Netgear ReadyNAS 4200 review
in Storage appliances
Verdict
Netgear's new rack NAS appliance has limited expansion potential but offers a high storage capacity and storming speeds
Review Date: 6 Sep 2010
Reviewed By: Dave Mitchell
Price when reviewed: £4,560 (£5,358 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
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| Part Code | ReadyNAS 4200 |
| Review Date | 6 Sep 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £4,560 |
| Price inc VAT | £5,358 |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Basic specifications | |
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| Capacity | 12.00TB |
| Cost per gigabyte | 38.0p |
| RAID capability |
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| Wired adapter speed | 10,000Mbits/sec |
| Services | |
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| FTP server? |
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| Connections | |
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| Ethernet ports | 3 |
| USB connection? |
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| eSATA interface |
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| Power consumption | |
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| Idle power consumption | 212W |
| Peak power consumption | 240W |
| Security and administration | |
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| Admin support for users |
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| Admin support for groups |
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| Admin support for disk quotas |
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| Email alerts |
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| Software | |
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| Software supplied | RAIDar and Memeo Backup Premium |
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