Testseek.com have collected 49 expert reviews of the Netgear ReadyNAS Duo and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear ReadyNAS Duo.
August 2009
(79%)
49 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Notwithstanding its respectable age, the ReadyNAS Duo looks good among modern entry-level NASes. It features a high quality of manufacture, supports all popular network protocols, has a high speed of reading, and offers an exclusive X-RAID mode. It can...
Provides secure access via HTTP/S; allows you to hotadd or hotswap a drive for redundancy or more capacity without disturbing stored data; supports disk quotas
Pricey and comes with only one disk; adding second disk limits usable storage limited to capacity of single disk; convoluted setup wizard
At $400, the Duos price tag isnt insignificant, especially since you must shell out for another 500 GB hard drive (around $80 purchased online) to get redundancy. Nevertheless, theres much to like about the Duo, including hot-swap drives, support f...
Abstract: I have never liked NAS devices, favoring servers—even older, slower servers—over the network devices ever since having a bad experience with one of the first NASs out there. For those who don’t live and die by the latest comput...
Extensive administrative features; built-in BitTorrent client; lots of streaming options, good backup software; three USB ports
Expensive; adding second drive requires tools; administrative features will confuse most users; slow read/write speeds; photo-sharing software requires software download
Netgear bills the ReadyNAS Duo 500GB (RND2150) as a network-attached-storage device (NAS) for home users, but its advanced features and steep price make it better suited for a small business environment....
Abstract: Netgear's acquisition last year of Infrant Technologies was an inspired move as it got it hands on some of the best desktop NAS appliances on the market and also gave the company's storage product range a much needed boost. However, although the ReadyNAS ...
Fast. X-RAID allows for easy hardware upgrades. One-button backup. Built-in media server, BitTorrent client.
Pricey compared with Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo (LS-WTGL/R1). Just one drive by default. Advanced features require some know-how.
This scaled-down version of the business-friendly ReadyNAS NV+ is pricey. But it performs well and has plenty of power, flexibility, and features that should please home users....
