Testseek.co.uk 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.
Inexpensive; dual disk support; remote access; reliable
Loud fan; confusing setup
The Netgear Readynas Duo is cheaper than most competitors but the noise it makes lets it down Good points Inexpensive; dual disk support; remote access; reliable Bad points Loud fan; confusing setup ...
Abstract: The new ReadyNAS 2100 is far superior in every way to the older 1100 and delivers plenty of valuable backup features including an optional online service. General performance is also good but if you’re concerned about noise levels then check out Netgea...
Not compatible with all media devices, so check beforehand!
Home Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are at last becoming sleek enough for people to want to use in their home.Netgear has worked wonders with this tidy-looking 500GB device, which can be expanded to 1TB. Simply connect the drive to your network...
Abstract: The ReadyNAS Duo is the first model weve seen since inventor Infrant was acquired by Netgear. It comes fitted with a 500GB hard disk but theres an empty bay to accommodate another. Fitting another disk into the removable disk tray requires a scre...
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...
