Comments on: Network Attached Storage: Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage Shop less, live more. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Shawn http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1385 Shawn Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:06:26 +0000 http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1385 As a follow-up; I did end up purchasing the model recommended here. Here are the things that sealed the deal for me: 1) Active user community 2) Netgear/Infrant representatives participate regularly in the user forums (http://www.infrant.com/forum). Infrant is the company that built the ReadyNAS list; they were acquired by Netgear in the past year. 3) 5 year warranty 4) Product has been on the market for quite a while, but is still being actively developed (last firmware update was posted December 19, 2007, and added significant features). 5) Out of the box streaming to my Xbox 360. Many other NAS devices on the market require 3rd party software to stream to a PS3/360. 6) Netgear is currently giving away a Sony camcorder with the purchase of this ReadyNAS model (offer details: http://www.buynetgear.com/rebate/Q1_Promo_ReadyNAS%20.pdf). I purchased the product from eaegis.com. The website looks a bit shady, but they earned my business for the following reasons: 1) Great price 2) They are currently running a promotion which gives you an extra 500GB disk, turning the 1TB RND4250 into a 1.5TB device. 3) They install the additional disk, then run the system through a 48 hour burn-in test at no additional cost. 4) Company representatives participate in the Infrant forums, and they were very responsive to me via email. 5) No sales tax. :-) I just received my ReadyNAS today, and I'm very pleased so far. For what it's worth, the "free" disk that eaegis threw in was the exact same model as the other two disks that come standard with the ReadyNAS RND4250 (Seagate ST3500630NS). They shipped exactly 2 days after ordering (per the 48 hour burn-in testing), and they packed everything up very nicely; there was very little evidence of the box ever having been opened. I would purchase from eaegis.com again without hesitation. As a follow-up; I did end up purchasing the model recommended here. Here are the things that sealed the deal for me:
1) Active user community
2) Netgear/Infrant representatives participate regularly in the user forums (http://www.infrant.com/forum). Infrant is the company that built the ReadyNAS list; they were acquired by Netgear in the past year.
3) 5 year warranty
4) Product has been on the market for quite a while, but is still being actively developed (last firmware update was posted December 19, 2007, and added significant features).
5) Out of the box streaming to my Xbox 360. Many other NAS devices on the market require 3rd party software to stream to a PS3/360.
6) Netgear is currently giving away a Sony camcorder with the purchase of this ReadyNAS model (offer details: http://www.buynetgear.com/rebate/Q1_Promo_ReadyNAS%20.pdf).

I purchased the product from eaegis.com. The website looks a bit shady, but they earned my business for the following reasons:
1) Great price
2) They are currently running a promotion which gives you an extra 500GB disk, turning the 1TB RND4250 into a 1.5TB device.
3) They install the additional disk, then run the system through a 48 hour burn-in test at no additional cost.
4) Company representatives participate in the Infrant forums, and they were very responsive to me via email.
5) No sales tax. :-)

I just received my ReadyNAS today, and I’m very pleased so far. For what it’s worth, the “free” disk that eaegis threw in was the exact same model as the other two disks that come standard with the ReadyNAS RND4250 (Seagate ST3500630NS). They shipped exactly 2 days after ordering (per the 48 hour burn-in testing), and they packed everything up very nicely; there was very little evidence of the box ever having been opened. I would purchase from eaegis.com again without hesitation.

]]> By: Saul http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1259 Saul Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:45:34 +0000 http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1259 For offsite backup, it's very reasonable to burn a DVD once a month and mail it to a relative or friend who lives out-of-state (in case of nuclear blast). A safety deposit box in a local bank is probably okay, and a firesafe would work in a pinch. I know everyone wants an automated solution, but I don't think it's reasonable to backup hundreds of gigabytes to an internet server, for bandwidth, cost, and perhaps legal reasons. Every byte you've ever created should fit on a single 4GB DVD, except music and video, which can be burned onto separate CDs or DVDs. For offsite backup, it’s very reasonable to burn a DVD once a month and mail it to a relative or friend who lives out-of-state (in case of nuclear blast). A safety deposit box in a local bank is probably okay, and a firesafe would work in a pinch. I know everyone wants an automated solution, but I don’t think it’s reasonable to backup hundreds of gigabytes to an internet server, for bandwidth, cost, and perhaps legal reasons. Every byte you’ve ever created should fit on a single 4GB DVD, except music and video, which can be burned onto separate CDs or DVDs.

]]> By: Shawn http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1257 Shawn Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:20:02 +0000 http://reasonablegoods.com/products/network-attached-storage#comment-1257 Thanks for the recommendation. As a follow-up, how about a recommendation for inexpensive, easy-to-use offsite backup? Thanks for the recommendation. As a follow-up, how about a recommendation for inexpensive, easy-to-use offsite backup?

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