Choosing the Best Hard Drives for your NAS Note – this is the 2024 update of the rolling ‘best HDD for your NAS’ article (Cheers Clayton!) When choosing a NAS server for your home or business, selecting the right hard drive is essential. Just like every tool in a toolbox has its role, NAS-specific drives […]
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NAS Hard Drives – Which Should You Buy?
Choosing the Best Hard Drives for your NAS Note – this is the 2024 update of the rolling ‘best HDD for your NAS’ article (Cheers Clayton!) When choosing a NAS server for your home or business, selecting the right hard drive is essential. Just like every tool in a toolbox has its role, NAS-specific drives […]
The Pros and Cons of DRAMless SSDs – Should You Use SSDs with HMB?
Are DRAM free SSDs Worth Your Money and Your Data? Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have revolutionized data storage with their speed and reliability. Among these, DRAMless SSDs have carved a niche, offering unique advantages and disadvantages. With the emergence of models like the Samsung 990 EVO, the Phison E31T controller-based SSDs, and the WD Black SN770, […]
A Guide to DRAMless SSDs – The Advantages and Disadvantages
Are DRAM free SSDs Worth Your Money and Your Data? Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have revolutionized data storage with their speed and reliability. Among these, DRAMless SSDs have carved a niche, offering unique advantages and disadvantages. With the emergence of models like the Samsung 990 EVO, the Phison E31T controller-based SSDs, and the WD Black SN770, […]
WD Sandisk Extreme Pro (and WD My Passport) SSD FAILURES – WHAT HAPPENED?
SanDisk Extreme PRO and WD My Passport SSD Failures – Wait, WHAT? SanDisk, long established SSD brand and partner of Western Digital, in the last few months has come under scrutiny following a flurry of user complaints about their Extreme and Extreme Pro Portable External Solid State Drives (SSDs) in the first half of 2023. […]
How WD Red NAS WDDA Warnings and QNAP NAS – SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED?
Is WDDA and Drive Power on Hours Warnings Impacting QNAP Users? In recent weeks, we have been discussing an on going story surrounding a Western Digital drive health monitoring tool called WDDA (Western Digital Device Analytics). You can find out much more about it in our video here, our original article here or over on […]
WD Red NAS Hard Drives and WDDA Warnings – Should You Be Worried?
WDDA Western Digital Warning- are your NAS drives doomed? Should you replace your drives? In recent months, Synology NAS users have been receiving a warning known as WDDA (Western Digital Device Analytics) on their WD drives after approximately three years of use. This warning message advises users to replace their drives as they have reached […]
Understanding WDDA Warning on WD Drives: Should You Replace Your NAS Drives?
WDDA Western Digital Warning- are your NAS drives doomed? Should you replace your drives? Response to STOP buying WD NAS drives !!! In recent months, Synology NAS users have been receiving a warning known as WDDA (Western Digital Device Analytics) on their WD drives after approximately three years of use. This warning message advises users […]
WD Security Incident UPDATE – Western Digital Official Statement, Blackcat, ALPHV and More
Western Digital Share More Information on the Cyber Attack, as do others! Although 45 days have passed since Western Digital was successfully targeted in a cyber attack, the brand has only recently opened up a little further on the nature and impact. Although we covered this in alot of detail back in the middle of […]
Western Digital Network Attack UPDATE – Official Statement, Continued Information, Details & Advice
Western Digital Share More Information on the Cyber Attack, as do others! Although 45 days have passed since Western Digital was successfully targeted in a cyber attack, the brand has only recently opened up a little further on the nature and impact. Although we covered this in alot of detail back in the middle of […]
Choosing the Right USB Drive to Shuck – A Beginners Guide + Master List of Drives
A Guide to Buying the Right USB Drive for Shucking Right – First Time If you are looking at making a significant saving on larger capacity HDDs or picking up much faster NVMe SSDs for a bargain price, then shucking will likely be one of the first methods that you have considered. For the uninitiated, […]
Hard Drive and SSD Shucking – Master List of Which Drives Are Inside USB Drives – 2023
A Guide to Buying the Right USB Drive for Shucking Right – First Time If you are looking at making a significant saving on larger capacity HDDs or picking up much faster NVMe SSDs for a bargain price, then shucking will likely be one of the first methods that you have considered. For the uninitiated, […]
Western Digital Cyber Incident Update- WHAT HAPPENED??
WD Hit By Cyber Attack. WD My Cloud Offline, WD Shop Down – What Happened? It has now been 20 days since WD initially identified that it was hit by a massively impactful cyber security incident on March 26th. Although further details on the nature of the incident, the impact in terms of data loss/theft […]
WD Hit By Cyber Attack. WD My Cloud Offline, WD Shop Down – What Happened?
Western Digital Cyber Incident Update- WHAT HAPPENED?? It has now been 20 days since WD initially identified that it was hit by a massively impactful cyber security incident on March 26th. Although further details on the nature of the incident, the impact in terms of data loss/theft and where they are at in terms of […]
Should You Shuck Hard Drives and SSDs? Still Worth it in 2023?
Is External Drive Shucking Still Worth It? As long as there have been ready-made USB external hard drives, there has been shucking. Hard Drive Shucking (and in recent years, even SSD shucking) is the process of purchasing an external HDD/SSD enclosure, such as WD My Book or Seagate Backup Plus drive, and then cracking open […]
WD Reveal the Ultrastar DC HS760 Dual Actuator 20TB Hard Drive
The WD Dual Actuator Ultrastar HS760 20TB HDD Revealed When it comes to storing large amounts of data in a data center or even a single large-scale server rack array, having larger capacity hard drives is essential to achieve better Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). However, with many applications requiring access to frequently used warm […]