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Is the grass greener with ReadyNAS Ultra 2
I'm looking at the hardware compatibility list and the WD 3TB drive is no longer available. Are there other WD 3TB drives I can use? I like the idea of running a full version of Squeezebox on a NAS ...
Since WD had a number of 3TB drives available, it is best to post the exact model number to make sure they are on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
While two bay units are great for starting small, since the redundancy takes of 50% of the space, I recommend going to a 4 bay if you can. You can start out with two drives only and then double your volume by adding one drive. (One drive is used for redundancy, so in a 2 drive array, 50% is used for redundancy, in a three bay array only 33% is used for redundancy and in a 4 bay array only 25% is used). The four and six bay units also have the front panel message panel that gives you alerts and messages.
While two bay units are great for starting small, since the redundancy takes of 50% of the space, I recommend going to a 4 bay if you can. You can start out with two drives only and then double your volume by adding one drive. (One drive is used for redundancy, so in a 2 drive array, 50% is used for redundancy, in a three bay array only 33% is used for redundancy and in a 4 bay array only 25% is used). The four and six bay units also have the front panel message panel that gives you alerts and messages.
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