Differences Between WNDR3800 and WNDR3700? Other than Mac Support for Time Machine, what are the measurable differences between the 3800 and the 3700?
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There are several features the WNDR3800 offers over the WNDR3700--stability and range should be similar, but the WNDR3800 will have an edge due to the Clear Channel feature (which dynamically selects WiFi channels with less traffic/interference) Here are some other features of the WNDR3800: ReadyShare Cloud built in Video Mode TiVo support ReadyShare Print As for the latest release, 1.0.0.24, it has been shown to resolve the stability issues you mentioned, mainly issues with random disconnections. That firmware can be downloaded here: http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19652/~/wndr3800-firmware-version-1.0.0.24 Regards, NETGEAR Team
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Thanks! This looks great for the Mac, but a PC version (or parallel) would be great. Basically I'm looking for a timed way for a camera to come on a specific hour, and record until another hour, and then rotate the video files. Thoughts?
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I'm using a Windows machine, so I can't speak from personal experience. However, http://www.militarycac.com/usbreaders.htm#SCM_Microsystems_SCR_Readers says, in reference to the SCR331, "Mac Friendly [10.4 - 10.9] If this reader does not initially work on your Windows 7, Vista or Mac computer you may want to update the firmware. NOTE: Some Mac users are having problems with this old reader. If you are going to purchase a CAC reader, and have a Mac, we recommend the SCR-3310 v2 (above), or SCR-3500 (below)." There is a link for the firmware update.
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My use of this drive has been exclusively on the Mac. However, I did not use any of the back-up software or formatting provided on the drive. It was necessary to use the Mac disk utility to reformat the drive. Then it worked with Apple's Time Machine.
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I was on the verge of getting a Mac if for no other reason then final cut. But I know I don't have a good hard drive, just the original 72,000 rpm included with my Emachines et1352-53, I have heard of raid setups. Could you tell me what I would need to set up something like that? also where did you get your weird software (was it Edius?)
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Only have experience with WNDR3700v2 and 3800 units but have one 3800 in a rather massive media unit lying flat in a 1700sq ft 3 level townhouse and it does a pretty good job of covering all levels. I am considering adding a 2nd unit as an AP. HAVE 2 3800 units in a 4000sq ft. House and the primary and AP units give good coverage. The same for a 2 story 1800 sq ft cottage.
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I don't believe there are any differences besides the clock speed. Everything seems identical (same chipset, RAM size/speed, disk model, wireless model, etc) and the only difference the i7-4510u has is an increased clock multiplier. I can say that 1.8 GHz base clock has proven more than enough for anything I need from this computer (read: educational Solidworks, light games/transcoding, productivity, 50+ tabs), and combined with the ssd and ample RAM, I doubt the difference would be significant unless you had heavy single-threaded workloads. It seems that this model has been marked down more because people rarely look at the clock speeds, and this is the cheapest i7 model (also the cheapest with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD, my constraints); the market for the other one would be more professional.
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No it does not work with any newer MAC OS. I tried it on the Yosemite and it DOES NOT work! Netgear, are you listening your customers at all? Amazon, fix the label, it does not work with the Time Machine!
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From the comments I've seen, it looks like the Kenwood DNX891HD has gotten rave reviews and scant criticism. Its a completely different OS. The software was written by a different party than the DNN991HD. I haven't sprung for the 891 since I already have the 991. If the prices come down significantly, then I will probably make that swap.
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Well, I have a Mac and I just use the built-in time machine backup which does all of that automatically. So, I haven't used any of the backup software that comes with the hard drive, sorry!
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I don't know the technical aspects of the differences since I haven't tried both types with my computer. Sorry.
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Sincerely, I do not know. Because in my case I use this device only one or two time for month -when my Mac activate Time Machine option-, so I have not experience using everyday. For me works very good, is enough.
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"Can I use it for switching back and forth between a Mac and a PC without reformatting?" - Only if you reformat with a filesystem that is compatible with both OSX and Windows."If so, does this remove the option to use Time Machine?" - Yes and no. Time Machine requires HFS+ filesystem, and Windows cannot read/write to HFS+. However, it is possible to partition the disk and have part of the disk using NTFS and the other part using HFS+.
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I bought the WNDR37AV. The router in the box has the WNDR3700 model number. It really is the exact same router. I don't know why the changed the model number on the box. It only causes confusion when choosing between the two.
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yes, use Time Machine. it's the native backup app for Macs. and for the love of stuff... DON'T UPGRADE PAST SNOW LEOPARD. not because of this hard drive backup solution... don't do it because Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks are all crap.
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups... I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner. BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable! Fingers crossed on reliability, Yikesboy
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Ooh, I'm running it on a Mac , but as I recall, it's compatible with both. Pretty universal. Nice unit too . Sorry I can't be more specific. Good luck tho !