The Readynas Duo I have used for several years died this week. It had several power offs earlier and then finally gave up, i.e. not responding to pressing the power buttom at all.
This seems to be a hardware issue. I would like to replace it with a V2 new model and keep the old disks and contents. I have two disks on Raid 1 in the old unit. Can I just buy a Readynas Duo V2 and put the old disks in it? If not, what should I do? I appreciate any suggestions/comments. There is about 2TB data/files on the disks and I don't want to loss them. Thanks a lot!
BTW, the newest 2 slot unit is the RN102. I wouldn't get a v2 at this point.
I agree one should not buy a ReadyNAS Duo v2 with a 1.6 GHz single-core CPU, 256MB RAM (~$170) at this point in time, but the ReadyNAS 102 is even more under powered with only a 1.2GHz single-core CPU & 512MB RAM, but it is fairly cheap (~$200) and will be supported much longer since it's a new product. IMO, for what that's worth, best off with a ReadyNAS 312 (~$480), with a 2.1GHz dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM. Half way in between, in both price & specs, is the QNAP TS-221 (~$330) 2GHz single-core CPU & 1GB RAM, but I don't have any experience with the QNAP, just considered it myself in the last couple of weeks when looking at replacements for one of my ReadyNAS Duo v1's. I did not really see any other 2-bay NAS's that I thought were worth serious consideration for ReadyNAS v1 replacement from a price/performance standpoint.
The RN102 is certainly a lot faster than a duo v1, and as you say it is inexpensive. Whether it is underpowered depends on what you plan to do with it. It's a reasonable entry-level NAS. An RN312 of course is faster but also more expensive.
The issue with the v2 is that it never really reached feature parity with the v1. If you are happy with the v1 functionality, you could also go with a pro-2 or ultra-2 if you can find one at a good price. You won't get the new OS or cloud apps, but if you aren't interested in that stuff you can find some good deals as sellers clear inventory.
