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On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:01 AM, "Robert Martin Jr." <lopaka_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > What sold me most on the 5N was the ability to add a mSSD in the accelerator > bay, to cache data and speed transfers. I have a Crucial m4 128GB mSATA > Internal Solid State Drive CT128M4SSD3 in mine. Once I added that, the data > transfers are crazy fast. Plus the drobo is 5 bays not 4 like the readynas > NV+. > > lopaka > > > ________________________________ > From: DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:36 PM > Subject: Re: [H] 3TB > > > Oh! Holy cow! I guess I am still learning how to get my NAS to link up > on my LAN. > I've never tested, but do not think I see this performance. But then, > since completing my > 10base1000 LAN, I have never really tested. Actually, I know not how. I > just move/copy stuff > from my desktop to my NAS, and it goes pretty dang quick! The NAS-to-NAS > backups at Zero-dark-30 > take place at theNAS' own chosen/agreed upon speed. This I never quibble > about. Clearly I might not be > on top of this, but it all works so well for me I just don't worry about > it at all. I own/run these appliances that > are so much smarter than me, but still speak to me in their 'plain > speak' that I treat them as 'family.' Except for > Intel nic cards, my NAS appliances are the most reliable network > devicesI have ever owned. > I know that they use a Debian-based Linux OS so I do not dig into their > guts. No need to. > They just plain workand make digital life a bit better. > NAS-ON everyone! > Duncan > > On 09/19/2013 16:07, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >> Drobo5N is a completely different beast compared to earlier units. I can >> transfer 20GB in under a couple minutes over network. ReadyNAS NV+ v1 is >> about 4-5x that and the v2 6-7x that >> >> lopaka >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Zulfiqar Naushad <z00...@gmail.com> >> To: "hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com" <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:46 PM >> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB >> >> >> The deciding factor for me was the hybrid raid. I mix and match >> different sizes and it works just fine. >> >> Before that I had a drobo. Great features but super slow performance. >> Gave that to my brother in law as a gift and he uses that till today. >> >> I don't think I could deal with traditional raid. Having all same size >> drives would be a bear to upgrade. It's funny. Almost every bay in my >> synology has a different brand, size and rotation speed. Everything >> just works and works well. >> >> If the synology ever dies I'm never going to switch to another brand. >> Love the web os of synology and they keep on improving the interface >> and adding features. I barely use most of them. I just have an >> antivirus running and do torrents from the synology. I've set it up >> with ddns so I can add torrents from my phone wherever I am and once I >> come home it's sitting there for me ready to consume. >> >> What more could I want. I also haven't used port teaming to double the >> bandwidth to 2Gbps. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:48 PM, DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Zool, >>> Yes, several in the ReadyNAS community seem to be moving to Synology, QNAP, >>> and, >>> others. Fine. Different strokes for different folks! Nothing more.. >>> I've studied, thought, played with numbers, and decided to stay with my >>> 3 ReadyNAS boxes until something serious happens. >>> For certain, Synology will be where I move to! All of my ReadyNAS run 24/7 >>> and have >>> never dropped a beat in 3 years. I still wait for my 1st HD failure! And, >>> any data loss >>> I have suffered has been totally 'pilot error' (mine!). I'm good. My NAS >>> boxes are the PFM >>> part of my home LAN. >>> Best, >>> Duncan >>> >>> On 09/19/2013 08:28, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: >>>> Ready nas are great. It was between that and the synology for me and I went >>>> with the latter. 3 years on and its still hasn't skipped a beat. >>>> On Sep 19, 2013 3:03 PM, "DSinc" <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Lopaka, >>>>> Never knew you had a ReadyNAS! Silly me. >>>>> How do you like your NV+ v2? >>>>> I started with a DUO-v1 in 2009. I can blame John Steinbruner for that. I >>>>> have added an Ultra 2 and an Ultra 2+. >>>>> Just now I stay local. In the future I may off-site one of my NAS, or, may >>>>> try a cloud backup location. For now, I >>>>> am very happy with my NAS's. >>>>> Everything I've ever learned about NAS has been viathe ReadyNAS forum via >>>>> Netgear. Lots of really smart folk there. >>>>> Duncan >>>>> >>>>> On 09/18/2013 20:48, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've got five 4TB Seagate drives in a Drobo5N. All working well about 5 >>>>>> mos now. I have 4 WD 3TB reds in a ReadyNAS NV+ v2. I had 1 die within >>>>>> days, but the replacement is fine. The reds have a better-longer >>>>>> warranty. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> lopaka >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________**__ >>>>>> From: Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net> >>>>>> To: >>>>>> "hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com<hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>" >>>>>> <hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:09 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB >>>>>> >>>>>> I have at least 10 of them running in my movie box. They work fine for >>>>>> this application. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my mobile device. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 18, 2013, at 5:16 PM, Winterlight >>>>>> <winterli...@winterlight.org> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos >>>>>>> on....either a Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am really looking at >>>>>>> reliability and price point rather then performance. Anybody have any >>>>>>> issues with large 3TB drives?
