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Netgear’s ReadyNAS is a NAS, yes, but it comes pre-configured with an iTunes server, bittorent, wireless disk and printer support and more. Quite the plug-and-play darling, Netgear was kind abundant to create some Mac-friendly tools to manage the thing (it’s got a Widget!). You can configure the thing to your heart’s delight , which makes it that much more versatile.

There are several flavors of ReadyNAS: a rackmount server for business folk, a cute entry-level NAS called Storage Central, the Duo series, and the terribly gorgeous NV+ series. The sweet spot for most citizens will likely be the Duo or NV+, as the Storage Central doesn’t have the extensive RAID tools every other model above does. The product grid says something

about embedded mirror/data protection, but I’m not certain that is RAID (or configurable).

Prices for the NV+ with a whopping 4TB of X-RAID storage ran from roughly $2,000 to $3,000. By comparison, the old Storage Central lines can be found online for around $70 (hard drive not included, $90 from Netgear), but the new line, Storage Central Turbo, was floating close to the MSRP of $200 (shows $189.99 on the Netgear store).

Check out the demo with Scott after the jump.

Continue reading Show floor video: Netgear ReadyNAS stores and plays it all

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Orginal post by Victor Agreda, Jr.