ReadyNAS 3200/4200 and 3TB drives

mdgm wrote:

The 4200v2 supports 3TB drives. The 36TB 4200 is a 4200v2. Even if the change to a v2 has been made in some of the other 3200/4200 models (one would hope that the old SATA controller is no longer being used in any new models produced), it could be a while before there's no stock of the v1 around at any resellers anymore. The 4200 supports optional 10Gbit NICs and is much faster than the 3200. It's a much more future proof investment than a 3200.

Yes, well... is the implication of this that the part number is not being revved for a 12TB 4200 that is a v2 model? Is Netgear intending to ship 12TB models with 4 3TB drive, or 6x3 18 TB models? I don't see a part # corresponding to that configuration at this point. It is stuff like this that makes me antsy about dealing with Netgear equipment. It makes no sense to me that they can't ship a 4200 (or even a 3200) other than the fully decked out 36GB box that we, as end users, can be CERTAIN will handle 3TB (and larger) drives. Yeah, it's only 8GB of raw capacity today, but down the line it could be a lot more.

Contrast this with a certain other company's newly released product that very clearly enables usage of 7200 RPM 3TB drives in a 4x3 configuration, as well as a number other interesting features (including the use of SSDs)...

Thomas