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 & […]
Why do we need different kinds of hard drives – why not make just one kind for all? Hard drives are not exactly new technology. They have existed in one form or another for over 20 years in the consumer market, all the time getting bigger in capacity and smaller in physical design. That should […]
Choosing the Right SSD for your NAS – Seagate Ironwolf 110 or Samsung 860 SSD Comparison The advantages of solid state drives (SSD) in something that has grown in popularity over the years and it is a trend that has only become stronger in 2019. Regardless of whether you chose Synology NAS or QNAP NAS […]
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 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 […]
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) 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 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 […]
Testing the 14TB WD140EFFX NAS HDD Now that WD Red has entered the realms of 14TB, with the release of the WD140EFFX NAS hard drive, the competition between drive manufacturers is really beginning to ramp up. We are long since past questioning the necessity of NAS optimized hard drives (i.e. RAID suitable, random read/write, 24×7 […]
The WD Red NAS Hard Drive Series hits 14TB Good news for those that are looking for the biggest and best hard drives for their NAS Drive(Synology, QNAP, Asustor, etc) with the release of a new and larger addition to the WD Red HDD series, now in 14 Terabytes of size. The WD Red range […]
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 […]
Hi there. Been a fan of your Youtube channel which led to my recent purchase of the DS1019+. I just stumbled upon a reddit post about the outdated firmware (SC60) for Ironwolf drives, which has the write cache disabled. How do I update the drives (I have 2x 4TB running in SHR), and have filled […]
WD Red 12TB WD120EFAX Hard Drive – Worth your Data? Now with Hard Drives for NAS available in up to 12TB, the WD Red series offers a wide array of solutions for customers looking to build a high performing NAS storage solution. WD Red drives are built for up to 8-bay NAS systems and pack […]
QNAP, ULINK and the Drive Analyzer When it comes to ensuring the safety net of the hard drives on your NAS, most users fall back on the old, tested and reliable method of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), in order to have a system that in most cases will ensure that if a HDD […]
Do you NEED NAS Hard Drives, Really? Hard drives are not exactly new technology. They have existed in one form or another for over 20 years in the consumer market, all the time getting bigger in capacity and smaller in physical design. That should not come as a surprise to any of you. Such is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I am contemplating purchasing the Synology DS918+ and want to know which 6Gb drives would be better. WD Red or Red Pro? DS918+ is a four-bay NAS made for living on desktops. So important factor will be noise. The quietest hard drive choice will be Wd Red NAS drives. The speed of these drives varies […]