Netgear Ready NAS

[simoncn]

(20-07-2014 15:52)Billzab Wrote:  

(20-07-2014 13:18)bbrip Wrote:  If its not too late, I would return that machine, get a refund and buy a QNAP or Synology.

I used ReadyNAS in the past but their new models and OS upgrade policy lost me - and many others.

bbrip

+1 to that. I just purchased a QNAP 212p and it so simple to set up, including Minimserver, and has a far superior interface to my last ReadyNAS. I have 2 ReadyNAS duos, v1 and v2, and while they were good enough at streaming my music, they are a nightmare to use for other stuff. I tried with both machines, to get the ReadyNAS remote software setup to backup my office files to no avail. I had the qnap qsync working in 5 minutes and all my office files are safely synced to the qnap. I just need to back them up, and I will be sorted.

Bill.

+1 to that as well.

Having spent a significant amount of time and money developing a ReadyNAS package for MinimServer, I could hardly believe it when NETGEAR introduced a new NAS series that can't run the firmware and applications from the previous series and therefore requires all application developers to create new application packages for the new series.

To make things even worse, the new firmware (OS 6) and new-style applications can't run on the old hardware, so I would need to purchase new hardware in order to create a new-style MinimServer package.

Because of this, it seems to me that NETGEAR doesn't respect the investments that third-party application developers have made in supporting the ReadyNAS and it is quite likely that any further investment I might make in creating a new-style ReadyNAS package could become obsolete when NETGEAR introduces their next ReadyNAS series.