One thing I particularly like is the backup tab where you can define local-to-remote, or remote-to-local backups via FTP and rsync and other protocols. The ReadyNAS browser interface isn’t windowed, but it’s clean and very efficient. Some of the more esoteric apps require IT-type knowledge to install, but the streaming and backup are already in place. There’s also a surveillance feature that includes a license to use one camera. The selection is heavy on business, backup, and web publishing, but there’s a decent number of multimedia apps, including the aforementioned ReadyDLNA and Nero Media Home servers. Netgear’s app selection has grown significantly since our last look at a ReadyNAS, and now matches up fairly well with Synology’s and QNAP’s. The Read圜loud portal access apps are available, but they don’t play files, they just launch them in existing apps. The product brief talked about ReadyDLNA clients for iOS and Android, but apparently those never materialized. The Netgear ReadyNAS 212 is really fast, but it's priced for the business customers it's aimed at.Īnother minor issue was that the ReadyNAS 212’s iTunes server enumerated Opus and Windows lossless files that aren’t actually playable by iTunes. Thankfully, Nero MediaHome played that file just fine via DLNA. DLNA is supposed to be format agnostic, relying on the playback capabilities of the destination device. The ReadyDLNA server choked on one 10-bit HDR, 60fps, 4K UHD (2160p) HEVC file that most NAS boxes had no issue with.

Our test ReadyNAS 212, with its ARM Cortex A15 CPU and 2GB of system memory, delivered super-smooth DLNA streaming and plain file playback (launching files using the Windows browser)-when it worked. What we’re getting at is that the ReadyNAS 212 is built like a brick outhouse. Our test box shipped with two Toshiba 1TB drives, but even with a pair of super-light SSDs installed, the low-profile and solid, metal construction of the ReadyNAS 212 means you’d have a hard time knocking it over.

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