Why would a NAS not allow to the drives to be shut down?
I am really glad that my readynas has the ability to spin drives when they are not in use and allows the user to enable/disable this feature as well as specify how long until this kicks in.
My older Buffalo NAS will run the hard drives 24/7 however are probably only used a few minutes a day.
Why would anyone design a system that would run the hard drives 24/7 for a home system?
I don' t know if its still like this but if a hard drive broke, technically they did not want you to replace it but send the entire unit(with your data on it) so they could replace it. I found this to be absurd which is why I switched to readynas.
Just wondering your thoughts this 24/7 spinning hard drive. I feel like they could die at any time. Oh yeah, and there is no S.M.A.R.T test to indicate a failing drive. Once a year, I will take the drive drives out of my old Buffalo and run a diagnostic test on my computer hoping to spot a failing drive.
Feeling like maybe I should think about retiring this particular unit.
Why would anyone design a system that would run the hard drives 24/7 for a home system?
Some home users do want drives spinning 24/7, which is one reason why Netgear provides a choice. (Another reason is that many businesses also use ReadyNas).
