that I received a few weeks back. My review has been delayed due to some hard drive failures that occurred shortly after receiving the device, but I'm pleased to say I have found some replacements and have been able to get this baby purring!First off, here is the configuration I'm using:
ReadyNAS Ultra 2
2x 2TB Seagate S2000DL003
SATA 3 5,900 RPM drives1 Gigabit Network Connection
So I've set this system up using pretty much the defaults and started copying over some files and was absolutely shocked at the speeds. Below are my test results (used same testing strategy as I did with the Seagate BlackArmor NAS110
).ReadyNAS Ultra 2
-> MacBook Pro
= 43MB/sec (Activity Monitor)MacBook Pro
-> ReadyNAS Ultra 2 = 46MB/sec (Activity Monitor)ReadyNAS Ultra 2
-> Windows 7
= 47MB/Sec (Windows File Copy) Windows 7
-> ReadyNAS Ultra 2 = 45MB/sec (Windows File Copy)Windows 7
-> MacBook Pro
= 41MB/sec (Activity Monitor)MacBook Pro
-> Windows 7
= 33MB/sec (Activity Monitor)I ran my file copies 3 times for each of the scenarios listed above and can say I am extremely impressed.
On top of the amazing file copy speeds, the ReadyNAS Ultra 2
offers some pretty nice add-ons that increase the value of this device. On top of the stock add-ons, there are a large number of community add-ons that are absolutely sweet!So, if you are looking for a NAS and want to have a 2 drive configuration (for redundancy), I can say based on my experience so far (comparing with a D-Link DNS-323
), the Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 2 is a great option! Now, if you are looking for a NAS that has the ability to do more than just store files (run applications such as SABnzbd and Sickbeard), the Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 2 is a definite must!!Netgear, you have one nice little box! ;)
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