Netgear ReadyNAS Duo RND2110 1TB (and a q about Stora)

The v1 is an IT3107 Sparc 280Mhz, the v2 is an ARM 1.6Ghz.

Make sure you actually are buying the v2 not the v1. See How to tell whether I have a Duo v1 or Duo v2 or NV+ v1 or NV+ v2

Thanks. It was listed as just Duo, but beneath it, Duo v2 was listed. So I guess it is 280 then, and that the seller has either wrong numbers, or it is a v2. I will for sure check that out before buying.

I have another question. I was also looking at Netgear Stora MS2110 1TB and found it has two disks so I do not have to buy one extra. This makes it really much cheaper than the ReadyNAS Duo (v1 or v2).

But what is the downsides with a Netgear Stora MS2110 1TB compared to the two Duo ones? My price comparing site lists a lot of features and specs, but lacks very much from these. I can see though, that people in general gave the duo v1 8 of 10 stars, and the Stora 7 of 10 stars.

The Stora is a completely separate product. If you later decide you need more drive bays you can't migrate disks from a Stora to a ReadyNAS.

With a Duo v1 you can migrate to a NV+ v1, or with a Duo v2 you can migrate to a NV+ v2.

Thank you. I will consider a ReadyNAS if I decide to have a NAS with more than one disk. Haven't decided completely yet.

What about disks, I can't find all the compatible disks for this, in Sweden. But the Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX 64MB 1TB I can find. Is that a good one, do you know about that?

The two other options are:
Western Digital Caviar RE2-GP WD1000FYPS 16MB 1TB
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS 64MB 1TB
(and a Seagate Barracuda, but that costs more than twice the three listed above)

I read a lot about disks just broke after one year or so, and I am very tired of things than never lives long enough.

Any disks can and do fail at any time. It's unfortunate but it happens.

However more reliable ones have rotational vibration safeguard and 5 year warranties. You do pay a premium to get enterprise drives.

Be advised that the Stora, while a Netgear product, is NOT a ReadyNAS product. It has also been discontinued. While the Duo (v1) and NV+ (v1) have also been discontinued, they will most certainly still receive firmware upgrades and support for the foreseeable future.

Also all ReadyNAS users have access to this forum which has a lot of technical oriented individuals and they can solve a lot of problems for you. The Stora was aimed at the entry level market and users are referred to the general Netgear forum.

Although the entry fee will be higher, you might want to consider the Ultra 2 or Ultra 2 Plus. On Newegg, the Ultra 2 is $320, but is based on the Intel x-86 platform (Intel Atom D425 1.8GHz processor) and has a lot of add on applications available and the plus of as your needs grow, you can move the disk set to any of the 4 or 6 bay x-86 based models (Ultra/Ultra Plus/Pro). The Duo (v2) is $190 on Newegg and while almost as fast, because it is ARM based does not have the level of features or add on applications that the more mature x-86 based models do. Disks from the Duo (v2) can only be moved to the NV+ (v2) for expansion without performing a full backup/format/restore data process.

Many of the add on applications are third party and most of them are using x-86 based ReadyNAS units, because they are more powerful and the series has been on the market since 2008 and upgraded once.

Thank you both mdgm and PapaBear for your tips! They are valuable for me, and I will immediately implement the info into my buying parameters :)

The Stora is still listed on netgear.com, so I don't think it's discontinued (at least not yet). However I'd still go with a ReadyNAS.

I recall reading a comment somewhere in one of the reviews, but do not recall where. The Stora is still listed in the products page as are the Duo (v1) and NV+ (v1) as well. Yet all are beginning to disappear from the on line retailers.

Just to add my personal opinion, I also would recommend any ReadyNAS over a Stora, but if funds are limited to a Stora-priced device there are far better, more modern and cheaper NAS options than a Stora.

I would be impolite to mention names of the competition on a Netgear forum but Google can easily provide the erm... "link". I have a ReadyNAS Duo as my working NAS but I recently bought a different (and *much* cheaper) two-disk ARM-based NAS to use as a backup device, mirroring the Duo using scheduled rsync. It works very well, and to be honest if it proves its reliability I may swap the roles of the two; despite its low cost the ARM box significantly outperforms my Sparc-based Mk. 1Duo.