NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Sadly, downgraded product
Well, one week after receiving my ReadyNas Duo V2, here is my feedback : this thing is a joke, and a pretty bad one. I received confirmation today from L3 tech support that RAIDiator version 5.3.5 ...
Well, I am not a native speaker, but I think that "can" and "must" have different meanings and uses in the English language. It is not because you can do something that you cannot do the opposite.
Before I made my purchase, I did not read the user's manual for the Readynas Duo V2. My bad, but honestly, who does that ?
What I did is come on this forum, read a couple of posts, and observe that the ReadyNas Duo indeed was capable of managing the logical volumes the way I wanted. There even was a step by step tutorial! Then I turned to my regular provider, who happened to sell the V2 packed with 2 hard drives at a decent price (considering the tension on HDD stocks at the time). And I said to myself : "Who can more, can less : V2 HAS to be superior to V1 in terms of available features, otherwise, what would be the point ?".
Childish mistake of mine... One of the only 2 features I was really interested in (the other being the Squeezebox Server) had disappeared. Why ? The official answer is : "it is less confusing to the end user that way". Then, why cram up so many functions in this NAS that the average user have never heard of, and which will only be used by the more tech-savvies ?
@Papabear : and I do not want my girlfriend's folder to adapt in size... Let's say she is part of these people who express their potential better under strong limitations...
So, is it my fault for not having read enough documentation ? It may well be. Does my provider have a part of responsability for not having designed the info sheet so as the buyer would be more aware of this situation ? Heck yeah. But still : when I compare V1 and V2, I feel scammed.
Before I made my purchase, I did not read the user's manual for the Readynas Duo V2. My bad, but honestly, who does that ?
What I did is come on this forum, read a couple of posts, and observe that the ReadyNas Duo indeed was capable of managing the logical volumes the way I wanted. There even was a step by step tutorial! Then I turned to my regular provider, who happened to sell the V2 packed with 2 hard drives at a decent price (considering the tension on HDD stocks at the time). And I said to myself : "Who can more, can less : V2 HAS to be superior to V1 in terms of available features, otherwise, what would be the point ?".
Childish mistake of mine... One of the only 2 features I was really interested in (the other being the Squeezebox Server) had disappeared. Why ? The official answer is : "it is less confusing to the end user that way". Then, why cram up so many functions in this NAS that the average user have never heard of, and which will only be used by the more tech-savvies ?
@Papabear : and I do not want my girlfriend's folder to adapt in size... Let's say she is part of these people who express their potential better under strong limitations...
So, is it my fault for not having read enough documentation ? It may well be. Does my provider have a part of responsability for not having designed the info sheet so as the buyer would be more aware of this situation ? Heck yeah. But still : when I compare V1 and V2, I feel scammed.
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
