Maxtor manager software, Ethernet cable, AC power adapter, user guide on CD, and a 5-year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 not too shabby for a boring looking brick August 27, 2008
got this unit for a couple weeks already but didn't have the time to set it up until now. let me tell you..., was easy. i think even my grandmother in heaven can set this up without reading the manual. the interface is fairly intuitive but for some advanced users it may be lacking options. i love the fact that it's quiet but it does get hot since it doesn't have a built-in fan. i just make sure it's in a well-vented area so the drive can live a little longer.
in terms of performance, it's not the fastest out there. but for the price, i can live with it. i don't have the need for tremendous transfer rate (at least not yet). for most SOHO users, i would presume mostly involve with small scale backups/transfers of files anyway. with the styling however, it certainly doesn't have anything to rave about, so if you are looking for a "fashionable" drive, this won't be it.
all in all, it's a pretty good drive. so far it has performed up to my expectations and i certainly hope it'll keep performing; no one would like a NAS that doesn't last you a long time....
 kind of strange name but good product August 25, 2008
This is my first experience with a nas and it is a little mixed. Lets start with the looks. The drive is black with white indicator lights a clean and simple look. the trapezoid shape is a little strange, but the drive is not an eyesore by any means. It also does not have a fan making the drive nice and quiet. Also the who thought that naming the drive after the two powers from World War I and II was a good idea?
Installation of the drive was a snap, just pop in the cd and install the software with it plugged into your router/switch and it does all the work for you. My computer is the only computer on the network at the moment so I have no opinion with using the nas with multiple computers.
I did have a few problems with the drive, but it may be due to my router more than the nas. I've lost connection with the drive multiple times while transferring large amounts of data (600 GB). Transfer speeds across the network is slow due to my router only being 100mbps. If you plan on getting a nas a gigabit switch/router is definitely a must have.
Overall this nas is a pretty decent buy. It is very easy to use and it's capacity is more than worth it at this price point.
 Lies about working with Mac August 22, 2008
I've just purchased this device to backup my Macbook because of a hard drive crash.
I specifically bought the device because it would work with a Mac and I've met all of their minimum requirements.
So I hook up the thing, and their software doesn't find the drive as it's supposed to. I think, oh that'll be okay, I'll just configure the IP in the device and it'll be good from here on out.
Nope, It *must* run through the detect phase of the program every time. After a lot of trial and error, I got the thing to detect, but not reliably. This means backups don't happen as scheduled. Pretty much making the product worthless to me.
I spoke with their tech. support, when I told them I was using with a mac they actually said "you're killing me"
I recommend against this product if you have a mac.
Great performer for the budget-conscious August 22, 2008
1TB of network attached storage that's fast, reliable and easy to set up. That's this drive in a nutshell. Tack on the fact that it doubles as a print server and can be accessed via the Internet securely, and this drive becomes a superstar product IMO.
I recently put about 15 gigs of videos and photos onto this thing to share across my LAN. It was fast, and I can play my videos off it without a hitch.
I have not yet used the backup functionality on it, but I hear it's real easy.
The drive was real easy to set up. Just installed the included software on one PC and ran the configuration, then the drive showed up on the network for all my other computers.
Just need to find more stuff to fill this bad boy up with now!
a disappointment August 18, 2008
First let me say that I'm a mac user and I got this drive because it said that it supports mac os x. I am able to use it perfectly well as a network drive, but it wasn't easy at first. There are two ways to configure this drive, you can configure it through your web browser or you can use the native mac os x app that comes on the CD. If you are a mac user, use the app because it won't work on the mac if you try to configure it via your browser!
After getting over that speed bump I hit a road block. The feature that I wanted was the remote access so that I could get to my files when I'm not at home. Unfortunately I was unable to get this feature to work. It asks you to setup an account on the seagate website, which I did, then your drive asks you to login with the username and password setup on the seagate site. It said access denied every time. To make sure I didn't mess up somehow I created a second account on the seagate site and had the same problem.
Just in case anyone is curious, this drive will not work with apples time machine program.
In the end I have a solid network drive, but I'm disappointed I couldn't get the remote access to work
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