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Why would a NAS not allow to the drives to be shut down?
I am really glad that my readynas has the ability to spin drives when they are not in use and allows the user to enable/disable this feature as well as specify how long until this kicks in. My o...
miogpsrocks wrote:
Why would anyone design a system that would run the hard drives 24/7 for a home system?
Some home users do want drives spinning 24/7, which is one reason why Netgear provides a choice. (Another reason is that many businesses also use ReadyNas).
miogpsrocks wrote:
Feeling like maybe I should think about retiring this particular unit.
One option is to use it as a backup, though you could retire it in favor of the ReadyNAS.
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