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Aspirant

Nov 17, 2015

Latest Generation ReadyNAS

I just received notification that my current ReadyNAS is end of life (last OS update). This is the second device that I have had that made it to End Of Support. What is the latest model and what...

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StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Nov 20, 2015

Microsoft's business model (and scale) is of course very different. Though their decision to migrate Win7 to Win10 is something I wish Netgear had done with OS 4.2 -> OS 6. You can of course migrate yourself if you ok with losing support.

Netgear's explanation is here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/189/~/eol----end-of-life-explanation

Despite their stated policy, in the past they have provided security updates and minor bug fixes for ReadyNAS long after EOL. From my point of view, that makes a lot of sense since these units are very different from their mainstream routers and switches.

bobneedshelp

Aspirant

Nov 20, 2015

Here is the notice that I received.

Dear ReadyNAS® Customer,

We want to thank you for being a loyal customer and would like to notify you of a firmware update, V4.2.28, for your ReadyNAS. You can download it here.

The V4.2.28 firmware will be the last software release on all the select ReadyNAS products listed on the web page below, including yours, due to its end-of-life status.

http://www.netgear.com/landing/eol.aspx

As in most technology products, there is a natural life cycle. After a certain point, a product must be declared “end of life” due to its lack of market demand, or its aging technology being replaced by newer and more advanced ones.

You can continue to get support from other ReadyNAS customers and our experts at theReadyNAS community.

We invite you to review replacement products available to you on our website, offering higher performance, more functionality and improved user experience.

We invite you to visit our website and community and we look forward to hearing from you again.

Best Regards,
The ReadyNAS Team