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ReadyNAS ultra 6 plus mixture of HDDs
Hi, I am running my Ultra 6 plus NAS using 3 of the 6 bays in X-Raid2. 1 is a Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 (128 MB cache) the other 2 are Seagate ST33000650NS (64 MB cache) These are all Conste...
fiber2 wrote:
Do you mean you don't recommend the Ironwolf or WDC red anymore if they are not the Pro versions?
No. I tried to say that I do recommend NAS-purposed drives like the Ironwolf and WD Red. Of course enterprise models are recommended too.
What I don't recommend is WD blue, green, Seagate DM, and other consumer drive models.
Thanks Stephan,
Do you mean you don't recommend the Ironwolf or WDC red anymore if they are not the Pro versions? At least the non-pro versions are for NAS use.
Looked up the differences:
IronWolf (IW) vs IW Pro (IWP):
180 TB/year vs 300 TB/year work load
MTBF 1 M vs 1,2 M
Rotation vibration sensor 4TB and higher vs all capacities (that is why I was looking for at least a 4 TB model in the non-pro version)
guarantee 3 yr vs 5 yr
difference in rescue service.
fiber2 wrote:
Do you mean you don't recommend the Ironwolf or WDC red anymore if they are not the Pro versions?
No. I tried to say that I do recommend NAS-purposed drives like the Ironwolf and WD Red. Of course enterprise models are recommended too.
What I don't recommend is WD blue, green, Seagate DM, and other consumer drive models.
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