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Aliencollective
Aspirant
Jan 13, 2013

NV+ v2: Mixing and matching drive types

I currently have 3x3 TB WD Green drives in my ReadyNAS NV+ v2. I originally went for the Green because the lower price and the low-power design appealed to me, even though they weren't on the supporte...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 13, 2013
It's ok to mix and match drives types in RAID. I have a mix of red WD Red and Green in my Pro 6. Over time I will migrate to Red only, but I see no problems now.

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