Which one should i go for, wd red 3tb nas hdd or the seagate blue 3tb nas hdd? or does it not matter?
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That's a good question . . . . In my experience, the Segate drives are built a bit more durable than WD. I've had numerous issues them over the years. Not to say Seagate drives are bulletproof, but I prefer them.
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SATA. Brand? Based on it uses a SATA interface, I would go with a brand your familiar with. Western Digital is my #1 choice for most of my things. Or Seagate.
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Other have said this does NOT come with WD Red Drives. The WD model with WD Red drives is WD My Cloud EX2. WD 6TB My Cloud EX2 Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBVKW0060JCH-NESN
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I used 4TB Drives from WDC and Seagate, they work fine. I don't know if 5TB drive would work or not.
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both are SATA. the major difference comes between the Western Digital Red Blue and Green lines. Red is Network Attached storage and server line quality. usually they are better built than your standard Blue but cost more than the Blue. as i just mentioned the WD Blue is the mainstream line drive. Green is a more energy efficient line of hard drive.For example i had a computer with a old Quantium Fireball IDE drive and i replaced it with a larger Western Digital Blue IDE and it worked fine.
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It does not work with my 3TB Seagate. This same drive I used on my nbox and it worked fine.
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http://www.synology.com/support/hd.php#94Here is a list of the recommended hard drives. I went by price, but any of them should work well for you. Doug
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What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you need... Raimon What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you... » Read More What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you need... Raimon « Show Less
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I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power failure.Bill I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power... » Read More I'm using 5 of these... WD Red 3TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRXI've had no problems out of them since installing back in June (2013). I think you can format up to 10GB of usable space with Synology's RAID "method".I'm using the DS710+ as my main NAS controller. It has an additional 2x 2TB drives installed in it. I have the entire system connected to an APC UPS via the USB connector. Pretty much all automated shutdown/recover in case of power failure.Bill « Show Less
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I would go with the Seagate 1TB for the price. More space the better, and it is a very good price. I love Seagate drives, plus their DiscWizard in a great program.
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I would reccomend that you buy the DS215j rather than this model. It has more memory and power and the diskless unit and two WD Red drives would save you money and get you a better NAS.
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SSD isn't suitable for NAS...Due to SSD haven't enough read/write lifetime...I think WD's red disk is better.you can buy it at WD Red 2TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - Intellipower SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD20EFRX
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I would buy it diskless. You are assured of getting the drives you want. Some commented that they got WD Green drives with a filled unit. I disagree with John Russo here, I have never seen a NAS that was a better deal when bought as a filled unit.
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I use both WD and Seagate for storage - I have a Blue Face WD10 EARS model, I've had that for about 7 years, I abuse it daily. On my other system, I bought a low-speed (5400 rpm?) Seagate ST1000DL - Which got some nasty reviews on Amazon - But I've had that for 2 years and no trouble, it's only for storage so I don't need the speed. I don't have any SATA3 HDD's at all, I don't have any motherboards that support it. I'll have to get an Add-on Card
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This NAS does not ship with hard drives. You can view a full compatible list here: http://www.qnap.com/i/en/product_x_grade/product_intro.php?g_cat=1&II=117&hf=old I purchased two of these from Amazon Warehouse, and both work flawlessly. WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD30EFRX
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I purchased my 3TB red NAS drive on sale too. Mine is working great; however, it was new. I'm not sure if you are referring to a refurbished or new drive but it is a 5 year warranty. Hope that helps.
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For years I have been purchasing both Seagate and Western Digital for system builds (they are the only two brands of mechanical hard drives I will use), although I have bought many more Seagate drives. The reason for that is because I seem to find better pricing on Seagate drives, which is the reason for my personal opinion: Go with whichever of the two has the best price per similar spec (transfer speed, cache size, etc.); they both manufacture high quality, dependable products that don't break the bank.