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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...
I agree on the WDC Reds. Their power use is the same as the WDC Greens, their settings are already correct for RAID/linux, and they have a 3 year warranty. The greens only have one. Honestly that is a no-brainer. I'd start with new disks myself, and keep the duo v1 running for local backup (you can do a factory reset on the v1, which will clear out the OS partition).
The RN100 series is faster than the duo v1 for sure (I have both). I just benchmarked USB-2 backup to an NTFS drive, and saw 25 MB/s for a 60 GB music share. That's much faster than the duo can manage. But if you turn on all the new features (antivirus protection, bit-rot protection, and folder compression) it bogs down - so you'd need to be selective there, or go with a higher end model.
The RN300 is similar in performance to the ultra, the RN500 is similar in performance to the pro.
The main benefits of the RN300 for you is (a) you will get good performance even with all the new features turned on and (b) It can do some amount of media transcoding (with plex) for your local devices or over-the-internet streaming. So if you can stretch to it, it is a good choice.
Note you can migrate disks from an RN100 to the higher end OS6 systems w/o data loss. So if you can potentially upgrade to an RN300 later on if that is needed.
The RN100 series is faster than the duo v1 for sure (I have both). I just benchmarked USB-2 backup to an NTFS drive, and saw 25 MB/s for a 60 GB music share. That's much faster than the duo can manage. But if you turn on all the new features (antivirus protection, bit-rot protection, and folder compression) it bogs down - so you'd need to be selective there, or go with a higher end model.
The RN300 is similar in performance to the ultra, the RN500 is similar in performance to the pro.
The main benefits of the RN300 for you is (a) you will get good performance even with all the new features turned on and (b) It can do some amount of media transcoding (with plex) for your local devices or over-the-internet streaming. So if you can stretch to it, it is a good choice.
Note you can migrate disks from an RN100 to the higher end OS6 systems w/o data loss. So if you can potentially upgrade to an RN300 later on if that is needed.
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