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New HD readynas Ultra 6
Hello, My Nas is running full on drive size... I want to buy new drives but the hardware compability list is outdated so i don't know which drive to choose. I have now 3 Samsung HD204UI 2 TB (5200 rp...
The WD Red (WD20EFRX) is not 7200rpm. Per http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/red ... 248-2.html they are running at 5400 rpm.
However, you can mix drives with different rotation speeds in the same RAID array - that does not create any problems.
There are two product lines out there that are designed for home NAS use - one from Seagate, one from Western Digital. Both offer 3 year warranties, and if you run into a problem and need to RMA the drive, you'd get a replacement suitable for use in a NAS. Price is a little higher than desktop drives, but in my view the longer warranty and easier support more than make up for the price difference.
Western Digital's line is the WD RED (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810). Seagate's NAS drive line was launched this summer and is here: http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-dr ... s/nas-hdd/ The Western Digital drives are already on the ultra's HCL, so they are the better choice (since Netgear can/will deny support if you move away from the HCL).
However, you can mix drives with different rotation speeds in the same RAID array - that does not create any problems.
There are two product lines out there that are designed for home NAS use - one from Seagate, one from Western Digital. Both offer 3 year warranties, and if you run into a problem and need to RMA the drive, you'd get a replacement suitable for use in a NAS. Price is a little higher than desktop drives, but in my view the longer warranty and easier support more than make up for the price difference.
Western Digital's line is the WD RED (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810). Seagate's NAS drive line was launched this summer and is here: http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-dr ... s/nas-hdd/ The Western Digital drives are already on the ultra's HCL, so they are the better choice (since Netgear can/will deny support if you move away from the HCL).
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