Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
cause of raid, without doing anything but popping the dead drive and and putting a new one in hot. System rebuilds and all is good. lopaka From: Anthony Q. Martin To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [H] 3T

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 03:58:26PM -0400, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > Why does anyone need movies on a raid? That seems like overkill to me. > If one of my drives crashes, it won't be the end of the world as I have > all of the backups on optical. I just keep track of what is where so I > can

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Good point. On 9/20/2013 6:32 PM, Bryan Seitz wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 03:58:26PM -0400, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Why does anyone need movies on a raid? That seems like overkill to me. If one of my drives crashes, it won't be the end of the world as I have all of the backups on optical.

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Christopher Fisk
;>> >>>> 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 >

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
__**__ From: DSinc To: hardware@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

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-20 Thread Christopher Fisk
; like the readynas NV+. >>> >>> lopaka >>> >>> >>> __**__ >>> From: DSinc >>> To: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com >>> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:36 PM >>> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
d 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 To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [H]

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
ent: 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 k

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
I added >> that, the data transfers are crazy fast. Plus the drobo is 5 bays not 4 >> like the readynas NV+. >> >> lopaka >> >> >> __**__ >> From: DSinc >> To: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com >> Sent: Thu

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
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 >> >> >>

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
readynas NV+. lopaka From: DSinc 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

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
ot; 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

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
is about 4-5x that and the v2 6-7x that lopaka From: Zulfiqar Naushad To: "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

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
ement is fine. The reds have a better-longer warranty. lopaka __**__ From: Anthony Q. Martin To: "hardware@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 b

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
opaka From: DSinc To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB Thanks for the history. Wow! Two NV+. Can I assume that both are 4-drive units? Yes, I've read many threads about 'power outage' issues. And why

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
tible Ps's since then and have made it through and handful of power outages. lopaka From: DSinc To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB Thanks for the history. Wow! Two NV+. Can I assume

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
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 warran

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
od deal on the Drobo5N and it had large capacity. lopaka From: DSinc To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 5:03 AM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB Lopaka, Never knew you had a ReadyNAS! Silly me. How do you like your NV+ v2? I started

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
19, 2013 5:03 AM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB 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

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
2. I had 1 die within days, but the replacement is fine. The reds have a better-longer warranty. lopaka __**__ From: Anthony Q. Martin To: "hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com" > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB I have

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
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 >> To: "hardwa

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-19 Thread DSinc
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 wrote: I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither a Seagate or

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
gt; To: "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 Se

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
n To: "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 wrote: > &g

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread DSinc
I would highly suggest the WD RED drives. They are labled as NASWare; so I use them. Very quiet, relatively cool. Duncan On 09/18/2013 17:16, Winterlight wrote: I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither a Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am really looking at

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
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 wrote: > > I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither a > Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am rea

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread James Maki
hardware- > boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:16 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [H] 3TB > > I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither a > Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am re

Re: [H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
Wd red all the way. On Sep 19, 2013 12:16 AM, "Winterlight" wrote: > I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither > 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 3T

[H] 3TB

2013-09-18 Thread Winterlight
I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither 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?