Synology Branded SSDs in SATA and NVMe Coming in 2020 Good news for all NAS users that like to keep their hardware as uniform as possible, with the newly leaked information that Synology plan on releasing their own branded solid-state drives at some point in 2020. Although this information is still pretty early in the […]
Seagate Ironwolf 510 NVMe SSD for NAS – Game Changer or Gimmick? Early last year, when I first heard that Seagate was a developing a range of solid-state drives (SSD) to be used in NAS servers, I have to admit I was a little dubious. The announcement of a brand new Ironwolf NVMe m.2 based […]
Choosing a Seagate SSD – Get it Right First Time Making sure you buy the right storage media for your hardware is so very important. In the old days, when buying Hard Drives, it was so much simpler, as the technology was diverse but much easier to understand. With newer and faster flash media, the […]
Synology M2D20 NVMe SSD Card Coming Soon The last month or so has been an absolute landslide of new release information for Synology, generally a frightfully tight-lipped company. From the announcement and release (in Japan at least) of the DS920+, DS720+, DS420+ and DS220+, to the impending arrival of the Synology E10M20-T1 and those Synology […]
Synology NAS SSD Caching – Is There a Difference Between NVMe and SATA SSD Use If you have purchased a Synology NAS in the last 2-3 years in the ‘PLUS’ series of devices (eg. DS920+, DS1019+, DS720+, DS918+, RS1619XS+, etc) then chances are one of the reasons that you considered it was because of the […]
Choosing The Right Seagate m.2 SSD – Difference Between Firecuda, Barracuda and Ironwolf If you are making the move from regularly SATA storage and over to the newest generation of super-fast NVMe SSD, whether it is for gaming, video editing or professional streaming, then you can suddenly be faced with an overwhelming amount of information […]
Understanding the Samsung Range of SSDs – Pro, Plus, Evo Of all the SSD brands in the home and business sector, there are not many brands that have had the meteoric impact on the memory and SSD market that Samsung has. One of the earliest providers of flash technology for the consumer and commercial level, […]
What are NAND Flash Chips in SSD? NAND flash memory is built up of many cells that hold bits, and those bits are either turned on or off through an electric charge. How those on/off cells are organized represents the data stored on the SSD. The number of bits in those cells also determine the […]
NAS Drives Vs External DAS Drive – Which Should You Use? How much data have you generated over the last few years? Whether in your personal life or professional life, you have almost certainly generated hundreds of Gigabytes of data in one form or another, some of it essential and some of it pointless. Having […]
Why Are there Hardware Shortages and Price Increases in Hard Drives, SSD and NAS? Where has all the stock gone and why is everything suddenly more expensive? This is the question that lots of users who are are getting ready to purchase or upgrade their data storage solutions in 2021 are asking. From hard drives […]
MP34Q M.2 PCIe SSD TEAMGROUP MP34Q M.2 PCIe SSD uses QLC Flash and PCIe Gen3x4 interface, supports SLC Caching technology and DRAM Cache Buffer. It has a superior read/write speed of 3,400/3,000MB per second, and capacities of up to 8TB to choose from, allowing you to store as many video and game files as you […]
DS720+ with SSD I have a DS720+ with Seagate Ironwolf HDD. My problem is that the HDD is very noisy. I was thinking of replacing the HDD with an SSD. (Specifically a WD Red 4TB SSD.) According to Synology this SSD is not compatible with this NAS, but compatible with DS718+. Question is that the […]
Should I use NVME SSD for Cache or Storage space? Best practice for NVME in QuTS Hero (TVS-h1288x) First and foremost, thank you for excellent guides and YouTube videos about NAS. I’ve been learning a lot from them. Recently I have purchase h1288x. This is my first QuTS hero NAS. Since this does not support […]
Samsung Introduces Its First ZNS SSD With Maximized User Capacity and Enhanced Lifespan Maximum available storage capacity and 3-4x longer lifespan enable server systems to run big data and AI applications more reliably and efficiently Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled its new enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) featuring Zoned […]
Samsung new 30.72TB SSD – PM1653 Featuring Samsung’s latest sixth-generation,128-layer V-NAND and a maximum capacity of 30.72TB, the PM1653 offers the capacity to keep up with the exponential growth of business data. Such large capacity significantly expands the amount of storage that can be used in the enterprise market. The stability to succeed. The PM1653’s dual ports […]
New SSD250N SSD for NAS from Transcend Specifications Appearance Dimensions 100 mm x 69.85 mm x 6.8 mm (3.94″ x 2.75″ x 0.28″) Weight 57 g (2.01 oz) Storage Flash Type 3D NAND flash Capacity 1 TB/ 2 TB Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0°C (32°F) ~ 70°C (158°F) Operating Voltage 5V±5% Performance Sequential Read/Write (CrystalDiskMark) […]
TVS-672N RAM upgrade and compatible M.2 SSD cache I would like to get your opinion before I set it up. I am mainly planning to use this as a Plex media server. I would only have a maximum of 2 users accessing my Plex media via the network at a time, One possibly needing transcoding. […]
do I have to buy the 2,5” to 3,5” adapter separately or is it delivered together with the DS220+? For 3.5″ drives: Remove the fastening panels from the sides of the drive tray. Place the drive in the drive tray. Then insert the fastening panels to secure the drive in place. For 2.5″ drives/SSD: Remove […]
Synology adds 800GB NVMe SSD to their SNV3400 and SNV3500 range UK USA Hardware Specifications SNV3400-400G SNV3500-400G SNV3400-800G SNV3500-800G General Capacity 400 GB 400 GB 800 GB 800 GB Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 22110 M.2 2280 M.2 22110 Interface NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe PCIe 3.0 […]