On 26 Oct 2009 at 7:37, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > I prefer the ReadyNAS devices as well. The Buffalo was cheaper for home use, > though. > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
Interesting you should say that. I've been looking at a couple of ReadyNAS 2100s ($1600 naked, no drives, from Provantage; I plan add 4 enterprise-class 1TB drives [$100-$150 from NewEgg] to populate initially) as a local backup server with a remote mirror. Apparently one ReadyNAS can be configured to use rsync to back up another remote ReadyNAS device. The 2100s have XRAID2, Netgear's name for expandable RAID-on-the-fly which means you could swap 1TB drives for 2TB drives one at a time when you need more space and end up with 6TB without having to reboot. The older XRAID technology (on the ReadyNAS 1100s) won't see the new space without a reboot, and the ReadyNAS 1100 got crappy reviews on NewEgg -- everyone said it was very slow. Anyone have any experience with this particular device, any comments, or recommendations for better ways to do this? TIA Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 ~! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
