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So little add-ons for ARM!!! This sucks.
Hey guys,
Been a loyal ReadyNAS user since 2008. My first was ReadyNAS Duo and now I'm on Duo v2.
My complaint is that there so few add-on (Netgear official & community) for the ARM platform.
From the Readynas.com add-ons page I found the following for ARM platform:
Non-community (I guess official ReadyNAS add-ons) for ARM:
Enable Root SSH Access
&
... THAT'S IT!!! (maybe the site needs updating because I know ReadyNAS Photos II is available in ARM)
Community based for ARM:
PHPMyAdmin
Sabnzbd
Transmission (which now you have to pay for)
This is seriously disappointing.
I do love the performance of the v2 and the build quality is top notch. I do miss the ability to upgrade the RAM from 256 MB to higher... (RAM was upgradable on the Duo v1 and I upped it to 1 GB RAM).
Have you guys been reading the reviews for ReadyNAS Duo v2? I agree with most of the reviews, which state that performance on the Duo v2 is quiet amazing from price point, but add-ons are pretty shitty. :x
Here's what Maximum PC says:
"ReadyNAS devices usually have access to a wide range of add-ons from Netgear or third parties via the community at ReadyNAS.com, but the vast majority aren’t compatible with the ARM-based ReadyNAS Duo v2 and ReadyNAS NV+ v2."
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/%5Bpri ... _v2_review
PCMag.com:
"Management software issues. Poor documentation. Lack of software add-ons to extend feature set."
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400643,00.asp
I bought the ReadyNAS Duo v2 from Newegg.com back in late 2011. It's been almost one year, but not much to show for in terms of add-ons. Did you guys see the reviews on Newegg.com? 3 Eggs and a lot of complaints. What's going on???
/end rant. :cry:
Been a loyal ReadyNAS user since 2008. My first was ReadyNAS Duo and now I'm on Duo v2.
My complaint is that there so few add-on (Netgear official & community) for the ARM platform.
From the Readynas.com add-ons page I found the following for ARM platform:
Non-community (I guess official ReadyNAS add-ons) for ARM:
Enable Root SSH Access
&
... THAT'S IT!!! (maybe the site needs updating because I know ReadyNAS Photos II is available in ARM)
Community based for ARM:
PHPMyAdmin
Sabnzbd
Transmission (which now you have to pay for)
This is seriously disappointing.
I do love the performance of the v2 and the build quality is top notch. I do miss the ability to upgrade the RAM from 256 MB to higher... (RAM was upgradable on the Duo v1 and I upped it to 1 GB RAM).
Have you guys been reading the reviews for ReadyNAS Duo v2? I agree with most of the reviews, which state that performance on the Duo v2 is quiet amazing from price point, but add-ons are pretty shitty. :x
Here's what Maximum PC says:
"ReadyNAS devices usually have access to a wide range of add-ons from Netgear or third parties via the community at ReadyNAS.com, but the vast majority aren’t compatible with the ARM-based ReadyNAS Duo v2 and ReadyNAS NV+ v2."
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/%5Bpri ... _v2_review
PCMag.com:
"Management software issues. Poor documentation. Lack of software add-ons to extend feature set."
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400643,00.asp
I bought the ReadyNAS Duo v2 from Newegg.com back in late 2011. It's been almost one year, but not much to show for in terms of add-ons. Did you guys see the reviews on Newegg.com? 3 Eggs and a lot of complaints. What's going on???
/end rant. :cry:
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Whilst the RAM not being replaceable is disappointing, NetGear doesn't support 3rd party memory upgrades anyway for the models that do have replaceable RAM. See http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20685
Edit: I should also add from reading some posts here it does appear that NetGear is working on a 5.3.7 update. This update should address some of the issues that have been faced. - 5.3.7 is released, though they don't list this bug in the Bug Fixes section, they consider it an Enhancement??
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