NETGEAR ReadyNas Storage Unit Comparison
ReadyNAS Business and Home/Consumer Product Line
NETGEAR storage systems store, share and protect data for home or business users. It’s a great way to centralize files, share them between computers and even automatically back up to an offsite location!
Hardware:
| ReadyNAS Business Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ||||
| Desktop |  NVX |
 Pro 2 |
 Pro 4 |
 Pro 6 |
| CPU | Intel Embedded | Intel Multi-core | Intel Multi-core | Intel Multi-core |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Embedded flash memory for firmware | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Form factor | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal |
| Serial ATA channels | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Hot-swappable disk trays | • | • | • | • |
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports | - | - | - | - |
| USB 2.0 ports | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| USB 3.0 ports | - | 1 | - | - |
| LCD/OLED display | LCD | - | LCD | OLED |
| Compatible with SATA I & II HDD | • | • | • | • |
| Native SATA II support | • | • | • | • |
| Enterprise SATA HDD on pre-populated systems | •** | - | • | • |
| Kensington latch | • | • | • | • |
| Rack Mount |  2100 |
 3100 |
 3200 |
 4200 |
| CPU | Intel Embedded | Intel Multi-core | Intel Multi-core | Intel Multi-core |
| Memory | 1 GB ECC | 2 GB ECC | 4 GB ECC | 8 GB ECC |
| Embedded flash memory for firmware | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Form factor | 1U Rackmount | 1U Rackmount | 2U Rackmount | 2U Rackmount |
| Serial ATA channels | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| Hot-swappable disk trays | • | • | • | • |
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports | - | - | - | 2* |
| USB 2.0 ports | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.0 ports | - | 1 | - | - |
| LCD/OLED display | LCD | - | - | - |
| Compatible with SATA I & II HDD | • | • | • | • |
| Native SATA II support | • | • | • | • |
| Enterprise SATA HDD on pre-populated systems | •** | • | • | • |
| Kensington latch | - | - | - | - |
| ReadyNAS Home/Consumer Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ||||
 Duo |
 NV+ |
ULTRA 2 |
ULTRA 2 + |
|
| CPU | IT3107 | IT3107 | Intel | Intel Dual-CorE |
| Memory | 256 MB | 256 MB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Embedded flash memory for firmware | 64 MB | 64 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Form factor | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal |
| Serial ATA channels | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Hot-swappable disk trays | • | • | • | • |
| Lockable disk trays | • | • | - | - |
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| USB 2.0 ports | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.0 ports | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| LCD/OLED display | - | LCD | - | - |
| Compatible with SATA I & II HDD | • | • | • | • |
| Native SATA II support | - | - | • | • |
| Kensington latch | • | • | • | • |
 ULTRA 4 |
ULTRA 4 + |
 ULTRA 6 |
ULTRA 6 + |
|
| CPU | Intel | Intel Dual-Core | Intel Dual-Core | Intel Dual-Core |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Embedded flash memory for firmware | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Form factor | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal | Pedestal |
| Serial ATA channels | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Hot-swappable disk trays | • | • | • | • |
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| USB 2.0 ports | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| USB 3.0 ports | - | - | - | - |
| LCD/OLED display | LCD | LCD | OLED | OLED |
| Compatible with SATA I & II HDD | • | • | • | • |
| Native SATA II support | • | • | • | • |
| Kensington latch | • | • | • | • |
RAID:
| ReadyNAS Business Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID | ||||
| Desktop | NVX |
Pro 2 |
Pro 4 |
Pro 6 |
| Auto-expandable X-RAID2 | • | • | • | • |
| X-RAID2™ with dual redundancy option | - | - | - | • |
| Online volume expansion | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 0/1 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 5 (Flex-RAID) | • | - | • | • |
| RAID levels 6 (Flex-RAID) | - | - | - | • |
| Multiple volume support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-swap support | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-spare support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Background sync and Smart Sync™ resume | • | • | • | • |
| Life Support™ mode | • | • | • | • |
| Rack Mount | 2100 |
3100 |
3200 |
4200 |
| Auto-expandable X-RAID2 | • | • | • | • |
| X-RAID2™ with dual redundancy option | - | - | • | • |
| Online volume expansion | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 0/1 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 5 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 6 (Flex-RAID) | - | - | • | • |
| Multiple volume support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-swap support | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-spare support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Background sync and Smart Sync™ resume | • | • | • | • |
| Life Support™ mode | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Home/Consumer Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID | ||||
Duo |
NV+ |
ULTRA 2 |
ULTRA 2 + |
|
| Auto-expandable X-RAID | • | • | - | - |
| Auto-expandable X-RAID2 | - | - | • | • |
| X-RAID2™ with dual redundancy option | - | - | - | - |
| Online volume expansion | - | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 0/1 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 5 (Flex-RAID) | - | • | - | - |
| RAID levels 6 (Flex-RAID) | - | - | - | - |
| Multiple volume support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-swap support | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-spare support (Flex-RAID) | - | • | • | • |
| Background sync and Smart Sync™ resume | • | • | • | • |
| Life Support™ mode | • | • | • | • |
ULTRA 4 |
ULTRA 4 + |
ULTRA 6 |
ULTRA 6 + |
|
| Auto-expandable X-RAID | - | - | - | - |
| Auto-expandable X-RAID2 | • | • | • | • |
| X-RAID2™ with dual redundancy option | - | - | • | • |
| Online volume expansion | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 0/1 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 5 (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| RAID levels 6 (Flex-RAID) | - | - | • | • |
| Multiple volume support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-swap support | • | • | • | • |
| Hot-spare support (Flex-RAID) | • | • | • | • |
| Background sync and Smart Sync™ resume | • | • | • | • |
| Life Support™ mode | • | • | • | • |
Volumes:
| ReadyNAS Business Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop - Volumes | ||||
| Desktop | NVX |
Pro 2 |
Pro 4 |
Pro 6 |
| Volume management | • | • | • | • |
| Single-volume auto-expansion (X-RAID/X-RAID2) | • | • | • | • |
| Journaled file system | • | • | • | • |
| Snapshot with scheduling | • | • | • | • |
| User and group-level quotas | • | • | • | • |
| Disk scrubbing | • | • | • | • |
| Background volume check | • | • | • | • |
| iSCSI target with expansion suppor | • | • | • | • |
| Rack Mount | 2100 |
3100 |
3200 |
4200 |
| Volume management | • | • | • | • |
| Single-volume auto-expansion (X-RAID/X-RAID2) | • | • | • | • |
| Journaled file system | • | • | • | • |
| Snapshot with scheduling | • | • | • | • |
| User and group-level quotas | • | • | • | • |
| Disk scrubbing | • | • | • | • |
| Background volume check | • | • | • | • |
| iSCSI target with expansion suppor | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Home/Consumer Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes | ||||
Duo |
NV+ |
ULTRA 2 |
ULTRA 2 + |
|
| Volume management | - | • | • | • |
| Single-volume auto-expansion (X-RAID/X-RAID2) | • | • | • | • |
| Journaled file system | • | • | • | • |
| Snapshot with scheduling | - | • | - | - |
| Share-level quotas | - | • | - | - |
| User and group-level quotas | • | • | • | • |
| Disk scrubbing | - | - | • | • |
| Background volume check | - | - | • | • |
| iSCSI target with expansion suppor | • | • | • | • |
| Migration to NV+/1100 | - | - | • | • |
ULTRA 4 |
ULTRA 4 + |
ULTRA 6 |
ULTRA 6 + |
|
| Volume management | • | • | • | • |
| Single-volume auto-expansion (X-RAID/X-RAID2) | • | • | • | • |
| Journaled file system | • | • | • | • |
| Snapshot with scheduling | - | - | - | - |
| Share-level quotas | - | - | - | - |
| User and group-level quotas | • | • | • | • |
| Disk scrubbing | • | • | • | • |
| Background volume check | • | • | • | • |
| iSCSI target with expansion suppor | • | • | • | • |
| Migration to NV+/1100 | • | • | - | - |
Network:
| ReadyNAS Business Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | NVX |
Pro 2 |
Pro 4 |
Pro 6 |
| Network File Services | ||||
| Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX clients | • | • | • | • |
| CIFS/SMB for Windows and Mac OS X | • | • | • | • |
| AFP 3.1 for Mac 9 and OS X | • | • | • | • |
| NFS v2/v3 for Linux/UNIX | • | • | • | • |
| HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers | • | • | • | • |
| FTP and FTPS | • | • | • | • |
| Rsync | • | • | • | • |
| WebDAV | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Remote | • | • | • | • |
| Print sharing | • | • | • | • |
| Network Security | ||||
| Selectable security model | • | • | • | • |
| User security mode | • | • | • | • |
| ADS/Domain security mode | • | • | • | • |
| Windows ACL | • | • | • | • |
| Encrypted network logins | • | • | • | • |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | • | • | • | • |
| Network Options | ||||
| DCHP or static IP | • | • | • | • |
| NTP | • | • | • | • |
| WINS Server | • | • | • | • |
| DHCP Server | • | • | • | • |
| VLAN | • | • | • | • |
| Wake-On-LAN | • | • | • | • |
| Teaming/Failover | • | • | • | • |
| Rack Mount | 2100 |
3100 |
3200 |
4200 |
| Network File Services | ||||
| Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX clients | • | • | • | • |
| CIFS/SMB for Windows and Mac OS X | • | • | • | • |
| AFP 3.1 for Mac 9 and OS X | • | • | • | • |
| NFS v2/v3 for Linux/UNIX | • | • | • | • |
| HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers | • | • | • | • |
| FTP and FTPS | • | • | • | • |
| Rsync | • | • | • | • |
| WebDAV | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Remote | • | • | • | • |
| Print sharing | • | • | • | • |
| Network Security | ||||
| Selectable security model | • | • | • | • |
| User security mode | • | • | • | • |
| ADS/Domain security mode | • | • | • | • |
| Windows ACL | • | • | • | • |
| Encrypted network logins | • | • | • | • |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | • | • | • | • |
| Network Options | ||||
| DCHP or static IP | • | • | • | • |
| NTP | • | • | • | • |
| WINS Server | • | • | • | • |
| DHCP Server | • | • | • | • |
| VLAN | • | • | • | • |
| Wake-On-LAN | • | • | • | • |
| Teaming/Failover | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Home/Consumer Product Line Comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Duo |
NV+ |
ULTRA 2 |
ULTRA 2 + |
|
| Network File Services | ||||
| Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX clients | • | • | • | • |
| CIFS/SMB for Windows and Mac OS X | • | • | • | • |
| AFP 3.1 for Mac 9 and OS X | • | • | • | • |
| NFS v2/v3 for Linux/UNIX | • | • | • | • |
| HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers | • | • | • | • |
| FTP and FTPS | • | • | • | • |
| Rsync | • | • | • | • |
| WebDAV | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Remote | • | • | • | • |
| Print sharing | • | • | • | • |
| Network Security | ||||
| Selectable security model | - | • | - | - |
| User security mode | • | • | • | • |
| ADS/Domain security mode | - | • | - | - |
| Windows ACL | • | • | • | • |
| Encrypted network logins | • | • | • | • |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | • | • | • | • |
| Network Options | ||||
| DCHP or static IP | • | • | • | • |
| NTP | • | • | • | • |
| WINS Server | • | • | • | • |
| DHCP Server | • | • | • | • |
| VLAN | - | • | - | - |
| Wake-On-LAN | - | - | • | • |
ULTRA 4 |
ULTRA 4 + |
ULTRA 6 |
ULTRA 6 + |
|
| Network File Services | ||||
| Supports Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX clients | • | • | • | • |
| CIFS/SMB for Windows and Mac OS X | • | • | • | • |
| AFP 3.1 for Mac 9 and OS X | • | • | • | • |
| NFS v2/v3 for Linux/UNIX | • | • | • | • |
| HTTP and HTTPS for web browsers | • | • | • | • |
| FTP and FTPS | • | • | • | • |
| Rsync | • | • | • | • |
| WebDAV | • | • | • | • |
| ReadyNAS Remote | • | • | • | • |
| Print sharing | • | • | • | • |
| Network Security | ||||
| Selectable security model | - | - | - | - |
| User security mode | • | • | • | • |
| ADS/Domain security mode | - | - | - | - |
| Windows ACL | • | • | • | • |
| Encrypted network logins | • | • | • | • |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | • | • | • | • |
| Network Options | ||||
| DCHP or static IP | • | • | • | • |
| NTP | • | • | • | • |
| WINS Server | • | • | • | • |
| DHCP Server | • | • | • | • |
| VLAN | - | - | - | - |
| Wake-On-LAN | • | • | • | • |
| Teaming/Failover | • | • | • | • |