Is it possible to use SSD caching on this model, how would that work?I was planning 8x4TB drives in Raid 10, but I can do with less storage space.
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You don't need it. It works just fine without it. You will be happy with the performance.
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The SSD portion of the drive is not a cache. It is static. What is written to the SSD portion is retained even when the power is off. The 64MB cache works on this drive just as it works on traditional hard drives. I've owned one of these drives for nearly two years. It is worth every penny. Just as it says, over time, it becomes faster as it reorganizes the most used software (including the OS) to the SSD.
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Hi. I don't know, since I mounted a main disk 240 Gb Corsair Force SSD and let a 750 Gb WD Caviar Black for storage I did not looked again in WD offers. This is crap and if it is discontinued much better for all the people who will not waist money for nothing. I let is for storage but disconeccted. I only connet it and save something there from time to time. Regards
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SHR is more flexible, if you want to upgrade to larger drives later. No downside -- you're locked into the technology once you but the DiskStation, so you may was well leverage the proprietary RAID
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I agree with David, you can set it to Raid 0 for full storage space use. I prefer using Raid 1 for protection even though you drop the usable space in half. I like having my data replicated in case of failure.
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Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many conventional drives have large caches on them. The best compromise are the hybrid drives, such as the Seagate Momentus XT series. Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many... » Read More Check the failure rates of 4 TB vs 1 TB/2 TB drives first. Also, what do you really plan to do? SSD is quick, definitely. You could get a 128 GB SSD for the OS and offload most program installs, profile info etc., onto a 2TB drive. You'd have speed + lots of storage. But if you want speed + storage redundancy you can try a RAID configuration.Honestly, SDD's are quick but I don't get bummed or impatient when my workstation--which uses conventional SATA drives--takes 10-12 seconds to boot (vs. 3-5 seconds for my ultrabook, which has SSD). I just don't. It's an issue of cost. Many conventional drives have large caches on them. The best compromise are the hybrid drives, such as the Seagate Momentus XT series. « Show Less
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Thanks Pete. I was considering this as I figured this was digital but I am guessing its not? Wanted to avoid the mechanics of a 3.5. I have an ssd drive in a pc I built and it screams. So this hard drive spins then I take it and is not digital as I first assumed. I see now that assumption was wrong and there is no advantage other than size. Thanks!
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I am using a Hitachi Deskstar 3.5-Inch 3TB 7200RPM SATA III 6Gbps 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive I also ordered from amazon. I don't see any reason why you couldn't use an SSD.
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Absolutely. there are always SOME weird motherboards and some NAS's that don't like certain HDD's, so it isn't guaranteed, but it's a real nice, solid, good working drive. Read some reviews on it. In RAID 0, by the way, you can make up for the 5400 RPM and make these things scream and still have the low heat, low power consumption.
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I've cloned ssd's with it. Can't remember if used for 7.2k or 10k drives sorry.
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PC World did a study which shows SSDs in Raid 0 can be about 88% quicker: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2365767/feed-your-greed-for-speed-by-installing-ssds-in-raid-0.html#tk.rss_allDownside: Raid 0 doesn't all for TRIM, which might reduce the longevity of your drive.
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Thanks..! That makes sense...And thanks for the tip on the 'egg-selent' SSD drive! -- got it...
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I have 3 TB drives in a raid 5 configuration. No issues yet. We use it primarily for time machine backups.
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Steffan is correct. Look up overprovisioning in google. Sandisk and Intel does this for you while companies like Samsung expect you to just partition the drive smaller or use their tool to shrink the drive if you install it using the Max size. You need to over provision an ssd for it to work properly, but some companies want you to see that 256GB on the box and think "Well, that is bigger than 240GB, Ill get the bigger one"
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I installed a Samsung 840 products ssd and it works great. Also, the included ram is inaccessible, however there are 2 empty slots easily accessible to add up to 8 more gb.
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Can you run RAID that way? Id like to install 2 2TB drives, for large capacity RAID.
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What type of drive do you have? Yo need dual raid SSD drives sata 3+ to get around those speeds.