Seagate is making a move into the small business market with a series of new network attached storage servers designed to support up to 50 users. Part of the BlackArmor product line, the NAS appliances will be offered as a complete package including hard drives and backup software.

Seagate introduced the BlackArmor line last year when it began offering a portable hard drive with built-in encryption. The NAS servers will come in three models with in both two- and four-bay arrangements. The NAS 220 is a two-bay, two-drive model while the NAS 420 and NAS 440 are four-bay models with either two or four drives included. The units offer RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, JBOD drive configurations and come with a 10-user license for Acronis backup software. Not surprisingly, the BlackArmor NAS units only support Seagate drives. Retail pricing is expected to range from $799 US for the 2TB NAS 420 to $1,999 for the 8TB NAS 440 model.