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RN214 or RN424 for RN104 user
Greetings. I am not a new user but it seems like this is the right place to post this question hopefully. I am a RN104 user that needs expansion and it looks like the RN104 does not support external ...
BJB wrote:
I have read just about every post on the current model line so am somewhat up to speed. I have narrowed it down to the RN214 or RN424. Unless something new is coming out I missed?The RN400 series is the newest desktop platform, so you haven't missed anything.
BJB wrote:
Would the RN214 be faster than my RN104?Yes. The RN214 large file transfer speeds (read and write) are > 100 MB/sec.
Your RN104's speeds are about 80 MB/sec read and ~40 MB/sec write.
BJB wrote:
Will the RN214 suffice or should I consider the RN424?If I understand your usage correctly, either will do. If you want more bays, then that would tilt you to the RN400 series. Note that Netgear is beginning to roll out SSD tiering, which will improve small file transfers and directory browsing - right now that requires 2 slots for the SSDs.
Warranty is longer on the x86 NAS. There are some business features (ReadyDR backup, some performance graphs) which are limited to business NAS.
Also, the current family of x86 NAS (400-600 series) all ship with drive trays that support the alternate mount points that are common on large capacity drives. The RN200 series trays didn't include those newer trays at first release, I'm not sure what trays they include now.
BJB wrote:
It looks like they both support up to 10TB drives? What are the preferred drives these days?Personally I use WDC Reds (largest is 8 TB). They are fast enough for my purposes, and I like the cooler temps and lower power usage. Seagate Ironwolfs are equivalent.
Folks who want enterprise-class seem to like WDC Red Pro or gold, Seagate IronWolf Pro. I haven't seen many posts on the Seagate Exos yet, though they were just launched.
I am leaning toward RN424. If the most demanding use I have is streaming NON transcoded 4k video, does that push me towards the enterprise class drives? I have read everything I van and still not clear on that or which drive RPM to focus on. In looking at the ironwolf, even the non PRO seems to be 7200rpm in the 8gb and 10gb I am looking at. I do know RPM is not everything but still...
Thanks,
BJB
Thanks,
BJB
BJB wrote:
If the most demanding use I have is streaming NON transcoded 4k video, does that push me towards the enterprise class drives?
No. Streaming video basically puts the same load on the NAS as large file transfers. AN RN424 with NAS-purposed drives (ironwolf or WDC Reds) easily maxes out an ethernet connection, delivering over 100 megabytes/s.
A 4K video stream is just a fraction of that. A UHD Blu-ray disk is about 10% (108 megabits/second), normal streaming 4K generally is limited to 5% or less (~50 megabits/second).
In general, enterprise-class drives give better performance on small file transfers/directory browsing, because the faster RPM translates into faster seek times. If you are doing large file transfers, it doesn't matter.
StephenB,
Thanks again. Based on that I will be going with the Seagate Ironwolf (non Pro) or the WDC Red. The RN424 is probably overkill for my needs but for its useful life and $XXX price difference, and expandability if I ever get that crazy, seems to be worth it.
Figure I will pop in 2 drives now and add more in the future.
Thanks for the tremendous help.
BJB
- Huh, I was surprised the WDC 10TB Red was not on the RN424 compatibility list? Just the gold. The The 10TB Ironwolf is listed.
BJB
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