Including Competitive sku’s ReadyNAS Desktop Product Portfolio Including Competitive sku’s David Johnson

212 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP TS-231P RN212 DS216j DS216SE Marvell Armada 2 Bays Dual Core 1.0 GHz 512 MB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use case Home use 1-8 people. £148.98 Average Sell Price Marvell Armada 2 Bays Single Core 0.8GHz 256MB RAM (2) USB 2.0 ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use Case Home use 1-5 people £120 Average Sell Price ARM Cortex 2 Bays Quad core 1.4GHz 2GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 year Warranty Best use case Home Use or small office 1-12 People. £244.84 Average sell price ARM Cortex A15 2 Bays Dual Core 1.7 GHz 1GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use Case Home Use or Small office 1-12 people £190 Average Sell Price Top selling Top selling Top selling

214 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP RN214 DS416j DS416slim TS-431P2-1G Marvell Armada 4 Bays Dual Core 1.3GHz 512 MB RAM (1) USB 3.0 port (1) USB 2.0 port 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best Use Case Home Use 1- 8 People £290 Average Selling Price Marvell Armada 4 Bays Dual Core 1.0GHz 512 MB RAM (2) USB 3.0 port 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 2 Year Warranty Best Use Case Home Use 1- 8 People £275 Average Selling Price Annapurna Labs 4 Bays Quad Core 1.7GHz 1 GB RAM (expandable to 4GB) (3) USB 3.0 port 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 2 Year Warranty Best Use Case Home Use or Small Office 1- 15 People £349 Average Selling Price ARM Cortex 4 Bays Quad Core 1.4GHz 2GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 Year Warranty Best Use Case Home Use or Small office 1-12 People £310 Average Selling Price Top selling EOL Replacement Competitor

200 Series Explained Highly robust and reliable BTRFS file system 5 levels of data protection Automatic multi-folder backup and RAID, which keeps the integrity of your data even in the event of hard drive failure Exclusive snapshot technology keeps historical versions of data, to easily revert files if necessary Real-time anti-virus software protects against viruses and malware Bit rot protection defends against media degradation Free cloud resources for additional backup Powerful media server using Plex, iTunes® or DLNA® 1080p real time transcoding Perfect for streaming and data backup for multiple users High performance anti-virus with near-0 throughput loss ReadyCLOUD portal-based user interface and app make building a private cloud easy and secure

422 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP TS-251A RN422 DS216play DS716+II Intel Atom 2 Bays Dual Core 1.5GHz 2GB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 4 - 25 People. £440 Average sell price ARM STM 2 Bays Dual Core 1.5GHz 1GB RAM (1) USB 3.0 ports (1) USB 2.0 ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use case Home Use or Small Office 1 - 12 people. £280 Average Sell Price Intel Celeron 2 Bays Quad Core 1.6GHz 2GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 Year Warranty Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 4 - 25 people. £400 Average Sell Price Intel Celeron 2 Bays Dual Core 1.6GHz 2GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 4 - 25 people £300 Average Sell Price Top selling Top selling EOL Top selling

424 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP TS-431P RN424 DS916+8G DS416play Intel Atom 4 Bays Dual Core 1.5GHz 2GB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 4 - 25 People. £560 Average sell price Intel Pentium 4 Bays Quad Core 1.6GHz 2GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty Best use case Home Use or Small Office 4 - 25 people. £530 Average Sell Price Intel Celeron 4 Bays Dual Core 1.6GHz 1GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 2 Year Warranty Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 4 - 25 people. £390 Average Sell Price Annapurna Labs Alpine 4 Bays Dual Core 1.7GHz 1GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 Year Warranty Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 4 - 25 people £300 Average Sell Price Top selling EOL Top selling Top selling EOL

426 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP TS-653A RN426 DS3018xs DS1517 Intel Atom 6 Bays Quad Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 10 - 40 People. £670 Average sell price Intel Pentium 6 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 8GB RAM (2 slots available) (3) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 5 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 10 - 40 People. £1300 Average Sell Price Annapurna Labs Alpine 5 Bays Quad Core 1.7GHz 2GB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small Office 8 - 30 people. £730 Average Sell Price Intel Celeron 6 Bays Quad Core 1.6GHz 4GB RAM (4) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 5 Year Warranty Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 10 - 40 people £770 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

428 vs comp Synology Synology QNAP TS-853A RN428 DS1817 DS1817+ Intel Atom 8 Bays Quad Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM (2) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 10 - 40 People. £840 Average sell price Annapurna Labs Alpine 8 Bays Quad Core 1.7GHz 4GB RAM (2 slots available) (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 10 - 40 People. £850 Average Sell Price Intel Atom 8 Bays Quad Core 2.4GHz 2GB RAM (2 slots available) (4) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 10 - 40 people. £900 Average Sell Price Intel Celeron 8 Bays Quad Core 1.6GHz 4GB RAM (4) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 5 Year Warranty Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 10 - 40 people £820 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

400 Series Explained RN422 RN424 same spec different Drive capacity 2GB RAM, Dual Core, 2 Gigabit Lan ports RN426 RN428 same spec different Drive capacity 4GB RAM, Quad Core, 4 Gigabit Lan ports Minimum Business Entry requirement. Between 5-40 Users Insight App to Manage and Monitor your data. File storage, file sharing, automatic on-premise, off-premise or cloud backup and recovery and full data protection in one. ReadyNAS is VMWare vSphere ESXi 6.0 certified for high-performance virtualized storage with workload-heavy VM support.

524X vs comp Synology QNAP QNAP TVS-471 RN524X DS918+ TVS-473 Intel Pentium 4 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 1 10GB Ethernet LAN port 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 20 - 80 People. £820 Average sell price Intel Celeron 4 Bays Quad Core 1.5GHz 4GB RAM (2 slots available) (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 15 - 45 People. £610 Average Sell Price AMD R-Series 4 Bays Quad Core 2.1GHz 8GB RAM (4) USB 3.0 ports/ USB 3.1 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1050 Average Sell Price Intel Core i3 4 Bays Dual Core 3.5GHz 4GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports (2) USB 2.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Optional 10GB upgrade 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1000 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

526X vs comp Synology QNAP QNAP TVS-671 RN526X DS3018xs TVS-663 Intel Pentium 6 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 20 - 80 People. £1086 Average sell price Intel Pentium 6 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 8GB RAM (2 slots available) (3) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Optional 10GB upgrade 5 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 20 - 80 People. £1200 Average Sell Price AMD G-Series 6 Bays Quad Core 2.4GHz 4GB RAM (5) USB 3.0 ports/ USB 3.1 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports Expandable to 4 10GBE ports 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £920 Average Sell Price Intel Core i3 6 Bays Dual Core 3.5GHz / Quad Core 3.0GHz 4GB RAM / 8GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports (2) USB 2.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Optional 10GB upgrade 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1100 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

528X vs comp Synology QNAP QNAP TVS-871T RN528X DS1817 TVS-863+ Intel Core i5 6 Bays Quad Core 3.0GHz / Quad Core 3.2GHz 8GB RAM x 2 16GB total (3) USB 3.0 ports (2) USB 2.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1500 Average Sell Price Intel Pentium 8 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 5 year Warranty Best use case Small office to Medium office 20 - 80 People. £1167 Average sell price Annapurna Labs Alpine 8 Bays Quad Core 1.7GHz 4GB RAM (2 slots available) (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 10 - 40 People. £850 Average Sell Price AMD G-Series 6 Bays Quad Core 2.4GHz 8GB RAM (5) USB 3.0 ports 2 GB 1 10GB Ethernet LAN ports Expandable to 5 10GBE ports 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small Office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1137 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

500 Series Explained For those who care about throughput, performance and data reliability as a desire but do not stress it as mission critical, in Desktop format. Insight app Managed, Monitor Data. Absolutely the highest performance and capacity for a desktop NAS, bar none when compared. Ultimate performance for creative professionals who demand the very best. QNAP and Synology do not play in this space Block level replication Replicate shares and LUNs Works on NFS, NTFS, SMB, VMFS, etc. Incremental, continuous and event driven Multiple replications to multiple destination supported Asymmetric hardware supported

626X vs comp Synology QNAP QNAP TVS-682T RN626X DS3018xs TVS-671 Intel Core i3 6 Bays: 4 Sata 2 SSD Dual Core 3.7GHz 8GB RAM (5) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1500 Average Sell Price Intel Xeon 6 Bays Quad Core 2.4GHz 8GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 GB Ethernet LAN ports 2 10GB Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Medium office 40 - 120 People. £1400 Average sell price Intel Pentium 6 Bays Dual Core 2.2GHz 8GB RAM (2 slots available) (3) USB 3.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Optional 10GB upgrade 5 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 20 - 80 People. £1200 Average Sell Price Intel Core i3 6 Bays Dual Core 3.5GHz / Quad Core 3.0GHz 4GB RAM / 8GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports (2) USB 2.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port Optional 10GB upgrade 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1100 Average Sell Price Competitor Competitor Competitor

628X vs comp QNAP Synology RN626X DS1817 TVS-871T Competitor Annapurna Labs Alpine 8 Bays Quad Core 1.7GHz 4GB RAM (2 slots available) (2) USB 3.0 ports 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty Best use case Small Office to Medium Office 10 - 40 People. £850 Average Sell Price Intel Core i5 6 Bays Quad Core 3.0GHz / Quad Core 3.2GHz 8GB RAM x 2 16GB total (3) USB 3.0 ports (2) USB 2.0 ports 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port 2 10GB Ethernet LAN port 3 Year Warranty 5 with a fee Best use Case Small office to Medium Office 20 - 80 people. £1500 Average Sell Price Intel Xeon 8 Bays Quad Core 2.4GHz 8GB RAM (3) USB 3.0 ports 2 GB Ethernet LAN ports 2 10GB Ethernet LAN ports 5 year Warranty Best use case Medium office 40 - 120 People. £1500 Average sell price Competitor Competitor

600 Series Explained For those who NEED throughput, performance and data reliability as a desire and stress it as mission critical, in Desktop format. Milestone Arcus, Scalable solution. Insight app Managed, Monitor Data. Absolutely the highest performance and capacity for a desktop NAS, bar none with no competitors Perfect for Multimedia workers QNAP and Synology do not play in this space. High-performance, file-server, backup, disaster recovery (DR) and storage virtualization with up to 80 TB of total storage.

ReadyNAS, your best backup plan DISASTER RECOVERY HYBRID BACKUP EASY CONFIGURATION In the event of a catastrophe, rapidly recover the latest backup with full data reconstruction. ReadyNAS provides a combination of on-premises, NAS to NAS and Cloud backup for the best data protection. Easiest backup configuration and ReadyNAS management for efficiency HOURLY ENCRYPTED SNAPSHOTS ALL TYPES OF DATA BACKUP AUTOMATIC CONFIGURABLE BACKUP “You can do a lot in an hour”. Encrypted snapshots can be taken hourly to protect your latest data modifications. Backup any type of data to ReadyNAS: files, shares, configurations, virtualized storage, databases, email, etc. Easily pre-configure your backup for the best backup schedule for your data and your business. BLOCK-LEVEL REPLICATION DATA RELIABILITY & SECURITY APP MANAGEMENT NAS to NAS backup uses block-level replication for optimized bandwidth and efficiency. All ReadyNAS provide protection for ultimate security of your the highest levels of data data (anti-virus, Cloud replication, RAID, bitrot protection…) Locally and remotely manage your ReadyNAS through NETGEAR Insight app.

ReadyNAS Hybrid Backup – 3 options One ReadyNAS, Triple data protection Configurable automatic sync with Windows/Mac app Fast & secure hourly block-replication backup with encryption & easy restore Configurable automatic sync with Public Cloud

Backup option 1 - Centralized computer backup to ReadyNAS ReadyCLOUD PC/Mac app Automatic backup with easy configuration Protect data with Snapshot – separate folder, block level backup Intuitive interface to select folders & files to synchronize Remote access & configuration with automatic VPN Easy restoration of data in case of data loss or corruption

Backup option 2- Disaster Recovery with ReadyDR Fast block-replication backup to another ReadyNAS at no extra cost & with very high performance Second ReadyNAS can be: Any Business-Class desktop or rackmount ReadyNAS with ReadyDR Local or remote in any location connected to the network (business owner’s house, remote office, etc) ReadyDR Disaster Recovery Works on NFS, NTFS, SMB, VMFS, etc. Incremental, continuous and event driven Multiple replications to multiple destination supported Asymmetric hardware supported

Backup option 3- Backup to the Cloud Configure periodic and frequent ReadyNAS data sync to the Public cloud Small business can backup to: Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive, etc. Medium size businesses should consider Amazon AWS/S3 services for better cost, manageability and scalability

ReadyNAS: Your best backup plan against ransomware Ransomware is about using a stolen user credential to encrypt data, ask for money in exchange of a decryption key so the owner of the data can recover the data ReadyNAS Snapshot takes continuous backup of a share.  When the hacker encrypts a share, the user can simply to go to the snapshot and “roll back” and recover the data MORE IMPORTANTLY, the snapshot is saved in a separate Share and the share is NOT writable.  NOT even the admin can write to it.  YOU CAN NOT ENCRYPT WHAT YOU CAN NOT WRITE. Hourly snapshots