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NetGear ReadyNAS Network Storage (1TB)

NetGear ReadyNAS NV+ Network Attached Storage Device is one of the most expensive NAS drives. Specifically designed for home offices, small businesses and workgroups the device is easy to manage. Sitting in a shiny, rugged aluminum case, the NetGear ReadyNAS NV + is capable of managing of configuring the hard drives in RAID 0, 1 and 5. The device is packed with high-end server features, which include Gigabit Ethernet, hardware RAID, system monitoring capabilities and built-in backup. It is easily manageable with robust file serving and data redundancy.

It is a slick design device with dimensions of 7.9 x 5.2 x 8.7 inches (HWD). It’s an Ultra-compact box designed to fit easily on your desktop. It has a Backlit text LCD on front, one-touch backup button and an easy-carry handle on back. The ReadyNAS NV+ comes in five flavors and each model has 4 empty drive slots to be filled by different capacity hard drives. The flavors are:

• RND4000  - comes empty, and can be filled with 4 SATA or SATA-II drives
• RND4425  - comes empty, can be filled with 4 250GB drives
• RND4250 – comes with two 500GB drives and two empty drive bays
• RND4275 – comes with two 750GB drives and two empty drive bays
• RND4450 - comes with four 500GB drives.

NetGear ReadyNAS NV+ Network Storage (1TB) includes:

• ReadyNAS NV+
• 4 Hard Disk Trays (with NO HDD)
• Getting Started Guide
• Warranty Card
• Power Cable
• Ethernet Cable
• ReadyNAS Installation CD
• 16 screws for future HDD installation

Features:

• Supports Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and X-RAID.
• Hot swappable and lockable trays.
• Connector options : Gigabit Ethernet; USB 2.0 (3)
• Includes print, DHCP, and file servers.
• Compatible with UPnP media devices.
• Good read/write speed.
• Easy-to-configure.
• Advanced-server monitoring.
• Capacity 1TB.
• Serves files easily.
• Can send alerts to multiple email addresses
• Backs up data effortlessly.
• Streams music and video quickly.
• Shares printers with ease.
• Languages Management UI: English, Japanese, Chinese, and German
• Software included EMC Retrospect Pro for Windows and EMC Retrospect Desktop for Macintosh.

Drawbacks:

• It is very expensive.

Comments:

NetGear ReadyNAS NV+ is easy and smarter system. Installing the drives and getting the NAS up and synchronized was very simple.  The web interface provides a lot of control over it. One feature I really like is that you can configure it to (and text messages to your cell phone) for various conditions such as drive failures, excess temperatures, disk quotas exceeded, power failures etc. the read/write speed of the device is amazing. In simple words, NetGear ReadyNAS NV+ is small, attractive case, easy to set up and use.