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Cheap options for 2 or 3 TB disks?
I am just about to purchase a ReadyNAS 4+ for home use (msuic, videos, pictures), but looking at the official compatibility list, everything on it seems to cost double what a "normal" desktop HD would...
BrennanB wrote: 1. How is performance? I'm just using them for Flac and photo sharing
2. I have heard mention that Green/ECO drives shouldnt be used for RAID but have no idea behind the thought on this.
1. I use mine for video streaming and have no problems handling multiple two concurrent video streams. You should have no problems with FLAC.
2.It's generally advised against because what makes them green are their ability to spin down (often) when not in use, combined with their slow spin speed. Often times people looking at a RAID array are doing so for mission-critical database applications where every microsecond counts. In those cases, you need the fastest drives possible - and anything labeled green is going to be on the opposite end of that spectrum. The only one we have to worry about is the spin down, and once you've run the tool to modify the spin-down, that's no issue either.
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