Replace rn104 with?

Good day all.
I would to Upgrade my rn104 with new one more powerful. On firts istance seems that the 214 should be the better solution. But I put eyes also on 4 series.
I use the the Nas for home data and plex for movies.
A long term hardware (for my use) is preferable.
Moreover, if I buy new one, can I just swap the 4 HD or I need some adjustement?

Thanks for the attentions.

Luca

Hard Disk

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Marc_V
May 31, 2018
Hi norrispackard

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Marc_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 28, 2018
Hi norrispackard

I would prefer the RN400 series over the RN200/RN210 series which has the same architecture with the RN100 series.

You can plugin the disks in order and it should work right away since both units are OS 6 units. You just need to uninstall any apps on the RN104 though before transferring it to the RN400 series since the RN400 is an X86 unit so apps installed on arm based will not be working.

Migrating a Volume

If you also have an updated firmware on your RN104 though it would be better if you get the new unit updated as well, you can set it up with a spare disk first then update it with the same firmware version then swap the disks and work with your new NAS :)

Hope this helps!

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Marc_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 31, 2018
Hi norrispackard

We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.

If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.

The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!

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- norrispackard
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  May 31, 2018
  First, apologise for delay..
  Second , thank for the answer, I had some doubt that spend money with the almost version had no sense and you solve my question.
  
  I have intention to buy 424 model soon.... then thanks again.
  
  Norris