ReadyNas Duo V2 or

If its a NV+ v2 its identical except for the extra 2 bays which allso gives you RAID levels 5 (Flex-RAID) support, and LCD display on front.
see Comparison chart > http://www.netgear.com/images/ReadyNAS_Comparison_Home_v218-57079.pdf

Edit: are you sure you have a duo v2 because in your profile it says Duo if you are not sure look here > http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how-to-tell-whether-i-have-a-duo-v1-or-duo-v2-or-nv-v1-or-nv-v2/
Because if you have a Duo v1 then yes they are different.

Cheers for the links.
I am starting to think I have the Duo 1, but it is tucked in a storage box as have moved house recently.

I may get the NV +2 anyway.

A really stupid question.
But if I put 2 x 2TB's in it and then add

a) 2 more 2TB
b) 1 2TB
c) 2 x 3tb (doubtful with my pocket money :)

What storage would I be looking at in a RIAD setup? (can you tell I know sod all about RAID? haha)

Well, the NV+ (either kind) only has 4 slots, and you are proposing 7!

So let's change the question slightly. Assuming a 6-slot unit (Pro6 or ultra6)

(a) start with 2x2TB
(b) Add 2 more 2 TB
(c) add 2 more 3 TB

With single redundancy XRAID2:
1. after (a) you have 2 TB of available space. The second drive provides redundancy
2. after (b) you have 6 TB of available space
3. After (c) you have 11 TB of available space (you now need 3 TB for redundancy).

However, step (c) would take you over an obscure expansion limit: you can't expand more than 8 TB from your starting point - in this example 2 TB. So as part of (c) you would need to do a factory reset with all drives in place, and then recover the data from backups. Hopefully there will be a fix at some point to eliminate the need for the extra factory default. But at present, the factory reset would be needed.


Though perhaps you meant (a) (b) and (c) to be alternatives, not sequential steps???

If so,
4. with 4x2 TB drives you have 6 TB total available space
5. with 3x2 TB drives you have 4 TB total available space
6. with 2x2 TB, 2x3 TB you have 7 TB total available space.

Thanks for all the good replies
Ok upping my spend a little
How about
Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 4 £295
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/6372069 ... u4000.html
vrs
SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS-411J £269
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/7726318 ... j-nas.html
(I realise this is a Readynas forum, so slight bias....)
I will most likely sell my original NAS or give to my dad.

They seem similar, with the Synology getting slightly better reviews for the interface.

Thoughts?

To Compact,
Duo v1 has Sparc processor, and Frontview with a white page, with blue headings.
Duo v2 has ARM processor, and Frontview generally with a grey background.

You could not move both disks from Duo to NV+. You would need to copy data off,
and factory reset, if you were to move the disks.

In the example of Expansion: you add a disk one at a time, not 2 together, unless
you are doing a Factory default in between. This will wipe data, and build Volume.


Regards,
Marto,
Netgear Tech support

compact wrote:

Thanks for all the good replies Ok upping my spend a little How about Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 4 £295 http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/6372069 ... u4000.html vrs SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS-411J £269 http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/7726318 ... j-nas.html (I realise this is a Readynas forum, so slight bias....) I will most likely sell my original NAS or give to my dad. They seem similar, with the Synology getting slightly better reviews for the interface. Thoughts?

Something to think about

SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS-411J
CPU Marvell Kirkwood mv6281 1.2Ghz ARM Processor
Memory 128MB

Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 4
CPU Intel Atom Dual Core 1.8GHz
Memory 1GB

Edit: for another £26 the ultra is a much better option imo as the SYNOLOGY Disk Station DS-411J is really in the same class as the NV+ v2

There is no doubt about it, the Ultra series are great. The main advantage of the Duo and NV+ is the price, at £40/bay, £160 is a sweet deal. That's how I ended up with one!