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 Netgear ReadyNAS Duo 2-Bay (Diskless) Desktop Network Storage RND2000 $386.00 I bought this unit to replace my WD NetBook "World Edition" which died. I thought that I could pull the RAID 1 drives from the WD unit and put them or their data in the NetGear NAS. WRONG !! The Western Digital unit was formatted in some obscure 16bit format which windows cannot read. I had to pay a guy $300 to recover the data. Not willing to be fooled twice, I decided that my NAS was going to have to be self recoverable from windows (NTFS or FAT32 format). I sent the NetGear NAS back un-opened and set up a spare PC as an NAS (2 1TB drives) You think you have a robust NAS because the drives are RAIDED, then the unit itself dies on you and what have you got? You've got a couple of drives in a format that a PC can't read. I think NAS in a format other than NTFS or FAT32 is a mistake. The NetGear NAS may be fine, but based on my recent experience I think it's a bad idea. -- db  Precidio Objects 10621W17-AM107 Amuse Bouche S/3 Large Rnd Nesting Bowls Soft white/taupe/poppy Red $16.99 Precidio Objects 10621W17-AM107 Amuse Bouche S/3 Large Rnd Nesting Bowls Soft white/taupe/poppy Red |
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