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dmworking247
Oct 03, 2014Aspirant
Recommend a newer model of a Netgear NAS?
Hi all, After some recurring problems with my ReadyNAS DUO v1 (related to the system partition filling up with a log file and rendering the unit unusable until tech support bails me out), which the...
mdgm-ntgr
Oct 03, 2014NETGEAR Employee Retired
I would suggest the 312 with WD RED drives for the above. These are low power drives but designed for RAID use.
If you need more drive bays consider the 314 and 316.
With the 314 for example you can have a X-RAID volume 3x the size of one in the 312 using the same capacity disks.
The new models have USB3. USB performance would be better with the 312 than with the 102. There is also eSATA available.
Having said that if the Duo is fine for you, then the 102 should be too.
If you need more drive bays consider the 314 and 316.
With the 314 for example you can have a X-RAID volume 3x the size of one in the 312 using the same capacity disks.
The new models have USB3. USB performance would be better with the 312 than with the 102. There is also eSATA available.
Having said that if the Duo is fine for you, then the 102 should be too.
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