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    Best 3-antennae N router

    Gargoyle firmware seems to have fixed my 1043NR! http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tp-link_tl-wr1043nd
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    Best 3-antennae N router

    Maybe I will try Gargoyle on that old 1043NR. Before I put it in the recycling bin. I have been trying "Wifi Analyzer" on my android phone and I am getting -60 to -80 through the concrete without extending the antennae yet. Is that enuf? Anyway though the problem with the 1043NR has been more...
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    Best 3-antennae N router

    I live in a city in a long narrow concrete townhouse with 3 floors. A trick I like to use is to put the router in the middle floor maybe near the stairwell, then drill holes, and run 5 meter antennae cables extending one antennae down into the bottom floor, and one up to the top floor. I wonder...
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    My first NAS, Syology ds410j?

    Then again, the $650 Synology DS411+ promises read rates of 112MB/sec and write rates of 106MB/sec (RAID 5). http://www.slashgear.com/synology-diskstation-ds411-nas-review-2695389/ I have to say Synology seems like the price leader at both the low end and the high end. Yeah, QNAP is great and...
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    My first NAS, Syology ds410j?

    Yes, the $299 Synology DS-410j. I have been thinking the same way. Despite that prices have fallen over the last year, I can't help but say that most other models seem overpriced. I could certainly come up with 2x or 3x the money for a 4-bay NAS. I guess it could get me 2x or 3x the write...
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    Favorite: Netgear ReadyNAS Product Line

    Can anyone update this thread with how the any-day-now Netgear Ultra series (e.g. RNDU6000) compare to their Pro series, or to the QNAP TS-410. Which are better for Mac users?
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    Favorite... None Yet...

    I noticed some new ReadyNAS coming out... people seem excited about it... maybe I can figure out why this product has so much buzz... I guess its a bit more of a brand name... anyway Amazon still says "This item has not yet been released." I'm good with not chasing 3TB drives. 2TB are well...
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    Favorite... None Yet...

    I have the impression that despite falling prices, I need the next quantum leap from the manufacturers before I go NAS. I'd like to see some breakthrough on, not using the cheapest possible CPU and crippling performance. Or support for 3TB drives. Or a cheaper 5 or 6 bay unit (either that or...
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    Recommendations on a ~$500 NAS?

    IMHO often the lower performance is related to the manufacturers using cheap CPUs in their boxes, which don't have the power to process the RAID-5 fast enough. Later in the thread, they talk about using WD Black hard drives. In many NAS, WD's high performance 7200 rpm Black line is a waste of...
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