Under the hood Promise Technology has placed a dual-core Marvell ARM v7 Cortex-A9 CPU (clocked at 1GHz) which they have paired with 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM, two 3.5' hard disk drives (2x4TB in our model - hot swappable for quick removal) which can be configured both in RAID0 (all 8TB are used as storage) and RAID1 (4TB storage space with the other 4TB used as a mirrored backup), single USB 3.0 port and an RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port. For more information, visit: Just like with the single HDD Apollo Cloud 4TB NAS the dual HDD Apollo Cloud 2 Duo 8TB (also available with 2x2TB hard disk drives) is aimed towards home users looking for an easy to use model primarily for file sharing purposes (both local and remote/Cloud - supports sharing of files to up to 40 people). Promise’s highly experienced sales and engineering teams are strategically located throughout the Americas, EMEA, and JAPAC regions to provide unparalleled services and support to its customers around the globe. From personal cloud appliances to scalable enterprise IT Infrastructure, blazingly fast post-production tools, video security solutions, and hyperconverged systems, Promise adapts its products to meet the real-world challenges customers face every day. Promise creates innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of the IoT, Cloud, IT, Rich Media and Surveillance markets. Promise Technology is a recognized global leader with 30 years of experience in the storage industry. Because however most NAS models in the market by manufacturers like QNAP, ASUSTOR, Thecus and Synology require a good level of knowledge to setup and use others like Promise Technology do their best to cater to the needs of casual consumers and after testing their Apollo Cloud 4TB NAS today with us we have their latest Apollo Cloud 2 Duo 8TB model. This may sound as bit extreme to some people (especially the ones who are not aware of the benefits of owning one) but NAS devices have risen a lot in popularity in the last 2 years (sales numbers clearly show this) not only between professionals but also home users.

As we've already pointed out numerous times in reviews posted both 20 several studies project that by the year 2020 most households (at least in both the USA and EU) will have at least one NAS (network attached storage) device installed.

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