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Netgear provides a way to install drives without any tools. But if you buy the diskless version, it’s an easy installation nonetheless. Unpacking the ReadyNAS, the drives were already installed. A full list of specs can be found on Netgear’s site. As far as computing power, the ReadyNAS 102 comes with a 1.2 Ghz Marvell Armada 370 processor and 512MB of RAM. The ReadyNAS 102 comes with a Gigabit LAN port, 3 USB ports (2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0), and an eSATA port. There are power and drive activity indicators on the front of the device so you have some idea of what’s going on with the unit. You have the option to put the device in RAID 0 which would provide double the storage at the loss of drive mirroring. Our loaner review unit arrived with two preinstalled 1TB drives in RAID 1 mode, meaning that the data was mirrored on both drives and the over storage space was 1TB. Other options for the ReadyNAS 100 series included a 4 bay option. The base 102 model starts out at $199 (diskless) and goes up depending on storage amount. You can purchase the 102 with or without hard drives depending on how much you want to spend, and whether or not you have extra drives sitting around. You can view the different model’s on Netgear’s site here. It provides 2 bays for hard drives and the ability to swap drives if your storage needs should grow. The 100 series is meant for home use with multiple users accessing the device. Along with the 100 series, Netgear also has a step up in performance with their 300 series, but those devices are geared towards business office crowd. The ReadyNAS 102 is the base model for the home ReadyNAS series. Overall, the ReadyNAS is a fairly intuitive system that should fit basic storage needs while providing additional features with app support (and is a distant descendant of the highly acclaimed Infrant NAS line). The Netgear ReadyNAS 102, released about a year ago, incorporates a new modern UI for web management, a marketplace for apps that can be installed, and additional backup tools for your computers and mobile devices. The main benefit being that you can then access your content from one place. Netgear ReadyNAS is a line of network attached storage devices that allows you to centralize all your content into one place.