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Choice of internal 8TB disk for RN314 that hold for the next NAS...
Hi I have had RND314 for 5.5 years now with little troubles. It has been going 07-21 5 days a week and occasionally in weekends and served our home-office very well. No big problem, so far. But I...
WD Red Plus (WD80EFAX) and Seagate Ironwolf (ST8000VN0022) are both reasonable options.
You will need to use the mounting screws for the Ironwolf, as it doesn't have the center side hole which is used by the tool-less plastic bracket. (You'll also need to remove the bracket). The bottom screw holes on the drive tray won't all align with the holes on the Ironwolf, but the ones that do align will be enough to secure the drive.
The WD80EFAX is compatible with the tool-less bracket, which is more convenient.
If you want enterprise class, then you can go with any enterprise class SATA drive. They should all work fine (whether on the HCL or not). Although they do have a longer warranty, it's not much data out there that says they last longer. Backblaze found they didn't - though they published that quite a while ago (2013), and drive technology has certainly changed since then.
WD Red Plus (WD80EFAX) and Seagate Ironwolf (ST8000VN0022) are both reasonable options.
You will need to use the mounting screws for the Ironwolf, as it doesn't have the center side hole which is used by the tool-less plastic bracket. (You'll also need to remove the bracket). The bottom screw holes on the drive tray won't all align with the holes on the Ironwolf, but the ones that do align will be enough to secure the drive.
The WD80EFAX is compatible with the tool-less bracket, which is more convenient.
If you want enterprise class, then you can go with any enterprise class SATA drive. They should all work fine (whether on the HCL or not). Although they do have a longer warranty, it's not much data out there that says they last longer. Backblaze found they didn't - though they published that quite a while ago (2013), and drive technology has certainly changed since then.
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