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hcivokatsohs
May 23, 2015Aspirant
HUA723020ALA641 - 2 TB
Anyone used these drives? I need to increase the capacity on my ReadyNAS NV+, so I ordered four HUA722020ALA330 drives, which are on the compatibility list. Vendor sent me four HUA723020ALA641 drives ...
StephenB
May 23, 2015Guru - Experienced User
Hitachi (actually HGST) drives do generally have a good reputation here, and the '641 is an enterprise-grade drive. But I have no experience with them in a ReadyNAS. I have seen a consumer review on the HUA723020ALA641 that says they are acoustically noisy.
If you decide to exchange them for something else, I suggest WDC WD20EFRX ("Red" drives) or WD2001FFSX ("Red Pro"). The FFSX line is higher performing. Neither are on the HCL (which is almost never updated for the older NAS). The EFRX certainly works, the FFSX should as well. FWIW, I suspect the '641s will also work.
If you decide to exchange them for something else, I suggest WDC WD20EFRX ("Red" drives) or WD2001FFSX ("Red Pro"). The FFSX line is higher performing. Neither are on the HCL (which is almost never updated for the older NAS). The EFRX certainly works, the FFSX should as well. FWIW, I suspect the '641s will also work.
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