Introduction and setup
The ReadyNAS 3130 is a 1U rack-mount enterprise-class storage device. It’s sold in a diskless configuration with space for up to four hard disks. The documentation suggests an official maximum capacity of 24TB, by using 6TB disks, although there’s no reason it shouldn’t work with 8TB disks (such as Seagate’s Archive V2 ST8000AS0002) for a total of 32TB.
It’s powered by an Intel Atom C2338 processor running at 1.7GHz, with 2GB of ECC memory, expandable to 16GB. The specification suggests a maximum of 75 users, which is what could be called a small-to-medium sized organisation, although the feature set is ideal for home users who are particularly enthusiastic about a solid storage setup as well.
Online prices vary, but at around £600 (we found it for sale at $886 in the US, which translates to around AU$1280) it’s just about affordable as a high-end home NAS as well.
At its heart is Netgear’s ReadyNAS OS software, currently at version 6.2, which is installed on pretty much every ReadyNAS product, although the 3130 has a few unique storage features. One of these is …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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