Hi,Why would you buy a Readynas Ultra 4 over the Buffalo Technology LinkStationhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-Linksta ... 243&sr=8-4Maybe a simple answer - please let me know ASAP.I already ahve a NAS my customer is thinking Buffalo for his small office - as its cheaper and comes with disks.Thanks in advance.

4 bays instead of 2?Double the performance?That product is more comparable to the ReadyNAS Duo than an Ultra modelDouble check the warranty too - IMO the key strength of ReadyNAS products is the quality of their hardware which they stand behind with a good warranty, even on consumer models

Does the client use Windows Active Directory (or is there a chance in the near-to-mid future)? If so, he'll need the "Pro" version, not the "Ultra". Ultra is for home use and does not support AD. Pro also has 5 year warranty and a number of other features useful in a business environment (SNMP, snapshots, rsync-over-ssh, ethernet bonding/teaming, VLANs, etc.).The other major benefit of the ReadyNAS is the very active developer community. There are a number of folks who compile add-ons to add additional functionality to the NAS, such as Wordpress & Drupal CMS, media streaming, torrent & usenet clients, and tons of other things: http://www.readynas.com/?cat=75.

Thanks for the info.I have the Ultra 4 at home, and hate the way the permissions work..Currently there is no Active Directory at the customer site - only work group permissions.Is the pro version that much more expensive?

Only one USB connection (versus 3) the power switch seems to be a slide switch on the back rather than a power button on the front. Looking at the ratings on Newegg.com, even though there were only 3 customers who rated the unit, only one give it as high as an average (3 eggs out of 5) and the other two gave it a one. The one rating they quoted most was SLOW. From some of the description, it is about the speed of the Duo (25MB/s) on file transfers. If the customer doesn't want to go to the Ultra2, then I would wait for the Duo v2 to be available (RND2000-200EUS in your area). It is much, much faster because of a new (Marvell) processor. The warranty (at least in the U.S.) is only one year versus the Duo (v1 and v2). Will the Buffalo support drives larger than 2TB? The new Duo v2 (and NV+ v2) will and of course all the Ultras and Pros do as well.There will be a price advantage because the models with drives have been in the pipeline for a while and unless the retail stores have raised them on their own have not yet seen the price increases that hard drives have encountered of late. FWIW, I have noted that the new Duo v2 as listed on Newegg in the U.S. is only about 10% higher for the diskless version over the v1 diskless. For an entry level machine that is a very good price point.As for prices on the Pro, you would have to search sites in your area. In the U.S. on Newegg the Duo v1 is $180, the Duo v2 is $200, the Ultra 2 is $300, the Ultra 2 Plus is $390 and the Pro 2 is $450 (all prices are diskless and include shipping). While Netgear is price competitive, it will never be the cheapest out there.

PapaBear wrote:Will the Buffalo support drives larger than 2TB? The new Duo v2 (and NV+ v2) will and of course all the Ultras and Pros do as well.Yes - a 6TB model is fully available. Based on the specs on the Buffalo pages, that appears to be the only significant difference vs the Duo v1. While the Duo v2 solves that limitation it doesn't actually appear to be available yet so that might not really be an option if the end user is in a hurry to buy

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samuk
Aspirant
Nov 18, 2011
Little confused:

why the price difference?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-ReadyNa ... 148&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-ReadyNA ... 148&sr=8-4

Is the Plus better?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-ReadyNA ... =8-1-spell

which of the 3 should we go for?
dbott67
Guide
Nov 18, 2011
The one for 193.99 is diskless, while the one for 309.99 includes a 2TB disk. The hardware specs are exactly the same otherwise.

The Ultra+ has a faster dual-core CPU, where as the Ultra is single core: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=499

Check this page to see the performance difference: http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=3962#Performance

The Ultra and Ultra+ have pretty close to the same READ speeds, but the + version has much faster WRITE speeds when using jumbo frames.
PapaBear1
Apprentice
Nov 18, 2011
If the Ultra 2 Plus is only 7 pounds more than the Ultra 2 - For that difference I would think it is worth it. However, they do not give the full model number so it is hard to tell. Looking at the site that is linked to the listing on Amazon for that unit, they want 287+ pounds for a diskless Ultra 2 Plus and do not show one with disks installed. I am of the opinion that the Ultra 2 Plus for 316 Pounds is without disks.

You need to watch the model numbers.

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