Any new Pro 6 X86 models suited to media management ?

volpone wrote:

PapaBear wrote: I will most likely depend on the availability of the chip. The Pro (Pioneer and BE) had the Intel Pentium Dual E2160 with a clock rate of 1.8GHz. Passmark rates it a 1022. The Pro 6 has the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 with a clock rate of 2.6GHz. Passmark rates it at 1723 slightly better than the 2.66GHz C2D E6750 in my current desktop which is rated by Passmark at 1671. The Pro 6 is the flagship of the desktop line and I would only see an upgrade in the processor under two circumstances - 1) Intel no manufactures the E5300 or 2) a competitor installs a processor that would give it a distinctive advantage over the current Pro 6 (RNDP6000-200). Of course there is no more Pioneer, it is now the Ultra 6 Plus. We will only know about a new Pro 6 when it is announced in the announcement sections of this forum and on the ReadyNAS website. Thank you PapaBear. According to http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_Dual-Core E5300 seems discontinued since Feb 2011. Perhaps a good circumstance for Netgear to upgrade soon the Pro. However I hope so ! Regards

Err, no, not really...


1. You're confusing retail desktop processors with OEM/embedded version; Intel clearly says there is an embedded option: http://ark.intel.com/products/35300/Int ... 00-MHz-FSB)
Those versions tend to be available as long as demand is there and we can certainly say it is there.

2. The current Intel E5300 in Pro 6 is a dual-core 2.6GHz CPU built on Wolfdale, it offers PLENTY of power (think of Core 2 Duos): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfdale_(microprocessor)

3. This is even better demonstrated if you consider that all top models of competing NAS brands come with Atoms, a substantially less powerful CPU and they are doing just fine. As a matter of fact they are doing so fine that it's unlikely to change: even though competitors will soon release their newest offerings (eg QNAP) I'd wager a serious bet that their new models will be still based on the latest Atoms (Cedar Trail) which are still perform well below of the E5300: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5273/inte ... 12-netbook