--- product_id: 49314191 title: "NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES)" brand: "netgear" price: "R582" currency: ZAR in_stock: false reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/49314191-netgear-readynas-212-2-bay-network-attached-storage-for-personal store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Quad-core 1.4 GHz Dual gigabit Ethernet Up to 16 TB storage NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) **Brand:** netgear **Price:** R582 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > πŸš€ Elevate Your Storage Game! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) by netgear - **How much does it cost?** R582 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/49314191-netgear-readynas-212-2-bay-network-attached-storage-for-personal) ## Best For - netgear enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted netgear brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Plex Ready:** Transform your NAS into a media powerhouse with Plex integration. - β€’ **Secure Your Cloud:** Build a private cloud with the ReadyCLOUD portalβ€”easy and secure. - β€’ **Unleash Your Data:** Experience lightning-fast read speeds of up to 200MB/s! - β€’ **Stream Without Limits:** Enjoy Full HD 1080p streaming and transcoding effortlessly. - β€’ **Data Protection Mastered:** Advanced BTRFS file system ensures five levels of data protection. ## Overview The NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 is a powerful 2-bay network-attached storage solution designed for personal cloud use, featuring a quad-core processor, 2TB of storage, and advanced data protection features. With support for up to 16TB, it offers seamless streaming and transcoding capabilities, making it perfect for media enthusiasts. ## Description Product Description NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2 x 2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES)The ReadyNAS 212 is the industry’s first high-performance, cost and power efficient network attached storage product that offers full HD 1080p transcoding capability. With 5 levels of protection and up to 24TB of storage for your documents, photos, and videos. The ReadyCLOUD portal-based user interface and app on PC, Mac, smartphones and tablets make it the ideal choice for consumers because of its simplicity and ease of use.The ReadyNAS 212 and 214 series is the Industry's only ARM based NAS that delivers Full HD 1080p to 480p transcoding so you can stream multiple formats of video to your TV or mobile device with no buffering or lag time.FEATURESAccess your data - with Link AggregationNo more sleepless nights - with five levels of data protection for your family dataPersonal Cloud as safe as it gets - with VPN-based ReadyCloudWatch your HD videos anywhere - without transcoding hassleBecome location independent – with vast and safe sharing and sync optionsDesigned for high-performance streamingPower: 1.4 GHz quad core processorChoice of powerful platform for media servers like Plex, iTunes or native DLNAHD media streaming to multiple devicesFull 1080p real-time streaming and transcoding to a remote deviceNear-zero performance loss when running anti-virusBackup, sync and speedSync folders between ReadyNAS and PCs – always up-to-date data anywhereBackup files from PC/mobile to your NAS without extra softwareTime-Machine integration to backup all Macs in your homeOn-the-go backup of photos from your phoneFive levels of data protectionAutomatic RAID protects against disk failureSnapshot technology to restore data you lostFree real-time antivirus against malwareLong-lasting data integrity with bitrot protectionCloud storage offers additional backup and sharing resources Box Contains ReadyNAS 212 (RN212D22-100XXX)2 Hard Drive Trays - Tool-less InstallationReadyNAS OS 6 Installation GuidePower Adapter and CableEthernet CableIncludes 2x2TB Desktop Drives ## Features - Quad core Cortex A15 1.4 GHz processor with 2 GB of RAM and up to 200MB/s read and 160MB/s write speeds - 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA/SSD drives supported (maximum storage of 16 TB) - Full HD 1080p wire speed streaming and transcoding and near-0 loss throughput anti-virus built-in - Dual gigabit Ethernet - up to 2x throughput in link aggregation mode and advanced BTRFS file system that delivers five levels of complete data protection - Ready CLOUD portal-based user interface and app make building a private cloud easy and secure - Play Plex on ReadNAS - ReadyNAS-Plex-Setup for setup instructions ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Brand | NETGEAR | | Product Dimensions | 17.12 x 29.13 x 26.11 cm; 900 g | | Item model number | RN212D22-100NES | | Manufacturer | NETGEAR | | Series | RN212D22-100NES | | Colour | Black | | Form Factor | 2.5/3.5" | | Resolution | 1080p Full HD | | Processor Count | 4 | | RAM Size | 2 GB | | Hard Drive Size | 2 TB | | Hard Disk Description | Desktop, 2x2TB | | Hard Drive Interface | Gigabit Ethernet | | Connectivity Type | No | | Voltage | 110240 Volts | | Operating System | OS independent | | Are Batteries Included | No | | Item Weight | 900 g | | Guaranteed software updates until | unknown | ## Product Details - **Digital storage capacity:** 12000 GB - **Hard disk interface:** Gigabit Ethernet - **Connectivity technology:** Ethernet LAN^USB port - **Brand:** NETGEAR - **Special feature:** cooling:Active - **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches - **Hard disk description:** Desktop, 2x2TB - **Compatible devices:** Tablet, Smartphone - **Installation type:** External Hard Drive - **Colour:** Black ## Images ![NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41O7pdzaLHL.jpg) ![NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qdLQt4s4L.jpg) ![NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vmsBBJtJL.jpg) ![NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61cXSVkY2zL.jpg) ![NETGEAR ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay Network Attached Storage for Personal Cloud with 2x2TB Desktop HDD (RN212D22-100NES) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91zF-DIPJ1L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size Name, Style Name** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Do all bays have to be filled or can you start with one bay filled with the intention of adding other drives as need and finances allow?** A: Yes you can go with one drive, NETGEAR has feature called X-RAID, this feature expand volume when adding new hdd automatically **Q: Can you operate this nas locally and independently without any ties to outside third party? in other words, it is a standalone nas?** A: Yes. I operate it on a local network w/o internet connection. **Q: When I insert my drive, does it do an auto format? I have drives that already contain data that I do not want it to erase.** A: While I didn't have the same issue as you are asking about, (I started with a blank drive) I think the NAS does not automatically format or reformat the drive and erase everything. When setting it up, it asks questions as it connects to your network. If it does anything it probably would tell you that the data would be removed if it couldn't read what was already there or give you an error message. As I recall, it is designed to physically add and remove drives, so it might add something to recognize the drive when inserted. I would check with Netgear support if you are still concerned. Obviously backup data before running just to be sure. **Q: Can I format the disks once they are in the enclosure?** A: Absolutely via the managed web interface provided by Netgear. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The nas box itself is built like a tank and I have 4 x 4tb of ... *by D***C on 31 May 2016* The nas box itself is built like a tank and I have 4 x 4tb of Seagate discs and all I can say is that it works perfectly and I am very pleased with it. However the Readycloud internet page what you use for your nas drive is appalling rubbish. Setting it up was easy and for a while everything was perfect. About 3 days ago I tried to log on it said my email address was wrong then my password was wrong so then I clicked on 'I have forgotten my password' so they would send me a link to change it. So I changed it and horaah I got on. Today 31st of May I tried to log on I could only get so far and a window came up saying that I would not be able to open anythingelse because the nas box and computer were on separate lan ports.I use a lan port for my computer and in the next port to it is the nas box so once again I am stuck so has I will repeat the nas is very good but trying to get on the web page to see the state of your nas is fraught with difficulty. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I like the features, I like the product but almost disaster but kudos to Netgear support (shaggy dog story) *by R***R on 4 May 2016* Ok, bit of a story but hopefully it's a heads up to others.I had some spare drives lying around so thought i'd pop those into this, 3x 1TB drives and a single 500GB. Configured as X-RAID, the ReadyNAS creates two RAID5 volumes, a 4 disk one of 500GB and a 3 disk one of the remaining 500GB on the 1TB drives. It then presents the sum of that as a single data volume so quite painless and neat.During some configuration, the unit didn't respond and I had to pull the power plug, at this point, it appeared to have lost the configuration and told me that I had to remove inactive disks to use the volumes data and data-0 (the above RAID sets) but the disks weren't inactive. Anyway, since I was just setting up, I put it down to one of those random IT things and carried on.Having set up the volumes, I set to work shoving stuff from a plethora of disks onto this, you know the sort of thing, the family photos, the family videos, all that important stuff. Good plan, after all, this is going onto a RAID store...(you can see where this is going already right?)Next, I thought i'd get smart. Rather than copy from a USB external drive on my PC, across the network to the NAS, why not just connect the USB 3 drive direct to the back of the NAS, surely the copy would be faster on the same hardware than introduce the network.That all went smimmingly...until the last and yes really it was the last file, 7GB, not that that's of specific relevance but as my luck would have it, the NAS fell off the network, it would respond to ping but not the power button. Only one thing for it, pull the power plug.Upon re-inserting the power plug and watching it boot, it flashed to say that drive 3 had failed (well I didn't think it had) but I thought "Uh oh...at least it's RAID!" (are you falling off your chair laughing yet?)So I went into the NAS web admin page to be told... "Remove inactive disks #1,#2#,#3,#4 in order to access the volume data" and as previously, it was showing me the raw data and data-0 RAID 5 sets. Going to the share config in the admin told me that I needed to create a volume first. WTF!You might think, oh well, it was only copying to it but in classic screw up fashion, i'd been deleting as I went from my source disks *bangs head VERY hard*.Now, just to put this into some perspective, there are many things that I'd be very ashamed to have to admit to my wife that i'd done. Telling her how I, an IT guy for 30+ years had just monumentally "lost" all our family pictures and videos was right there at the top of the shame list.Being a holiday weekend, I figured now was the time to turn it off and just leave it before waiting 2 days to get in touch with Netgear support. I rationalised that the data must be there, some part of the config was missing but nonetheless, spent money on volume recovery/undelete software and went at the lengthy process of scouring my original disks to recover what I could.I also had 2 days in which to read/research and see what other experiences people had with these units. Some even report the same issues (or very similar) in Amazon reviews.When I did get through to Netgear the first level support girl was very understanding, had a look at the logs (I'm sure she didn't mind encountering the porn on the PC while looking in the downloads folder for the log.zip file during the remote session) and said "one of the disks isn't on the supported HCL. We had a discussion on this point, I accept the HCL, non compliant statement but pressed my point that the disk that "failed" wasn't the non HCL one and that upon reboot again, it was not showing an error so I believed the error at the time to be a timing related issue or similar.Anyway, she was courteous and escalated me to second level. "Ian" went through his routine (equally competently I might add) and conceded that this was going to be escalated and he wanted to go through the option to enable SSH...except you can't do that if you don't have a volume mounted. Never mind, paperclip in the rear and bring it up in the "Support" mode where it listens on a port. He confirmed that it was accessible and that was the end of his involvement.There the unit sat for a day... patiently waiting to be stroked and teased by a level 3 tech.I did expect a phone call first but I happened to be sitting next to it and noticed it was active, disk activity, then it shutdown and restarted into the running mode. Immediately then came an email from level 3 tech to say he had recovered the volume, take a look.As I write this, I am copying everything off as a backup, as per my original intent.The unit has a choice of several apps which connect to various cloud storage providers for automated backup, one of those will be going on later and I shall also be writing out some Blu Ray discs for backup and looking at a fireproof safe.I will replace the non HCL drive tomorrow, even though I don't see that as a factor here, Netgear wouldn't be unreasonable for denying support as they state they may. I've spent my working career for IT hardware and software manufacturers so I know how that works, the risk was mine.Credit to Netgear support, very professional, courteous, understanding and with a fabulous outcome - HUGE THANK YOU!Once i've got the content secure, i'm going to bully it a bit more and see if I can understand the failure mode, especially when I have 4 HCL compliant drives, then that might be a different discussion but for now, if you too want to avoid utter shame and a divorce lawyer...- This is NOT your only back up solution- Do make regular copies- Don't delete your only original copy- Establish an alternate back up- DO use supported hardware, it avoids those awkward discussions about "but yeah it *should* be ok"- Netgear Support may be able to help if you don't dick around with it and make things worse(All of the above being blindingly obvious to me throughout my career but I thought I was going to be ok just this once yeah yeah, laugh at me now but learn vicariously and don't be so foolish)About the device itself, i'm sure it'll be a wonderful addition to the family IT infrastructure, once i've got past the stage of treating it like a cat that has just scratched my eyes out.I like the iSCSI support, just need bigger disks to make more use of that to create volumes on others machines in the house, plus I need to have more confidence that the thing isn't going to drop the config on me again.The ability to dynamically add bigger drives (one at a time to allow rebuild) and not have to fully backup (hahahaha) and reconfig the RAID sets seems like it should be a nice feature.So at the moment, I'm not unhappy, just bruised confidence and after a few days of bullying it, if I can reproduce it dropping the volume configuration then i'll likely be winging its way back to Amazon.Final words in case they haven't sunk in... you cannot replace those years of lost family pictures and videos, however you can replace the wife but that tends to be expensive (apparently). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very good item. Instructions are not so clear but the ... *by R***S on 5 March 2016* A very good item. Instructions are not so clear but the website of the products helps in everythng. 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