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BobFord
Aspirant
Apr 05, 2018
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Best Expansion Unit for Netgear NAS

I have an RN628X unit and am looking to put an expansion unit to take at least 5 HDD's (3.5" SATA).

What is the panels view of best options?

 

TVMIA

Bob

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  • BobFord's avatar
    BobFord
    Apr 05, 2018

    Thanks all for the comments - much appreciated

    I think short term, I'll go for the multi-bit and then look to expand the NAS suite in due course

     

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  • Marc_V's avatar
    Marc_V
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Apr 05, 2018

    Hi BobFord

     

    EDA500 would be the compatible expansion chassis :) though the 628X only has 1 e-SATA port but should accommodate your 5 HDD expansion.

     

    Hope this helps!

     

    Regards

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    • BobFord's avatar
      BobFord
      Aspirant
      Apr 05, 2018

      Thanks Marc

       

      All search results in the UK are showing as this device is discontinued.

       

      Are there other units that users herein would recommend?

      • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
        mdgm-ntgr
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Apr 05, 2018

        Adding a second NAS unit to your network would add better performance than an expansion unit and expansion units should have a separate data volume anyway.

         

        You could add a RN426, RN428, RN526X, RN528X, RN626X or RN628X to your network.

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