NV+ = Segate ES.2 vs. Constellation

PapaBear wrote:
Sorry, that response was intended for Flash, who lives in Houston, Tx. The Jedi drop by on occasion, they are not on the forum full time. While they are the admins, they typically come on to respond to reported problem posts (such as SPAM) and respond to selected questions.

I guess I'm remembering the good ol' days (note my forum join date) when we could get official responses here very quickly. This was the primary reason I started buying ReadyNAS products and recommending them to friends and family.

PapaBear wrote:
Of course since you are in the U.S., you can still get the ST1000340NS from eAgis.

At $180 no thanks. That's something like $30 more than when I bought an ES.2 drive seven months ago. Price aside, a strategy of buying up all remaining stock of a now discontinued drive is hardly a long term solution for the numerous NV+ owners who have those drives deployed. The NV+ was the top-of-the-line ReadyNAS unit for a while so I assume it was intended to last for more than a few years. We need a clear hard drive replacement path with enterprise drives.

Netgear has obviously tested the Constellation ES drives in newer products so they have them on hand. They need to spend a little time testing them in the older units and let us know one way or another if they'll work or not. Otherwise why would I spend money on an Ultra/Pro 6 later this year (or continue recommending them to others) if I have to worry about this same situation playing out 4 years from now when current drives are discontinued and I need to expand or replace.

After I saw this post from December, asking the exact same question, still without a reply I lost all hope of receiving a timely reply to mine.
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=49010

It is disappointing. Years ago we got quick official responses to our questions and that prompted many of us to support the ReadyNAS line with our purchases and recommendations. I guess it is understandable that with the products receiving much more mainstream attention and I assume explosive growth over the past few years we'd lose some of that close attention we used to receive. That doesn't mean I shouldn't be disappointed by it and at least expect some reply. Shoot, even a reply of "we haven't tested it and don't plan to" would be better than silence.

I went ahead an ordered one of the ST31000524NS drives and will just have to pray that I don't lose any data when I try to expand onto it.. I'll report back and let everyone know how it goes.