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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Dean Collins
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 29 October 2008
2:10 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dean Collins<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Dean Collins] Thecus
N7700</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mmmm Yummy, look what the lovely DHL delivery guy just dropped off.<br>
<br>
<img border=0 width=240 height=320 id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262632435523570162"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUUbUyfI/AAAAAAAAAxg/JnwClKJA4Xk/s320/2008_10290022.JPG">The
<a href="http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=10&pid=82">Thecus
N7700</a> is a brand new 7 drive Raid NAS server.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUiqYnDI/AAAAAAAAAxo/NxLBLSmGcPg/s1600-h/2008_10290023.JPG"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=240 height=320
id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262632439344831538"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUiqYnDI/AAAAAAAAAxo/NxLBLSmGcPg/s320/2008_10290023.JPG"></span></a>Offers
iSCSI direct disk support on Raid 0,1,5,6,10 (even multiple raid groups).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><img border=0 width=240 height=320
id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262632439879940530"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigUkp9ubI/AAAAAAAAAxw/1jGvopsi2y8/s320/2008_10290024.JPG">Allows
network seperate configurable LAN and WAN ports. The eSata drive can be used
for offloading onto another disk/tape solution. In addition there is a PCI slot
that I've been told is there to create 'multiple N7700 clusters' though I
haven't seen it done and not sure what the limitations are but I've been told
you can stack 7 of them in a cluster!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<img border=0 width=240 height=320 id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262632444289084882"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigU1FL7dI/AAAAAAAAAx4/_o0rfx9cXIg/s320/2008_10290025.JPG"><br>
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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jmYevHrBr6M/SQigVWhn0oI/AAAAAAAAAyA/L9XxSgVHokQ/s320/2008_10290026.JPG"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Unfortunately I'm still waiting for the 7 x Seagate 1.5 Tb drives
ST31500341AS drives to arrive so at the moment it's just sitting there looking
all hot and pretty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Although I'm using it for my personal home use i'm sure it will be
right at home in a SME without the high pricepoints for a Pillar or similar NAS
solution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you are looking for a solid NAS and those puny 2 and 4 drive boxes
are not enough for you :) then you should check out the N7700.<br>
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Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dean<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>P.S. This was one of the first 50 or so to land in the country this
week so you might find it hard to get your own. Also they are coming out with
an rackbased version in about 2 months if you want to wait for it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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