Upgrading to Ultra 6+ from NV+

tenney wrote:
1) Is there any way to take my existing drives (and data!) and just plug them into either a Ultra 6 Plus or Pro 6 and poof everything is just moved over? Or will I need to have all new drives (at today's post-typhoon/flooding prices) in the new unit -- and then figure out how to copy everything over?

NV+ runs X-RAID which is a different format that X-RAID2 which is run on the Ultra/Pro platform. You will need to move the data across, perhaps using the NFS backup option between the two.

2) I'm seeing Ultra 6 vs Ultra 6 Plus price differential at US$150. Is it worth it for a bit faster cpu? It's unclear that the Pro differential is worth it for a SOHO of a dozen clients accessing the NAS, and almost never more than 2 at once. Any comments on how to contemplate Ultra Plus vs Pro?

The Ultra 6 Plus will have more transcoding power than Ultra 6. As mentioned above, Ultra 6 Plus can do 720p transcoding. Ultra 6 can do SD. This would be important if you're wanting to run Plex (see http://www.readynas.com/plex) a popular way of sharing video within and away from your home with mobile devices.