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Today we are checking out one of the most powerful desktop ReadyNAS solutions from Netgear. Supporting up to 84TB of storage, three eSATA ports and up to 250 concurrent users, the ReadyNAS 516 is designed for business applications. Powering the 516 is an Intel Core i3 "Ivy Bridge" desktop processor which is supported by 4GB of memory...
Most consumer grade NAS devices are designed around relatively low-cost system-on-chip solutions such as those made by Marvell, Freescale or Mindspeed. Typically more powerful higher-end units have been paired with Intel Atom “Cedarview” processors with some models now adopting dual-core CE SoC Atom processors based on the "Berryville" architecture.
 There are users who require a NAS with more power than what an Intel dual-core Atom processor can deliver. The solution has been to use Intel’s Core i3 range and we have seen products such as the QNAP TS-470/670 Pro and Thecus N8850 do just that. The QNAP TS-470 Pro is powered by the Intel Core i3-3220 with 2GB of memory and costs $1250 while the 6-bay version costs $1430. Sitting between them in terms of pricing is the Thecus N8850 at $1360 and while it comes with a slightly older and slower Intel Core i3 2120 processor, it has 4GB of memory and an 8-bay design. Netgear has managed to undercut both QNAP and Thecus with their ReadyNAS 516 which costs just $1100. Specification wise it is very evenly matched with the QNAP TS-670 Pro, though the Netgear model boasts twice as much memory. Keeping that in mind let’s check out the Netgear ReadyNAS 516 in greater detail... |
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neva |
Posted on: 08/05/2014 09:23 PM
what a beast of a nas. you are right the price is good. i wonder how the toshiba drives compare to the wd red? |
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ProX |
Posted on: 08/05/2014 10:01 PM
Not a bad product but why the hell did they use BTRFS instead of ZFS? Bad choice IMHO. |
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TimeBandit |
Posted on: 08/06/2014 05:49 AM
But would it be worth spending a bit more to get the QNAP model which uses the Ext4 file system and has a better OS? |
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mdgm |
Posted on: 08/21/2014 11:52 AM
ProX we do have the ReadyDATA 516 available for customers who want to use ZFS. The ReadyDATA 516 comes with 16GB (2 x 8GB) RAM. BTRFS is the way forward on Linux. It has many advantages over EXT4. |
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ProX |
Posted on: 08/23/2014 05:58 AM
ReadyDATA.... I didn't even know about that range. Very interesting, come on Steve where is the review? :P |
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Biz |
Posted on: 08/24/2014 10:55 AM
Good review thanks. I would like to see how this stacks up using the WD Red drives though. |
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Jefferey |
Posted on: 02/04/2015 12:51 AM
I want to to thank you for this fantastic read!! I definitely enjoyed every little bit of it. I have got you book marked to look at new things you post_ |