WD Red have worked fine for me. I got a set of 4 and put into a raid. Had one keep dropping out of the RAID and failing to rebuild but it turned out to be a bad SATA cable rather than the drive.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:05 PM, DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: > Heck, your research is way behind. SSD's in NAS is a fact to my meager > reads. > True, any of the users are Linux-geeks that have 'dicked' with their NAS's > OS (f/w), but > still. I read it to mean that this is active ATM, if only on a limited > scale. Way above my pay > grade................ :) LOL! > Duncan > > > On 09/19/2013 17:02, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: > >> That's sexy. Must read more. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> 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: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com<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: "hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com<hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>" >>>> <hardware@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<hardware@lists.** >>>>>>>> hardwaregroup.com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>>" >>>>>>>> <hardware@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? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >
