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ReadyNAS 3100 or Pro6
I am just starting to look for a NAS device and came upon the netgear solution. Both Models, the 3100 and the pro6, have been recommended but which one should I choose.
This is going to be in a business evnironment, we are looking for file storage and a FTP Solution. That is all this will be used for.
It will be in an Active Directory environment.
I want to make sure there is redundancy for the drives.
I would want access to the drives to be at pretty reasonable speeds, in the long term there could be about 3TB of data that needs to be accessed on these devices.
Looking at the 3100, it seems like it is a lot more expensive and I was wondering what is the justification for the cost.
thanks for any information you can give me.
This is going to be in a business evnironment, we are looking for file storage and a FTP Solution. That is all this will be used for.
It will be in an Active Directory environment.
I want to make sure there is redundancy for the drives.
I would want access to the drives to be at pretty reasonable speeds, in the long term there could be about 3TB of data that needs to be accessed on these devices.
Looking at the 3100, it seems like it is a lot more expensive and I was wondering what is the justification for the cost.
thanks for any information you can give me.
2 Replies
- The 3100 is a rackmount, and has redundant power supply. The Pro 6 is a desktop model supporting up to 6 drives, allowing for better capacity utilization in dual redundancy mode, and with quite a bit less noise. Performance should not be a problem with either of these devices as they can handle more than the gigabit bandwidth internally. Both are good solutions -- you just need to decide what's more important in your environment.
- For a detailed comparison, see also the Comparison Charts
The 3100 does use ECC memory, which is important to some.
You might want to have a read of ReadyNAS Pro Series and The Definitive Guide to the ReadyNAS 3100
Unless you need features found in the 3100, the Pro 6 (RNDP600-200 aka RNDP6000v2) is the better choice in my view. I reckon the drives are more likely to fail than the power supply and that X-RAID2 dual-redundancy (like RAID-6) is a great option. If you get a diskless Pro 6 model, be sure to choose disks from the HCL. In a business environment enterprise drives (these typically have rotational vibration safeguard, 5 year warranties and cost at least twice as much as the consumer disks) are strongly recommended. If your budget is tight you can always start out with low capacity disks and add higher capacity disks later on. Take a look at X-RAID2 dual-redundancy expansion paths
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