Synology DS1522+ NAS 10GbE RAID Testing with the WD Red Pro 22TB HDDs Technology is moving FAST! Yet one of the most overlooked fast-moving areas of technology in the market is data storage! In the last decade we have seen data storage averages used by consumers and businesses hugely multiply in volume and frequency, with […]
What HDD is best for NAS? Yes, this is a popular question. Especially when your NAS has a different number of bays or even bays size. The basic rules for NAS-compatible drives is as follows. 1-Bay and 2-Bay NAS = You can use any drives you want. This can […]
Prime Day Bargains on NAS, Hard Drives, SSDs, Cameras and Network Equipment ANOTHER Amazon Prime Day in 2022? Yep, just a month before Black Friday kicks off and Amazon has decided to host an impromptu 2nd in-house sale event beginning on Tuesday 11th Oct until midnight on Wednesday 12th Oct (in 15 countries; Austria, Canada, […]
How Much Electricity Does A Synology DS1621+ NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? “The Bigger the NAS, the BIGGER the electricity bill!” – THAT was what a fellow visitor of a trade show I attended back in 2019 said to me as I waxed lyrical about the hardware of a […]
How Much Does it Cost to Run a NAS 24×7? QNAP & WD If you are looking at buying a HIGH CAPACITY but COMPACT NAS drive in 2022/2023, then you will likely also be wondering just about much power it is going to use. The growing cost of electricity and how much you ned to […]
How Much Electricity Does A NAS Use and How Much Does it Cost to run 24×7? Energy AIN’T Cheap! If you have been keeping an eye on your electricity bill recently, you will have noticed that the amount you are paying per kilowatt has steadily increased month after month for several years now. Because of […]
QNAP TS-464 NAS 10GbE RAID 0/5/6 Testing with the WD Red Pro 22TB HDDs When you buy a new NAS and drives, one of the most important long-term decisions that you will make is choosing your RAID level. A RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is the process of combining multiple media drives together into […]
QNAP TS-464 NAS 10GbE RAID 0/5/6 Testing with the WD Red Pro 22TB HDDs When you buy a new NAS and drives, one of the most important long-term decisions that you will make is choosing your RAID level. A RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is the process of combining multiple media drives together into […]
Synology DS1522+ NAS 10GbE RAID Testing with the WD Red Pro 22TB HDDs Technology is moving FAST! Yet one of the most overlooked fast-moving areas of technology in the market is data storage! In the last decade we have seen data storage averages used by consumers and businesses hugely multiply in volume and frequency, with […]
How to Use the Price Per TB Calculator: NOTE – Use the GREEN Bar (ideally for NAS users) to enter your number of bays, RAID failure protection level, budget and whether you want NAS optimized drives only NOTE – Use the YELLOW Bar to filter the results by brand, price per TB range, […]
Review of the WD Red Pro 22TB Hard Drive for NAS Remember when everyone said that hard drives would be dead by 2020? Yes, to say that statement has been debunked so incredibly thoroughly that it seems a bit comical to think that HDDs were going to go away any time soon. Yes, SSDs still […]
Seagate Update Ironwolf Pro Hard Drive Series with a new More Durable Enterprise NT Model If you have been on the fence for a while about choosing the right Hard drive for your NAS, humming and ahhing about whether to choose a Pro series drive or an enterprise-class drive, then Seagate just made things a […]
Review of the WD Red Pro 22TB Hard Drive for NAS Remember when everyone said that hard drives would be dead by 2020? Yes, to say that statement has been debunked so incredibly thoroughly that it seems a bit comical to think that HDDs were going to go away any time soon. Yes, SSDs still […]
Seagate Update Ironwolf Pro Hard Drive Series with a new More Durable Enterprise NT Model If you have been on the fence for a while about choosing the right Hard drive for your NAS, humming and ahhing about whether to choose a Pro series drive or an enterprise-class drive, then Seagate just made things a […]
PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Comparison – WD Black SN850X vs Seagate Firecuda 530 In all my years of covering the subject of storage here on the blog, there are a few brand rivalries that stand out more than any other – and when it comes to HDDs and SSDs it has always been Western Digital […]
What are Synology HDD label drives originally? SAS HAS5300-8T = MG06SCA800E HAS5300-12T = MG07SCA12TE HAS5300-16T =MG08SCA16TE If there is 18TB SAS drive = MG09SCA18TE SATA HAT5300-4T = MG06ACA400E ? HAT5310-8T = MG05ACA800E HAT5300-12T = MG07ACA12TE ? HAT5300-16T = MG08ACA16TE ? (later could be MG09ACA16TE) HAT5310-18T = MG09ACA18TE ? 20TB = https://nascompares.com/news/toshiba-announces-20tb-mg10-series-hard-disk-drives/
What SSD fits in TerraMaster for caching? SAMSUNG 980 2280 NVMe SSD MZ-V8V8250 250 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Recommended Crucial P2 2280 NVMe SSD CT1000PSSSD8 1000 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Recommended Seagate IronWolf 525 2280 NVMe SSD) ZP2000NM30002 2 TB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423 Western Digital Red SN700 2280 NVMe SSD WD5500G1R0C 500 GB F2-223,F2-423,F4-423,F4-223,T6-423,T9-423,T12-423,U4-423,U8-423,U12-423
PCIe 4 NVMe SSD Comparison – WD Black SN850X vs Seagate Firecuda 530 In all my years of covering the subject of storage here on the blog, there are a few brand rivalries that stand out more than any other – and when it comes to HDDs and SSDs it has always been Western Digital […]
Qnap TS-410E slim & fanless 2.5inch SSD/HDD Gamer NAS & video entertainment system TS-410E-8G CPU Intel® Celeron® J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.6 GHz CPU architecture 64-bit x86 graphics processor Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors floating point operations encryption engine (AES-NI) hardware acceleration shift system memory 8 GB on board (non-expandable) […]
Ultrastar DC HC570 22TB SAS/SATA drive The explosive growth of data from AI/ML, 5G networks, IoT, connected vehicles, and more is fueling growth in data centers. HDD innovation drives the ability to capture, store, analyze, and protect much of this data. Higher-capacity HDDs deliver higher data density, enabling data center expansion and efficiency. The Ultrastar® […]