i'm gonna receive one (free another one) tomorrow. if speed/testing is OK then i'm gonna get another one hooking it up with 4x3 TB Red WD. it doesn't support ZFS though, which sucks.


was planning to get a synology one, but it's just too damn expensive.


also.......... CIFS or NFS guys?

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Dec 6 2012, 02:41 PM

this thing is shit! i bought one (with free one) but wtf copying to the nas speed can't even reach 2MB/s!

and with link aggregration, speed is even lower WTF

My setup is basically all using gigabit cables. Raid 10.

BlackArmor NAS 400 [+ 4x3TB WD Red] -> 2 LAN cable -> ASUS N66U Router -> UniFi Router

And copying files to the NAS is like

Win7 -> HomePlug 500mb (1/2 gigabit?) or WiFi N 5G, full bar -> ASUS N66U -> BlackPondan 400

using CIFS/Samba, drag+drop: highest is 2MB/s with HomePlug. With 5G WiFi it's 1.2MB/s
using FTP: 1.5MB/s x 3/4 concurrent file transfers, but ONLY after I disable user accounts and access rights (as in, enable public share only). Currently using this way.


There is no setting for jumbo frames, or any other optimisation/customisation in the BlackPondan 400 page. So I have no idea if it uses 4k or whatever.


seriously this thing is a piece of crap. very, very underpowered. Checking BlackArmor support page is just full of complaints of similar crappy performances by other users. Only BlackArmor 440 model (with seagate's own harddisk, but not available in Malaysia) is generally (almost) reliable.

There is a custom linux firmware that someone developed for this thing that supposedly (drastically!) will improve the performance. I'm gonna try it on the free unit. quick question, if I move the 4 harddisks to this other unit, will the raid be rebuilt or it will detect straight?

but whatever it is, if you guys have any other tip (other than carrying my 30KG super PC downstairs to connect to the router straight ) I'm all ears. If I can get 20MB/s transfer also I'm happy! Right now the general understanding/consensus to improve the performance in BlackArmor forum is to do these things:
1. disable access rights
2. transfer using FTP
3. install the linux firmware



This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jan 4 2013, 12:16 PM

F ME


still, 100 mbps would still yield higher than 2MB/s transfer rate, no?

The highest that people are getting is with BlackArmor 440 (400 + seagate harddisks):
5MB/s over CIFS
15MB/s over NFS
25MB/s over FTP

that is with perfect gigabit networking, public shares only.



This thing is a total overpriced ripoff. Not to mention that this device has been around since 2009!!!! They're marketing it as a new product in Malaysia

I really feel like making a video and run over this piece of crap and send it to them

1000 bucks wasted. I could've just buy a pc from lowyat and get better hardware than this

i'm gonna do that soon just to be sure, but if i can put a number to it, i'm 90% sure it's the BlackPondan problem.

data transfer from my win7 pc > homeplug or WiFi N > N66U router > HomePlug or WiFi G or N > other pcs and macs and Raspberry Pis in the house yield a much, much better performance. 10, 20MB/s, or more.

And the thing that makes me (virtually) so sure is this:

plug in external USB3 hdd to the BlackPondan straight and copy 400+ GB files to the NAS, estimated time completion:

1 week.


no fking joke. but what makes it a joke is that they call copying from usb as backup. no other way (or function) that says COPY TO NAS. how the f can you back up then if speed is like floppy disk?!

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jan 4 2013, 05:19 PM

I REALLY wanted to get the microserver. but I heard it got discontinued? that's why I got this thing - one for home, one for office. ugh

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jan 4 2013, 05:20 PM

kedai mane wei!!!!


wanna buy my spare unopened NAS 400? 500 je wei, if you call me hensem i reduce it to 400

just copy and check lah, that would be the easiest.

I can recommend NOT BUYING seagate blackarmor, but you prolly have read that already



well I finally got around to taking the damn thing upstairs and connect it straight to my pc's gigabit ethernet. so current setup is

Win 7 > 3Com 4 port gigabit > BlackPondan 400, all gigabit.

here's the transfer speed using filezilla.


actually concurrent 10 file transfers later on resulted in all 10 of them getting slightly higher than 2MB/s each




GIGABIT

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jan 7 2013, 01:49 AM

well there is an unofficial linux fw that someone made, which supposedly, judging by the user reports, will make the transfer rate much higher. officially the last few updates have been seagate enhancing shit stuff, like enabling streaming using tappin.com app on your mobile. like wtf who cares if speed is too slow?!

anyway i really want to try the unofficial firmware. seems easy enough to flash. but i don't want to try and then have to rebuild my 12tb RAID 10 all over again

i think transferring harddisk using someone in a wheelchair from kl to kelang is faster than this RM1k++ gone just like that. don't really mind the money, but damn fak really bad experience with my first ever NAS

This post has been edited by C-Fu: Jan 7 2013, 01:34 PM

but it shouldn't be, no? mine's rated 500mbps, so at the very least it should be getting half of gigabit speed (50MB/s at least). the wireless homeplug is 200mbps, so should have ample leeway with WiFi N connecting to it as well.