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Best 2TB Replacement for a ReadyNAS NV+ (v1) with Warranty?
Alright I know this is legacy kit, and EOL, and most of the 2TB drives on the HCL are EOL too... but I would like to replace my drives as they fail (one already has) with the best Warrantied 2TB drives available, and to continue to use my ReadyNAS NV+ until it's toast...
Has anyone found a source for any of the 64MB cache 2TB drives with a warranty intact? I have ordered 4 'NEW' drives from Amazon only to discover that they all had 16K hours on them, and that Seagate would NOT honor warranty, most were set to expire within a year. I see that the 5 year warranty had already been cut to 3 years anyway...
What are people replacing their drives with? Or are you all upgrading kit?
Has anyone found a source for any of the 64MB cache 2TB drives with a warranty intact? I have ordered 4 'NEW' drives from Amazon only to discover that they all had 16K hours on them, and that Seagate would NOT honor warranty, most were set to expire within a year. I see that the 5 year warranty had already been cut to 3 years anyway...
What are people replacing their drives with? Or are you all upgrading kit?
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- I'm shocked that Amazon sent you used drives as new. Was this Amazon directly, or one of their partners? If you have documentation, you should complain and ask for a refund. I usually purchase drives from Amazon (direct not their partners) and have never seen anything like that.
I replaced a drive in my duo v1 a couple months ago. I went with a WD20EFRX (since I use WDC Red in my newer NAS). It works fine, and has a 3 year warranty. I don't recall seeing any posts from users going with an ST2000VN000, but it likely works as well.
If you are looking for the 5 year warranty, maybe try the WD2001FFSX (WDC Red Pro).
I'm using my NV+ v1 and duo v1 for backup, and they are still fast enough for that. The bigger problem is that they are maxed on capacity. I do plan to retire them as the drives fail, but I'm not in a rush. I might still replace a drive or two along the way, depending on budget. - It was an Amazon Marketplace Merchant, and I've started the return process. I was looking at the WD RED 2TB and RED PRO 2TB, just a little concerned they're not on the HCL (but also understanding the HCL is woefully out of date, understandably so).
At this point, at least $400 for new drives (all of my current drives are out of warranty and starting to look like they are failing) I wonder if it's time to upgrade to a USB 3/Thunderbolt solution... and start moving data off.
I've had MORE than my money's worth out of the ReadyNAS NV+. It's been a workhorse... perhaps it's just time.
Yeah, I hear you.CDStoneley wrote: ...At this point, at least $400 for new drives...
Even an entry level RN104 is 2x-3x faster than the NV+, and for $600 you can get one with new 3x3 TB drives - same capacity and an empty slot for expansion). Or go with a SAN device like you are thinking.
I am thinking that if drives fail one by one I'll decommission the duo first, and migrate those drives into the NV+. Perhaps later on, reset as jbod with the drives that remain.
As you say, its been a workhorse. But I'm not planning to invest a lot of money in a v1 NAS at this point in its life.
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