Advice requested to expand my ReadyNAS NV+ 3 TB

Start by reading this:
http://www.rnasguide.com/2011/06/22/wha ... as-volume/

and see the compatibility list (select legacy devices):
http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=82

You can only use up to 2 tb sized disks with the readynas NV+.
You may find that a lot of the disks are no longer available in which case I'd go for the Seagate NAS drive or WD Red NAS drive.

You must backup your data before starting this process.

Thank you vandermerwe for the clear advice.

My NV+ (4 x 750GB X-RAID) is the backup device for my personal video files and the DVD and Blu-ray disks that I have made from them. There is nowhere to backup these files while I add new drives.

For this reason, it is probably best, I believe, not to add more space to this 'legacy' device, but to buy a new 4 bay 6TB NAS. I am considering the Netgear ReadyNAS 104, 4 Bay Network Attached Storage (4x 2TB). I could use it as a backup for the NV+ and there would still be space for new data.

Comments and suggestions for other options would be appreciated.

Christopher Spry
christopher.spry@gmail.com

Consider the 314 if you can afford to.
Buy a diskless unit and choose your own drives, gives you more control over the drives you get and I think it works out cheaper.
If you are storing video especially he, I would consider a 6 bay Nas like the 316.
I reverse the functionality of the units, use the nv+ as the backup unit