Thecus N7700

A seven bay bring your own drive system, the N7700 is one of the newer models from Thecus.  Intended largely for use by enterprises, the N7700 has more than enough power to manage seven drives.

For a more detailed analysis of the N7700's features and performance, plus a full hardware listing, please scroll down.

Thecus N7700 7 Bay 2GB DDR2 10GbE iSCSI NAS SERVER Thecus N7700 7 Bay 2GB DDR2 10GbE iSCSI NAS SERVER $1,129.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 7TB 7 x 1000GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 7TB 7 x 1000GB $1,585.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 75TB 5x1500GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 75TB 5x1500GB $1,579.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 105TB 7x1500GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 105TB 7x1500GB $1,765.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 10TB 5 x 2000GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 10TB 5 x 2000GB $1,759.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 14TB 7 x 2000GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 14TB 7 x 2000GB $2,015.00
Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M $1,097.44
Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M $1,227.44
Thecus N7700 10GbE Dual DOM iSCSI RAID NAS 14tb Thecus N7700 10GbE Dual DOM iSCSI RAID NAS 14tb $1,802.71
Thecus N7700 10GbE Dual DOM iSCSI RAID NAS 105tb Thecus N7700 10GbE Dual DOM iSCSI RAID NAS 105tb $1,599.78
NEW Thecus N7700 Ultimate Network Attached Storage NEW Thecus N7700 Ultimate Network Attached Storage $994.99
Thecus N7700 7 Bay Performance NAS Server w iSCSI NEW Thecus N7700 7 Bay Performance NAS Server w iSCSI NEW $962.00
Thecus N7700 RAID NAS iSCSI Storage Server 105tb Thecus N7700 RAID NAS iSCSI Storage Server 105tb $1,518.08
NEW Thecus N7700 Pro 7 Bay NAS w Intel Core 2 Duo C NEW Thecus N7700 Pro 7 Bay NAS w Intel Core 2 Duo C $1,103.99
Thecus N7700 Ultimate Network Attached Storage Thecus N7700 Ultimate Network Attached Storage $1,069.00
Thecus N7700 Network Storage Server Thecus N7700 Network Storage Server $998.99
Thecus N7700 N8800 Series HDD Tray Thecus N7700 N8800 Series HDD Tray $38.40
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 75TB 5 x 1500GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 75TB 5 x 1500GB $1,499.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 10TB 5 x 2000GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 10TB 5 x 2000GB $1,679.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 PRO Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 PRO $1,179.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 7TB 7 x 1000GB Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 7TB 7 x 1000GB $1,665.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 105TB 7x1500GB Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 105TB 7x1500GB $1,849.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 75TB 5x1500GB Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 75TB 5x1500GB $1,665.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 14TB 7 x 2000GB Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 14TB 7 x 2000GB $2,089.00
Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 10TB 5 x 2000GB Thecus N7700PRO 7 Bay NAS N7700 PRO 10TB 5 x 2000GB $1,845.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 7TB 7 x 1000GB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS SERVER 7TB 7 x 1000GB $1,505.00
Thecus N7700SAS 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 SAS Thecus N7700SAS 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 SAS $1,549.00
NEW Thecus N7700 Network Storage Server NEW Thecus N7700 Network Storage Server $899.99
Thecus N7700Pro 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 PRO Thecus N7700Pro 7 Bay NAS SERVER Core 2 Duo N7700 PRO $1,179.00
Thecus N7700 PRO 7 Bay Diskless NAS Intel Core 2 Duo Thecus N7700 PRO 7 Bay Diskless NAS Intel Core 2 Duo $1,090.00
Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M $1,003.56
Thecus Clairtek Inc 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M N7700 Thecus Clairtek Inc 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M N7700 $1,006.47
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS Server iSCSI Ready NEW 14TB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS Server iSCSI Ready NEW 14TB $1,879.00
Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS Server iSCSI Ready NEW 105TB Thecus N7700 7 Bay NAS Server iSCSI Ready NEW 105TB $1,679.00
Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M Thecus Clairtek Inc N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M $1,133.56
Thecus N7700 RAID NAS iSCSI Storage Server 14tb Thecus N7700 RAID NAS iSCSI Storage Server 14tb $1,745.71
Thecus Clairtek N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M N7700 Thecus Clairtek N7700 7 Bay NAS Intel Celeron M N7700 $996.00

Overall, the performance of the N7700 is quite high when using a gigabit connection.  Independent testing of write speeds ranged from the mid 50's to the low 70's in MB/s, depending on the RAID configuration of the NAS at the time, while read speeds measured consistently around 60 MB/s regardless of configuration.

As with most multiple drive NAS systems, the N7700 has a strong focus on RAID capacity.  This is where the N7700 naturally excels, having not only a large variety of RAID options supported, but also some of the most robust automated RAID expansion than most of the other arrays available on the market today.  Not only are RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD configurations all available, but RAID expansion and migration are both supported as well, allowing additional drives to be added to the array for automatic integration.

Hardware specifications follow, taken from the Thecus website.

Item Spec
SATA device 7xSATA for internal, 1xeSATA for external
LAN Interface (PCI-e) RJ-45x2 : 10/100/1000 BASE-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X WOL supported
Expansion slot (PCI-e*1) 1
USB Interface USB 2.0 host port x4(Front x2, Back x2) (A Type)
LCD Module Displays system status and information
LED indicator
  • Power(Blue)
  • Status : System Busy/Fail(Blink Orange/ Blink Red)
  • HDD1-7 Activity/Fail(Orange/Red)
  • WAN (Link : Green; Activity : Orange)
  • LAN (Link : Green; Activity : Orange)
  • USB (Copy LED: Blue)
  • eSATA (Activity LED:Blue)
  • Power supply 300W Power Supply
    Disk interface SATA I/II x7 via backplane
    Thermal/Fan control
  • Thermal sensor for HDD and processor temperature
  • Temperature controlled system FAN speed
  • Real-time clock Battery backup system clock (Schedule on/off support)
    Buttons
  • Power button(Front, power down controlled by S/W)
  • LCM button (ENT,ESC,UP, DOWN)
  • RS232 1 (For UPS)
    Environment
  • Temperature : 5°C to 40°C
  • Humidity : 0 ~ 80 % R.H. (Non-condensing)
  • Dimension Tower Base
    Power Consumption
  • Standby mode: 95W
  • Full Loading: 158W with 1.5TB Seagate * 7 HDD installed
  • Sound Pressure Level
  • Without HDD: 34.8 dB(A)
  • With HDD: 34.5 dB (A) with 1.5TB Seagate * 7 HDD installed