AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!

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Danila wrote:

what can possibly convince me to switch to new model from my current model ? (RN 10400)

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Well, do you have any specific issues with your RN104? Likely not, so perhaps a consider the main difference - the RN214 will offer significantly more performance, both file handling and the ability to transcode video files on the fly. If neither of these are important to you, then the RN104 might just be the right unit for you today, and therefore wait a bit longer until there is a compeling reason to change. Of course Netgear might have a 'desire' for you to upgrade, but that's just business :smileyhappy:!

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Danila wrote:

hi!

what can possibly convince me to switch to new model from my current model ? (RN 10400)

Best regards,

Danila

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The 104 is good as a basic file server or backup storage where speed is not a concern. Once you want to do more than that you'll really benefit from using a more powerful unit.

I want our ReadyNAS customers to be happy. If you're happy with how your NAS is performing and what it can do now you don't have to rush into upgrading.

In my opinion it's better to choose a unit that is more powerful than what you need than to choose one that's not powerful enough.

I started out as a ReadyNAS customer before I joined NETGEAR. If I was buying a unit for myself now I'd buy the RN628X. At the same time I know the performance of that unit, the 8-bays and the price is way overkill for most home users and will remain so for years to come. I'm not the average user. We have a wide range of units to suit various needs.

You can just move your disks across to the RN214 (it is advisable to get both units up to the same firmware first, put a scratch disk in the RN214, update the firmware if necessary, verify the firmware update was successful, power down both units, remove the scratch disk and move the disks across keeping the order the same).

If you want to move to an Intel model (e.g. RN424) then I'd suggest uninstalling any apps you've got installed first.

It's nice to know that you can move your disks to a newer ReadyNAS model when the time is right for you to upgrade whether it's now or later (of course it's best to check back when you do decide to upgrade to make sure that's still the case).