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

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.