Pros & Cons
Pros
Logitech transporter is an amazing media streamer. This is the second readynas product i've owned. Worked dependably for over 3 years hosting cds for streaming to a logitech transporter.
Cons
Readynas loses connection frequently and has to be rebooted. The interface is slow and had a ton of bugs and glitches or features that just didn't work. Netgear support is one of the worst i've ever encountered and lost countless hrs being passed arou... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I used to have a drobo s (sold the drobo because it couldn't handle streaming movies at the quality i need, i have three kids a... Read More
So far it has been great, i have absolutely no complaints, the only reason i am not giving it five stars is that i have used it... Read More
3) allow raidar to automatically locate the device and then don't skip the setup wizard with the raidar program and the web-bas... Read More
I decided to go with the default x-raid2 as it allow me to upgrade to larger drives in the future if needed.
Shipping
I paid extra for next day shipping, and fedex lost my package.
Both arrived non functional but i'm sure this was due to poor packaging + shipping to the northeast in the winter.
Amazon refunded the shipping charges, and shipped a new order, no questions asked.
Packaging/appearance
I also used the open-source program, driveimage xml, to create image files of our computers and store them on the readynas (for... Read More
Competitiveness
I bought this unit to upgrade from a readynas duo i have been using for a few years.
This is the second readynas product i've owned.
My recommendations for a hassle-free setup and installation are: 1) install two new drives before turning on the unit.
I had bought a dlink 2 bay dns-321 with 800mhz atom single core, 256mb and was annoyingly slow (8-12gm/sec on gigabyte network).
Overview
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First i must say im not too techie but i do know a bit more about computers than the average person
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It took about 1 hour before i could transfer the first file
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I paid extra for next day shipping and fedex lost my package
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Amazon refunded the shipping charges and shipped a new order no questions asked
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will review this again after 6 months of use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The cooling fan has a quiet operation and you barely notice it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The nas is a mere storage if you dont have a proper router to port forward any specific request you need
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had trouble initially with a pair of 2gb hitachi deskstar drives ordered from amazon