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Is newer going to be better?
Last year, I posted here asking about the “new” ReadyNAS boxes. Several reviews I’d read echoed complaints about their OS. I have not yet purchased a replacement for my now 5-year-old ReadyNAS Pro ...
Thanks for the information.
The unit was initially used for a small business workgroup. Now, however, it's just a home server used by four.
It's used for Apple Time Machine for three Macs and shared storage. It also is the place where I store all of my HD video material by directly copying the SD cards. I then import what I want on my local machine for editing. The HD files take up quite a bit of space, but the unit is less than half full (full being about 11TB with the one redundant drive).
I do have Ethernet CAT5E or 6 cabling plugged into both ports. And the only change I made to the unit was the addition of the extra GB RAM. Other than that I have simply upgraded the drives over the years from 1.5TB to 2TB to 3TB. No replacement CPU or anything else.
I don't know whether I need the extra horsepower, but I suppose you're right. I should be looking at the ReadyNAS 516 (or maybe the Synology 1513+).
Netgear's response to my inquiry for support a few months ago was disappointing. The unit was just past its 5 year warranty period they offered no options, even when I told them I'd be glad to pay for it. But, I guess Apple wouldn't help if my 5-year-old Mac Pro started giving me problems. I suppose getting 5 years out of a NAS in some ways is similar.
Thank you again.
The unit was initially used for a small business workgroup. Now, however, it's just a home server used by four.
It's used for Apple Time Machine for three Macs and shared storage. It also is the place where I store all of my HD video material by directly copying the SD cards. I then import what I want on my local machine for editing. The HD files take up quite a bit of space, but the unit is less than half full (full being about 11TB with the one redundant drive).
I do have Ethernet CAT5E or 6 cabling plugged into both ports. And the only change I made to the unit was the addition of the extra GB RAM. Other than that I have simply upgraded the drives over the years from 1.5TB to 2TB to 3TB. No replacement CPU or anything else.
I don't know whether I need the extra horsepower, but I suppose you're right. I should be looking at the ReadyNAS 516 (or maybe the Synology 1513+).
Netgear's response to my inquiry for support a few months ago was disappointing. The unit was just past its 5 year warranty period they offered no options, even when I told them I'd be glad to pay for it. But, I guess Apple wouldn't help if my 5-year-old Mac Pro started giving me problems. I suppose getting 5 years out of a NAS in some ways is similar.
Thank you again.
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