ReadyNAS RN104 Feedback

lightsabre wrote:
First complaint, power supply. Why mess with something that works, or am I missing something about over two decades of a proven form factor? That external power block is a nuisance, and just more stupid cord to stow. Forceful language, but I hate it.

Personally I like the power supply separate. Why? Because it reduces internal heat of the NAS there by making it easier to cool the NAS with smaller slower moving fans and this makes the unit quieter, as well as prolonging the life of the cpu board and hard drives. Power supply's can add up to 15% more heat in a unit. Sometimes even more. Plus separate power supply also means a lower cost in getting the NAS running again when a power supply burns out. Cheaper, easier and faster to replace an external power supply.

lightsabre wrote:

Second complaint, why handicap the thing by putting TWO USB 3.0 ports on the back side?! Surely you understand with more USB 3.0 flash drives that users want FRONT access for that functionality. I sure do. This is rather useless to me, without the convenience of front access to a USB 3.0 port. It strikes me that increasingly developers and engineers are clueless about how users actually use the stuff they design. Did you even ask?!

Again I like the ports on the back. Why? Because I use a UPS plus I have a separate raid 5 4 drive USB 3.0 case. This allows me to keep the cables in the back out of sight. If I need to hook up an external sub drive for quick transfer of contents, the one sub on the front is perfect for that. However, I do agree and wish the front USB port was 3.0. My ups is only 2.0 and it's using a 3.0 port. Crazy. Maybe 1 3.0 and 1 2.0 on the back with a 3.0 on the front.

I am using 4 - 4tb drives from seagate. I haven't had any issues with my NAS at all. Except for issues with iTunes server, but not all of those are netgears fault as Apple doesn't make it easy for third party people.