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 […]
New release – WD Black SN750 SE – PCIe® Gen4 Get into the action fast with sequential read speeds up to 3,600MB/s² to boost system, game and level load times ■ Demolish the competition with PCIe® Gen4 storage technology¹ (backwards compatible with PCIe Gen3) ■ The WD_BLACK™ Dashboard helps you maintain drive health and enable […]
Synology vs Western Digital NAS – Which NAS deserves your Data? The DS216J unlike the WDBVBZ0040JCH-EESN is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to […]
Which Budget NAS should you buy for your cost-effective Server? The WDBVBZ0000NCH-EESN unlike the TS-231, is made by Western Digital. There always other brands out there like Western Digital which are often innovative. You might not get the same user experience comparing with other better known brands. But sometimes you might not need it. Unlike […]
Hard drives dedicated to Surveillance and CCTV – Make sure you storage your Digital Surveillance and CCTV on the right drives The Desktop drives vs. surveillance-class storage. You wouldn’t use a bicycle to transport cargo across the country because it’s not the right tool for the job. You also shouldn’t use a desktop hard drive in your surveillance […]
A guide to helping you pick the right NAS manufacturer for your needs Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers are fast becoming an essential piece of kit on the home. Everyone wants to have their own special piece of cloud storage, be it 3rd party cloud providers like Google Drive, Amazon S3 or DropBox, or their […]
What is the difference between NAS, DAS and SAN? Which one is for who? Data storage is a pretty day-to-day thing now. Almost every form of data exchange you make on a daily basis can be broken down into three groups: DAS – Direct attached storage NAS – Network Attached Storage SAN – Storage Area […]
Things to consider when you buy a Synology or QNAP NAS When you buy your first network attached storage device, it can be an incredibly daunting task. If you have a less technical background, or heard about NAS servers from Synology or QNAP, but are still not quite certain what a NAS is or what to […]
With the WD Green SN350, Western Digital has a new M.2 SSD with PCIe and NVMe in its range. With 240 GB to 960 GB storage space and up to 2,400 MB / s reading and 1,900 MB / s writing, the series marks the new NVMe entry in the WD SSD family. In parallel, new 4 TB models […]
Hi hope you had a lovely Christmas and that your safe during this mad time. The reason I am contacting you today is because now I work from home as a freelance 3D visual artist its high time I had a NAS back up solution. I really only need a NAS to back up my […]
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 […]
Migrating from WD My Cloud Home I have had a WD My Cloud Home for a year but upgrading to a DS920+ – is there a way to migrate the data directly? If you had a fast USB3 backup disk, then the quickest option would be to restore data from a backup of your […]
WD Gold HDDs Hi, I am confused about something. I am interested in using a WD Gold 4TB drive in an external hard drive enclosure to back up my data from my PC. I thought these would be best in class for this purpose. I thought they might be better than the SeaGate Iron Wolfs. […]
WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 Do you have a link to a video describing how to correctly install the WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 device? I am a graphic designer and a webmaster but I am not good at computer hardware and software. I have posted here some most important steps of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I run a small office at home and use a NAS for office backup, photo archive and a 300 CD collection (all FLAC files used on a home wide SONOS). After 8 years the WD World Book Dual Bay Raid 1 NAS has died. Will not power up (and also lost several other powered stuff […]