Verbatim Gigabit 1TB NAS Hard Drive Review

Verbatim is best known for its blank media, but the global storage company has started to diversify its business lately with various consumables, such as LED lights, headsets, speakers, batteries, mice and even printer cartridges.

But we're reviewing something more 'entertaining' today in the form of a no-frill, no-fuss, down to earth 1TB NAS hard drive - one which sports a Gigabit Ethernet port.

To say that the design of the NAS is conservative would be an understatement. Apart from the front green LED light and a Verbatim logo, there's nothing flashy.

The NAS is impressively heavy and the fact that it is made of metal means that it appears to be more sturdy than some of its flimsier competitors.

At the back of the device is a GbE LAN port, two USB ports, a 40mm fan, a reset button and the power port. Powering it and using it proved to be a doddle; the drive was silent in operation and was barely warm to the touch.

Verbatim bundled all the necessary accessories, including a proper multi-lingual booklet and a cheat sheet (albeit for the wrong drive); it included the Nero BackItUp Essentials backup software, which is a popular choice for entry level NAS devices and comes with a CAT6 cable.