This is the first time we have had the pleasure of taking a look at anything from Iomega and we have to say the PX6-300D is a brilliant product.
Designed as a home and small office network solution the PX6-300D comes with a plethora of features and functionality that will help manage data and improve productivity. We found the software interface easy to use and the feature-set extensive.
The tests we put the PX6-300D through revealed a strong candidate in the network arena and we are left no doubt that this unit is certainly very capable. Noise levels from the unit arent too bad though we expect this type of product to be stored away somewhere unconscious anyway.
The cost of the unit under review today is over £1000 which upon initial consideration is very expensive but the bulk of price is due to amount of included drives having six 1TB HDDs will push the price right up. There is a diskless option if only 1, 2 or 3 drives are required and this will obviously help to keep the costs down but even so a barebones unit will cost in the region of £500.
PX6-300 is a very capable device and will be a welcome addition to any home or small office. Its software interface is flexible and we can confidently recommend this unit to feature as the integral device for any small network.
Pros
+ Good quality, robust chassis
+ Good network performance
+ Easy to use software UI
+ Dual gigabit LAN ports
+ Plenty of useful features
Cons
- Cost
- Clumpy external power supply
- Thing, plastic front door
- No locking mechanisms on drives
+ Good quality, robust chassis
+ Good network performance
+ Easy to use software UI
+ Dual gigabit LAN ports
+ Plenty of useful features
Cons
- Cost
- Clumpy external power supply
- Thing, plastic front door
- No locking mechanisms on drives
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