Upgrade Question

I have a ReadyNAS NVX. I replaced the PSU twice all ready. I am looking into upgrading to a newer unit. I use the NAS to backup our family's computers and to stream hd movies from. Would the ReadyNAS 214 be a good upgrade? Is the ReadyNAS 214 reaching it's end?

Thanks.

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mdgm-ntgr
Mar 16, 2017
In that case the RN214 would be a good choice. You could get new disks for it and use backup jobs to copy your data across to the new NAS.

Some video may not be in the right format or need subtitles burned in and need to be transcoded on the fly. You should consider whether or not you need that.

If you want transcoding (convert media on the fly so that it can be streamed to a client device) it can transcode some 1080p down to a fixed resolution of 480p.

We have newer models than the RN214 i.e. the RN422, RN424, RN524X, RN526X, RN626X, RN528X and RN628X.

If you want a newer model you may wish to consider those as well. The 520 series and 620 series have very, very powerful CPUs and are a good choice for those that want to be able to transcode 1080p to higher quality than 480p.

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 16, 2017
Is the NVX working fine at the moment?

Do you have a backup?
- vukodlak
  Tutor
  Mar 16, 2017
  Yes, the NVX is working and yes, I do have a current backup of it. I backup every week.
  - mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Mar 16, 2017
    In that case the RN214 would be a good choice. You could get new disks for it and use backup jobs to copy your data across to the new NAS.
    
    Some video may not be in the right format or need subtitles burned in and need to be transcoded on the fly. You should consider whether or not you need that.
    
    If you want transcoding (convert media on the fly so that it can be streamed to a client device) it can transcode some 1080p down to a fixed resolution of 480p.
    
    We have newer models than the RN214 i.e. the RN422, RN424, RN524X, RN526X, RN626X, RN528X and RN628X.
    
    If you want a newer model you may wish to consider those as well. The 520 series and 620 series have very, very powerful CPUs and are a good choice for those that want to be able to transcode 1080p to higher quality than 480p.
jchappo
Aspirant
Mar 16, 2017
Hello,

I have a ReadyNAS NV+ filled with 2tb disks. It makes a lot of noise and seems underpowered and inefficient for what I need nowadays. Can I buy a diskless 4 bay newer ReadyNAS and just drop in my current disks?

Thanks,
Jeff
jak0lantash
Mentor
Mar 16, 2017
The data from the old NAS won't be readable by the new NAS as they are on completely different architecture (the new NAS won't be to read what's on the old HDDs). You'll have to perform a full backup, double check integrity of the backup, wipe the disks by performing a Factory Default on the new NAS with the old HDDs for a fresh install.
That said, if your HDDs are old, that may not be the "best" solution. Instead, you could use your old NV+ as a backup that's powered on only during the night (doing the backups), and purchase new HDDs along with the new NAS.