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Help me buying a new ReadyNAS: looking at the 524x
Hi, Since my Ultra 2 is having unresolved V+12 voltage warnings, I am looking at a new NAS. Here are my needs: - 4 bays to run 2x RAID 1 volumes: 2 x 8TB disks for video and 2x 4TB disks for da...
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Encryption has no performance impact on the 524X, so it seems to benefit completely of the AES-NI cpu instructions
The CPU is the Pentium D1508, Netgear should be really clear and precise about it, as Intel makes things confusing
Transcoding is good for my needs, even from reasonable 30 Mbps 4K material to a 1080p output using Plex
HEVC to x264 transcoding for 1080p sources is also very smooth
Power usage at idle is around 35-38W, which is excellent for my needs
I am mainly happy because of a great increase in my backup speed compared to my old Ultra 2. Backup tasks with small files is near 10x faster and multiple file copy is smooth when it was near impossible
Some performance tests:
Thanks
Sure, it is cheaper to get a DLNA player connected to the TV over HDMI, eventually a down scaler if it is 4K, than asking the NAS to become a player
I am going with the 524x, and will report about encryption performance
A quick feedback to close topic:
Encryption has no performance impact on the 524X, so it seems to benefit completely of the AES-NI cpu instructions
The CPU is the Pentium D1508, Netgear should be really clear and precise about it, as Intel makes things confusing
Transcoding is good for my needs, even from reasonable 30 Mbps 4K material to a 1080p output using Plex
HEVC to x264 transcoding for 1080p sources is also very smooth
Power usage at idle is around 35-38W, which is excellent for my needs
I am mainly happy because of a great increase in my backup speed compared to my old Ultra 2. Backup tasks with small files is near 10x faster and multiple file copy is smooth when it was near impossible
Some performance tests:
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