[X4U] NAS Drive Recommendations

[Joe Sporleder]

On Apr 26, 2012, at 11:56 AM, LISTS wrote:

> I suggest you take a look at Netgear's ReadyNAS product line. They support Time Machine and, depending upon how much you want to spend, can be very speedy indeed.
> 
> One caution: just like any hard drive, a NAS should be backed up regularly. Most of the various RAID levels have more to do with reducing the likelihood of failure. But when the NAS fails (or is stolen), you need a backup...
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 26, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Joe Sporleder <joe at wacondatrader.com> wrote:
> 
>> Any other brands I should consider? Ones that play well with Mac is a must, and being able to use it as a centralized Time Machine backup for our Mac workstations would be a nice bonus (although I could continue using the Mac mini server for that).
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Yep, I already make regular backups for offsite and other reasons, and that wouldn't change if we moved our AFP to a NAS.

Joe