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Data transfer NV+ (V1) - Ultra 6 Plus
Hi All. I am a home user and have had a NV+ for about 6 years now (and absolutely love it) but given the 2TB limitation of HDD's for this NAS and the fact that its almost full I have decided its time...
I have two ST32000542AS in my duo v1 which are working out well.
AndrewL1963 wrote: What about the Seagate barracuda HDD? I know one company owns the others but the manurfacturing is still done independently. The Nv+ has only ever been populated with Seagates and I've never had an issue. I ask as there is an ST3000DM001 that keeps coming up at $50 cheaper than the WD per unit.
I had quite a few ST31500341AS for a while, and still have 2 in my pro. Though my failure rate with that model was much too high.
Anyway, though the RED drives are new, they have one potentially huge benefit - both WD and Netgear have certified that they work with the NAS.
There are other drives which Netgear has qualified, but the manufacturer says they are not designed for RAID. If they cause problems it can be hard to get support from the manufacturer. Barracuda is not in that category (Seagate describes them as "perfect" for building a NAS). However, there are several negative posts here on the ST3000DM001, you probably should search them out. There are apparently several variants, and some issues with the drive firmware. I don't have any of those drives, so I have no personal experience.
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