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ReadyNAS Device Compatibility List
ReadyNAS Device Compatibility List can be found here. Edited March 27, 2009.
The WD4001FFSX (red pro) was just added to the HCL for the RN316, so Netgear support should be fine with it.
I haven't needed to tweak any settings on the Reds, out of the box worked just fine. The NAS doesn't provide any direct hooks to the drive firmware, so you'd need to remove them, install them in a PC, and then fiddle with settings. Or install the linux package and use ssh - I haven't attempted it, so I have no idea how tricky that is.
USB 3.0 can be used in a pinch, but performance is not nearly as good and USB support in linux is not as good as OSX and Windows - particularly for unclean shutdowns and ejections. There are some practical issues in volume naming and in maintaining permissions that still need some attention from Netgear.
eSata is faster, but Netgear seems to be taking the position that it is for the EDA500 expansion module. That module is pretty expensive, I'd just get a second NAS if I reached the point where I needed it. Initially eSata seemed to be a general thing, but at least some posters here are getting different messages from Netgear support. Personally I think eSata should just work, I don't get the limitation myself.
If you are still considering the RN104 you should be aware that the volume limit is 16 TiB (though with jbod you can get 24 TB total with 6 TB drives - but those drives are not on the HCL). The RN200 series (just announced, but not shipping) should be somewhere between the RN100 and the RN300. But details aren't available yet. (It does support 6 TB drives though - see here: http://www.netgear.com/home/products/co ... -techspecs)
I haven't needed to tweak any settings on the Reds, out of the box worked just fine. The NAS doesn't provide any direct hooks to the drive firmware, so you'd need to remove them, install them in a PC, and then fiddle with settings. Or install the linux package and use ssh - I haven't attempted it, so I have no idea how tricky that is.
USB 3.0 can be used in a pinch, but performance is not nearly as good and USB support in linux is not as good as OSX and Windows - particularly for unclean shutdowns and ejections. There are some practical issues in volume naming and in maintaining permissions that still need some attention from Netgear.
eSata is faster, but Netgear seems to be taking the position that it is for the EDA500 expansion module. That module is pretty expensive, I'd just get a second NAS if I reached the point where I needed it. Initially eSata seemed to be a general thing, but at least some posters here are getting different messages from Netgear support. Personally I think eSata should just work, I don't get the limitation myself.
If you are still considering the RN104 you should be aware that the volume limit is 16 TiB (though with jbod you can get 24 TB total with 6 TB drives - but those drives are not on the HCL). The RN200 series (just announced, but not shipping) should be somewhere between the RN100 and the RN300. But details aren't available yet. (It does support 6 TB drives though - see here: http://www.netgear.com/home/products/co ... -techspecs)
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