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Fresh Costumer to ReadyNAS 104, quick review and some questions...
Hello dear friends... For some years now, i have being using home NAS to Cloud Services, since the BITCASA Fiasco, where i lost some very important files that where irreplacable... Being a very cau...
All things being equal, RAID-1 is faster than RAID-5, and has a lower CPU load.
Your RN104 gigabit speeds are about right. The BTRFS file system has better data safety than the older EXT file system used by Synology (and older ReadyNAS). But there is also a performance hit, especially on writes.
WiFi is another matter. Never confuse the link speed (1300 max in your case) with real world performance.
You can expect to see TCP/IP throughput of about ~300 mbits if you are in the same room as the router. It drops from there. A nearby room will likely be 100-200 mbits, depending on conditions. These numbers are based on my own real-world measurements (and are measurements of network throughput, not a Network share disk test). If you are looking for an inexpensive basic throughput tester,TotuSoft's LanTester (bundled with their LAN server) costs $11. You'd run the server on a wired Windows 10 PC, and the client from your WiFi laptop (or desktop).
If you are in the US: Channel power for 2-digit channels was capped at 50 mw (3 digit capped at 1 watt) until the spring of 2014. If you have an "older" AC router like the R7000, you will get much more power out of the 3 digit channels. A router introduced in 2H2014 or 2015 should give the full 1 watt on the 2-digit channels.
If you are in Europe: Channel power is capped at 50 mw for all 5 Ghz channels.
Either way, if the geography is set properly in your router and in your Archer adapter, you should be seeing all legal 5 ghz channels if you are close to the router.
None of this explains the read wifi performance you are seeing for the RN104. If you have jumbo frames enabled on the RN104, I'd suggest disabling them, and retesting.
Also you will need more than one test to accurately gauge wifi performance. I happen to be monitoring my WiFi speeds at the moment (taking daily tests). There's a huge amount of variation - my results range from 96 to 184 mbits of throughput (all measurements taken from the same location. Repeating tests back-to-back often gives different results too.
Hello Stephen...
Thanks for your reply and explanations...
In the end is the follow saying "we get what we pay for..."
And this is true on this matter... I appreciate all the support and direct line the company.
But i will be moving on to a more powerfull and faster NAS... If hardware was all that it was... i would purchase again a Netgear ReadyNAS.
But i do need more that the current ReadyNAS OS can do.
As so i will be moving on to the QNAP TS-453mini... I know... I know... its not the same price point, is not the same segment.
But i need a stilish and versatile NAS that can hold for some years... I will also keep a look on the NETGEAR future products and evolution of the OS.
And i trully wish NETGEAR can come forward in the future with more good and competitive products!
With my sincere regards to all the staff, i wish you all a productive and happy day.
Paulo Eduardo
CEO - Trignosfera
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