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NAS Not all drives are equal - choosing the right drive for you
One of the most important decisions you will make when purchasing a NAS is the decision as to which drives to purchase to put in it. Indeed depending on which NAS model and which drives you buy you c...
I believe Netgear should work in reverse by emphasizing a non compatible list. Which by default would make available which drives do in fact work.
Today there are very few hard drive vendors and their lines are reduced as well. Easily broken into categories and I'm guessing one "series" performs virtually the same which greatly reduces the testing variables. Same for the various NAS models... will the 314 really handle drives differently than the 316? I understand they might support different RAID options but on a lower level are the drives really treated differently...
I think a non approved list is much more valuable than an approved list. You are still going to have an approved list via the drives that are tested and don't fail. So those who want to play the game according to the rules can as in the past. Netgear can even continue to dismiss those who don't if they deem.
However a good chunk of users who blindly guess at what drive they will purchase will know what to avoid. By only listing drives that are certified Netgear to some degree is endorsing all of the others (by default). They may or may not work... take your chances.
Now you can pick the above apart if you wish as I really only have two points.
The user can decide if increased warranty and other side issues are important to them. Simply let them know if the drive works or doesn't.
Today there are very few hard drive vendors and their lines are reduced as well. Easily broken into categories and I'm guessing one "series" performs virtually the same which greatly reduces the testing variables. Same for the various NAS models... will the 314 really handle drives differently than the 316? I understand they might support different RAID options but on a lower level are the drives really treated differently...
I think a non approved list is much more valuable than an approved list. You are still going to have an approved list via the drives that are tested and don't fail. So those who want to play the game according to the rules can as in the past. Netgear can even continue to dismiss those who don't if they deem.
However a good chunk of users who blindly guess at what drive they will purchase will know what to avoid. By only listing drives that are certified Netgear to some degree is endorsing all of the others (by default). They may or may not work... take your chances.
Now you can pick the above apart if you wish as I really only have two points.
- I see no excuse for not testing the majority of available drives.
Each of their results should be published as passed or failed.
The user can decide if increased warranty and other side issues are important to them. Simply let them know if the drive works or doesn't.
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