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Aspirant

Oct 03, 2014

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 there seems to be little I can do to prevent or to fix myself, I'm having to consider upgrading my NAS.
Background on this problem: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=76284

This unit has lasted me for quite a number of years and other than the above problem has been everything I need. I have it set up with 2x 2TB drives, and while I wouldn't want any less, I haven't exceeded 60% of that space so far.

I have modest primary needs from my NAS:

DLNA streaming of video to various smart TVs and media players.

Central file server for numerous Windows machines

Torrent client, such as Transmission

Data redundancy, obviously

As slightly secondary considerations:

Low power usage is a big bonus as it's on 24x7

I do run mediamonkey portable and minecraft server from a windows PC remotely (files stored on NAS). I guess this is covered by regular file sharing (SMB?)

I like to periodically do a complete replication of data to a 3rd drive which I store in a fireproof safe offsite. Doing this over USB2.0 on the ReadyNas Duo is painfully slow.

With these requirements (and being budget conscious) in mind, what models of the current generation would be recommended? Any advice about the right brand/models of drive to use is also appreciated, since I've been advised that my WD "Green" drives used in my ReadyNas DUO were a bad idea, even though I haven't seen any issue with them (I chose them due to an implied lower power usage).

Thanks in advance!

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Bob_Nes
Aspirant
Dec 18, 2014
I'm a little off topic, but you both referred to data streaming,
so I get great streaming from my old ReadyNas Duo v1 to my Samsung Galaxy S4s
using BubbleUPnP with MX Player and the MX Player Codec for (ARMv7).
I don't even know what a codec is for sure, but does it do transcoding on the client?

I use 8Player on my iPad (fairly new, it has the lightening connector),
but the HD video shot from the Samsung phones and HD digital cameras,
plays jerky and shutters enough to be unusable.

I downloaded the iPad app, IFUSE, this morning and it seems to play the video much better.

What is the "best" iPad app for streaming HD video from my ReadyNAS Duo?

Do the newer 3xx series ReadyNAS servers take that "transcoding" computing load onto the server?
Thereby allowing more clients to stream successfully?

Thanks!
Bob_Nes
Aspirant
Dec 18, 2014
If you can live without your NAS when you're sleeping,
the power off/on scheduler works great for me.

Never has failed. Goes to sleep at midnight and wakes up at 7AM.
Surely that saves some wear and tear on the disk drives,
saves on the power bill, reduces heat buildup in the ReadyNAS enclosure.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 18, 2014
The 3xx has an Intel Atom CPU so it can transcode (convert video on the fly from one format to another) some video.