This Netgear ReadyNAS NVX Review can help you avoid making an expensive mistake and even putting your data at risk! Find out what this NAS device is best suited for and whether you should consider it for your home or business network storage needs.
When collecting my research regarding this
Netgear ReadyNAS NVX Review it occurred to me that many people buy a NAS device for all of the wrong reasons. Seldom,
it seems, is the right information available to determine which network storage device is right for you.
So to start out I thought it best to highlight why this ReadyNAS network attached storage device may be a mistake for you to buy:
First, do not buy this storage device if you only intend on putting one hard drive into it. Some people will buy a diskless ReadyNAS NVX because that is the cheapest one they can buy, and then shove a cheap disk in it.
If all you want is the equivalent of an external USB hard drive with a network card then perhaps a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo might save you even more money. My advice, though, is to buy the Duo with two drives and use the X-RAID data protection.
Second, the NVX may be a mistake for you if you have a small business and would benefit by rackmount network storage instead of the table top form factor of the NVX.
If you already have an equipment rack, then the Netgear ReadyNAS 2100 may be a wiser choice since it is the functional equivalent of the NVX, only it has double the RAM and comes in 1U rackmount form factor.
The Netgear ReadyNAS NVX is extremely versatile
Now that those potential mistakes are behind us, let me explain why this versatile NAS device has a wide range of applications from home, home office to small business for network storage needs.
* This unit can be populated with between one and four hard drives, although I never recommend just one, and can have its volume(s) increased - on the fly - with more or larger hard drives at any time. Netgear's patented X-RAID2 makes this possible and even easy to do.
* A ReadyNAS NVX can simultaneously serve as a standard NAS device providing file and print sharing services to workstations and as an iSCSI target for storage of virtual machines or SAN device.
* For home network storage this unit offers premium entertainment media storage and serving. I have found no feature that home users would want or need in a network storage device that this unit does not have.
* For small business network storage this unit is powerful enough for a small office or workgroup. Currently up to 8TB of raw data or approximately 5.6 terabytes of RAID5 equivalent protected storage can be configured in addition to special purpose external USB hard drives.
I personally own a Netgear ReadyNAS NVX with four 1 terabyte drives in my home and for my small business. In our home we make extensive use of the entertainment media features of this product. For my business, I rely on the dependability of the RAID NAS data protection.
Once you make an investment like this and configure it for your needs, it is nice to know that expansion is possible and seamless. Plus, an industry leading 5 year warranty helps protect your investment.
We have only scratched the surface of the possibilities and features of this amazing NAS device in this
Netgear ReadyNAS NVX Review.
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