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Message: <blockquote data-quote="§am" data-source="post: 133162" data-attributes="member: 9187">The problem with off the shelf NAS systems is that they are proprietary hardware solutions, and should they fail (and they DO), then effectively unless you have the exact same model with the exact same hardware to hand, your data is not accessible until you get a replacement.Netgear products I've used have the same issue as DLink, Drobo, and just about any other NAS maker out there.I left the NAS world last year and opted for a Windows solution instead using a HP Micro Server (N40L), which allows me to use (off the shelf) 1 drive for OS, and another four for storage, although if you're willing to, you can get six drives in there and a USB boot drive with a little jiggery pokery.</blockquote>