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The Synology 12-Bay RX1217 RackStation NAS Expansion Walkthrough and Talkthrough

Running out of space on your Synology NAS Rackstation? The RX1217 is the answer  Synology gives you the flexibility to start with a smaller storage capacity and expand as your business starts to grow. RX1217 and RX1217RP are 12-bay storage expansion units designed to provide seamless capacity expansion for select Synology RackStations. Volume expansion & […]

WD Red VS Seagate Ironwolf

WD Red VS Seagate Ironwolf

Beginner NAS drive WD Red or Seagate IronWolf ? CMR / SMR ? I am looking for reliability. Main usage is to store photos and videos. Not too heavy usage. Which NAS ? I am thinking of Buying Qnap TS-251D-2G. I like HDMI streaming without latency and PCIe for future wireless use. Also, access through […]

It’s Here! WD Red™ Pro 16TB & 18TB

It’s Here! WD Red™ Pro 16TB & 18TB

It’s Here! WD Red™ Pro 16TB & 18TB for Growing Productivity Needs WD Red™ Pro 16TB and 18TB hard disk drives (HDDs) are custom designed for NAS, to help your organization back up, remotely access and collaborate with co-workers seamlessly. The way we work and learn has changed significantly in 2020 and it’s still evolving. Seemingly […]

Ultrastar DC HC320 vs Ironwolf drives

Ultrastar DC HC320 vs Ironwolf drives

What are your thoughts on the Ultrastar DC HC320 8TB HD? on amazon there is a good deal for them. for a 2 bay nas like asustor lockerstor 2 or synology ds718+ are they a good fit in terms of noise and heating? I’ve read that they a no more noisier than ironwolf when copying, […]

Where can I buy old 2TB/3TB/4TB/6TB EFRX CMR WD Red drives (HDD)

Where can I buy old 2TB/3TB/4TB/6TB EFRX CMR WD Red drives (HDD)

Where can I buy old 2TB/3TB/4TB/6TB EFRX CMR WD Red drives (HDD) If you have existing RAID with old 2TB/3TB/4TB/6TB EFRX CMR drives and you need a replacement drive or you want to expand your RAID with an extra drive make sure you get a right drive. You may want to get a spare drive […]

WD Red Pro NAS vs WD Ultrastar DC HC500

WD Red Pro NAS vs WD Ultrastar DC HC500

WD Red Pro NAS vs WD Ultrastar DC HC500 We’re upgrading to a 16 bay Synology NAS and am struggling with storage choices. I’m looking at both WD Red Pro NAS and WD Ultrastar in the 14TB flavor. Will one be better for this application? This quite an easy question answer. Ultrastar drives are made […]

WD Red or WD Red Pro – What is the Difference?

WD Red or WD Red Pro – What is the Difference?

What is the difference between WD Red and WD Red Pro? Arguably the most popular NAS Hard drive in the market today, with Seagate and HGST NAS drives fighting for second place, many users new and old to Network Attached Storage are finding themselves in the enviable position of choosing between Western Digital Red NAS […]

Difference between Barracuda Pro, Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro 12TB

Difference between Barracuda Pro, Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro 12TB

Except the price, what are the difference between Barracuda Pro, Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro 12TB? Those Are Desktop, NAS and NAS Pro drives. Barracuda is made for desktop computer use or as an external drive for non-frequent use. Ironwolf is a standard energy efficient and fairly quite drives for 24/7 use in a NAS Ironwolf pro is […]

IronWolf Pro or WD Red Pro or WD Gold 12TB

IronWolf Pro or WD Red Pro or WD Gold 12TB

I’m struggling to choose between these three hard drives: 1. IronWolf Pro 12TB (ST12000NE0007) 2. WD Red Pro 10TB (WD101KFBX) 3. WD Gold 12TB (WD121KRYZ) I know that all three of them work at 7200rpm, they have 256MB of cache and 5 years warranty. IronWolf and WD Red Pro, have 300TB/year user workload rate, whereas the […]

Can I add/mix the WD Red PRO NAS with Gold Series drives

Can I add/mix the WD Red PRO NAS with Gold Series drives

RAID5 WD Red & Gold. I currently have 2 WD Gold series 10TB drives in a Mobius 5-Bay Thunderbolt 2 Enclosure (which has SOFTRAID). I want to purchase 3 more drives to set up a RAID 5 configuration. Can I add/mix the WD 10TB Red PRO NAS with the two Gold Series drives I currently […]

WD Red Pro vs HGST UltraStar DC

Should you use HGST UltraStar DC or WD Red Pro Drives in your NAS? When choosing the right NAS server, one of the most important decisions you will make is the kind of hard drive media that you want to install. Different NAS server devices from Synology to QNAP will have different CPU and Memory […]