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Aspirant

Jan 03, 2016

312 vs 212: which CPU has more power and does better transcoding

As by subject. Please now that the new 212 and 214 models are out, sporting a quad core (ARM Cortex A15 1.4GHz CPU) does anyone knows if they are more powerful than the 31x series (312, 314 sportin...

Feature Request & Feedback

netghiro

Aspirant

Jan 07, 2016

thanks all!
Which apps won't run on the ARM one?
My basic needs would be a BitTorrent client, CrashPlan backup app and Plex server.

Cheers

BrianL2
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 07, 2016
Hi netghiro,

Apps are classified if its for ARM or x86 on the NETGEAR apps page

Hope this helps!

Kind regards,

BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 07, 2016
Crashplan would have to be installed via SSH if you want to use that. There are some tips available on the Community from other users who are using that.
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Jan 07, 2016
  mdgm wrote:
  
  Crashplan would have to be installed via SSH if you want to use that. There are some tips available on the Community from other users who are using that.
  
  If you want to run crashplan I suggest the RN312 over the RN212. One reason is that crashplan can be a memory hog, and the RN212 memory is soldered on the system board and can't be upgraded.
  
  BTW, you can mount the NAS volume(s) on a PC (windows or MAC) and use crashplan on the PC to back up the network drives. That is easier to set up than installing crashplan on the NAS (especially if you are not familar with linux).