Netgear ReadyNAS 312 2-bay SMB / SOHO NAS Review

x86-based NAS units targeting SMB consumers are usually of the 4-bay or more variety. However, there is a growing market for 2-bay high-performance units. Almost all major NAS vendors have an Atom-based 2-bay SMB NAS unit. Today, we are going to look at Netgear's latest offering in this space, the ReadyNAS 312. This lineup marked the debut of Netgear's new OS, ReadyNAS OS 6.0, with a BTRFS internal file system. Read on for notes from our evaluation of the RN312.