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FishMan123
Jul 22, 2011Aspirant
Multiple disk sizes
Maybe this has been mentioned before, but it is SO obvious. XRaid needs to support multiple disk sizes (and actually use the space). For the average home user, nobody wants to make a single purcha...
mdgm-ntgr
Jul 25, 2011NETGEAR Employee Retired
Yes, the Ultra 4 is a great choice. x86 ReadyNAS use fast Intel CPUs. Sparc ReadyNAS (such as the Duo or NV+), have slow Infrant Sparc CPUs. An Ultra 4 would be 2-3x as fast as a Duo or NV+. Also using the Intel CPUs means a much greater range of add-ons can be installed. One other important consideration is that x86 models support 3TB drives whereas the Sparc ones don't and almost certainly never will. An Ultra 4 is a much more future proof purchase than a Duo or NV+.
You might find looking at CPU Specs of the ReadyNAS is helpful.
You might find looking at CPU Specs of the ReadyNAS is helpful.
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