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2.5" hdd
i've just bought a new hdd for a laptop, and looking at it's spec - http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=685, it seems a 1tb drive is also available - i find this interesting! obviou...
for me, spindle speed isnt an issue. infact, 2.5 vs 3.5" isnt something im overly concerned in.
however, the WD scorpio blue 1tb drives are £120. to me, that's affordable. almost to the point of considering it over a cheaper 3.5" drive. granted it's new tech so there could well be teething problems, but i would like to see 2.5" support on readyNAS's.
alot of new servers are running 2.5" sas drives, and imo spindle based drives are on borrowed time now SSD's (while currently expensive) are becoming more mainstream - the capacities are increasing and they are starting to become a valid replacement.
i think the only thing stopping users using 2.5" drives in readynas's is a mounting method in the 3.5" caddies. i bet those 2.5>3.5" adaptors dont align the sata&power ports up to be in the same place as a 3.5" drive. all it would take is for Readynas engineering to design a couple a drilled metal adaptor plates todo this and not a full re-design of the caddy or for a native 2.5" readynas model.
adaptor plate bolts to 2.5" drive, and plate then bolts to the readynas caddy. this would be a purchasable extra from netgear.
i think power is a big consideration in my want for 2.5" support rather than anything else.
im currently using 2x 1tb 3.5" drives and i do forsee a possible upgrade in the next year or 2 for extra capacity. hopefully 2.5" will be an option on either 1.5 or 2tb capacities.
however, the WD scorpio blue 1tb drives are £120. to me, that's affordable. almost to the point of considering it over a cheaper 3.5" drive. granted it's new tech so there could well be teething problems, but i would like to see 2.5" support on readyNAS's.
alot of new servers are running 2.5" sas drives, and imo spindle based drives are on borrowed time now SSD's (while currently expensive) are becoming more mainstream - the capacities are increasing and they are starting to become a valid replacement.
i think the only thing stopping users using 2.5" drives in readynas's is a mounting method in the 3.5" caddies. i bet those 2.5>3.5" adaptors dont align the sata&power ports up to be in the same place as a 3.5" drive. all it would take is for Readynas engineering to design a couple a drilled metal adaptor plates todo this and not a full re-design of the caddy or for a native 2.5" readynas model.
adaptor plate bolts to 2.5" drive, and plate then bolts to the readynas caddy. this would be a purchasable extra from netgear.
i think power is a big consideration in my want for 2.5" support rather than anything else.
im currently using 2x 1tb 3.5" drives and i do forsee a possible upgrade in the next year or 2 for extra capacity. hopefully 2.5" will be an option on either 1.5 or 2tb capacities.
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