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WD2002FAEX or WD2002FYPS for NV+
I found RE4-GP WD2002FYPS in NV+(RND4000) HCL of Chinese web page of ReadyNAS on March 13th,and then ordered a set of NV+ from an online shop. However,when I received a RND4000(v3,produced ...
Prices are high as a result of the Thailand floods.
Most home users and even business users tend to use consumer level drives. The enterprise class drives all have rotational vibrational protection in the drives, and in the 12 bay models with that number of drives, they are necessary. Factory supplied drives in the Pro desktop series are all enterprise class drives. Factory supplied drives in consumer targeted units from my understanding are now all consumer level drives. Enterprise drives may or may not be more resistant to failure. Some believe the packaging and handling from the factory to the final consumer may have more to do with failures than other factors. I ran a pair of Seagate 500GB drives in an NV+ for over 25,000 hours 24/365 with one problem. The second drive failed within 30 days, but it's replacement (identical model) ran for over 3 years as did the drive in bay 1.
At one time factory supplied drives were all enterprise class drives, but the cost basis was driving the costs out of reach. Most of us when buying a set of drives for a new unit also tend to buy a spare to keep on hand. On the HCL I accessed the WD2002FAEX is on the list for the NV+. I am not aware of any posted issues with that drive. If it is available in your market and at a prices that is within range, then I would go with that.
Most home users and even business users tend to use consumer level drives. The enterprise class drives all have rotational vibrational protection in the drives, and in the 12 bay models with that number of drives, they are necessary. Factory supplied drives in the Pro desktop series are all enterprise class drives. Factory supplied drives in consumer targeted units from my understanding are now all consumer level drives. Enterprise drives may or may not be more resistant to failure. Some believe the packaging and handling from the factory to the final consumer may have more to do with failures than other factors. I ran a pair of Seagate 500GB drives in an NV+ for over 25,000 hours 24/365 with one problem. The second drive failed within 30 days, but it's replacement (identical model) ran for over 3 years as did the drive in bay 1.
At one time factory supplied drives were all enterprise class drives, but the cost basis was driving the costs out of reach. Most of us when buying a set of drives for a new unit also tend to buy a spare to keep on hand. On the HCL I accessed the WD2002FAEX is on the list for the NV+. I am not aware of any posted issues with that drive. If it is available in your market and at a prices that is within range, then I would go with that.
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