ReadyNas NV+ Hitachi 3TB Drives.

Just got my ReadNAS Ultra 4...where do I find the 4.2.16 beta?

The beta forum: Public RAIDiator Beta for ReadyNAS x86 (Pro/NVX/2100/3100/3200/4200)

Well i finally got it all together. now have a readynas Ultra 4 with 4 x 3 Tb Hitachi drives for about 8.5 Tb storage with X-RAID protection (one drive can die and all data stays intact). Not bad.

To others: you have to do the firmware upgrade without a 3 Tb drive (which I could not seem to make happen) or with a drive < 2 Tb. If you use the 3 Tb drive initially, you will not ever realize the 3 Tb of space (ask me how i know that). Instead, I used a single 500 Gb drive, installed the firmware upgrades, then did a factory reset, powered down, removed the 500 Gb drive and stuck in a 3 Tb drive. After power up, the ReadyNAS will begin preparing the drive. Then you just add the other drives and they will get prepared one by one, in order, as each one is done. Then I transferred all my data over after the entire RAID was up and running.

Jess:
Did you get the Deskstar or Ultrastar?

I would like to have 3GB too but already the Ultrastar 2GB version is more expensive then the 3GB Deskstar. Not to mention the 3GB Ultrastar. Phew.

Does anyone know if the Ultrastar are worth the extra money?

I got the Hitachi's and everything is working fine. 8.5 Tb on my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 with 4 drives.

Yes. But which model did you get? Ultrastar or Deskstar? :)

Actually the model number would be most informative for others, after all there are several models now of Hitachi 3TB drives.

Hitachi Deskstar 0S03086 3.5" Hard Drive - 3TB, SATA3 (6Gb/s), 7200 RPM, 64MB, 3.5"
They are $190 at Global Computer:
http://www.globalcomputer.com/applicati ... No=7152490

But at Newegg they are only $180. Comparing info,

obviously get them as cheap as you can. Its just incredible how cheap these are. I think back to my first hard drive in the 80's ... 5 Mb for just $2000 (5-1/4" full height MFM). To think that I can now buy 4 Gb SD flash for about $8. And now they have just released the 256 Gb SDHX flash. Can't wait for the first 1 Tb flash. By then the 256 Gb will be $8.