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ReadyNAS RN104 Feedback
It's that time again, every few years, to upgrade and increase storage. Exciting stuff. ReadyNAS has always been my go-to device. This is my fourth unit. I am heartily DISAPPOINTED with the crap...
I appreciate the responses and insights.
I understand the power and heating considerations. I am approaching both the complaints I raise from the perspective of using, for some time, three ReadyNAS devices with minimal problems, including heat generation. They have been overall stellar units, hence my trust in a ReadyNAS upgrade replacement. And from that perspective I rather the less clutter than the separate brick. IMHO. I have no opinion on the noise level of the 104 as yet; the Ultra 4 Plus I have is purring away very nicely, and I may still choose to put the new drives in it and keep the 104 either as a spare or swap the U4P drives into it for a backup.
I still contend there is disconnect with the USB 3.0 port placement. Of course I understand their value on the rear. I don't understand why not put one USB 3.0 at the front, for those who DO have USB 3.0 flash drives to take advantage of that function. It is, for me, very much a handicapping of this device for my work flow, in that I am unable to easily maximise the advantages of that faster transfer without becoming expert at inserting the flash drive from the rear. The front is so much more convenient, and obviously put there for a reason. I remember the day when USB ports were only on the back of a computer (not to mention the power switch)!
In the end, while it is an investment of some value to me -- it will definitely store my data -- the overall investment value is decreased, from my view, because of feature implementations which are not aligned with either my expectations or needs, and that clearly is my mistake in proper research, and making assumptions I should not have. I will own that failure. But I also feel NETGEAR has failed to understand user expectations, for those who have previously invested in the ReadyNAS ecosystem. It's a broken trust I'll not repeat.
That's all. I'll live with it.
I understand the power and heating considerations. I am approaching both the complaints I raise from the perspective of using, for some time, three ReadyNAS devices with minimal problems, including heat generation. They have been overall stellar units, hence my trust in a ReadyNAS upgrade replacement. And from that perspective I rather the less clutter than the separate brick. IMHO. I have no opinion on the noise level of the 104 as yet; the Ultra 4 Plus I have is purring away very nicely, and I may still choose to put the new drives in it and keep the 104 either as a spare or swap the U4P drives into it for a backup.
I still contend there is disconnect with the USB 3.0 port placement. Of course I understand their value on the rear. I don't understand why not put one USB 3.0 at the front, for those who DO have USB 3.0 flash drives to take advantage of that function. It is, for me, very much a handicapping of this device for my work flow, in that I am unable to easily maximise the advantages of that faster transfer without becoming expert at inserting the flash drive from the rear. The front is so much more convenient, and obviously put there for a reason. I remember the day when USB ports were only on the back of a computer (not to mention the power switch)!
In the end, while it is an investment of some value to me -- it will definitely store my data -- the overall investment value is decreased, from my view, because of feature implementations which are not aligned with either my expectations or needs, and that clearly is my mistake in proper research, and making assumptions I should not have. I will own that failure. But I also feel NETGEAR has failed to understand user expectations, for those who have previously invested in the ReadyNAS ecosystem. It's a broken trust I'll not repeat.
That's all. I'll live with it.
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