What is the difference between this (WD20EFRX) and WDBMMA0020HNC-NRSN (referred to on the WD site as "NAS Retail Kit")?
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Probably not that much, however I would recommend to follow the NAS manufacturer's suggestion, in my case it was Synology from which I bought their 412+ NAS product, and they were recommending WD20EFRX from Western Digital, which was made specifically for NAS Storage.
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The model WD20EFRX is a bare drive which means there is no documentation, cables or anything else included with the drive. The WDBMMA0020HNC-NRSN is optimal compatibility for NAS systems Tested for 24x7 reliability. A Free Acronis True Image WD Edition cloning software is included with the drive. This is the only hard drive designed for use in NAS systems up to 5 bays.
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It appears that the other hard drive has comparable specs. However it comes with a different firmware. Otherwise I think it is likely a matter of packaging and marketing.
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EFRXEFRX is in a cardboard box with no instructions or cables. Retail packaging usually has documentation, software, and sometimes a cable.
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I am not sure of the differences between the two model numbers you have listed. I do know that the "Reds" are highly rated and I wouldn't put anything else into one of our servers.
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The WD Red Series are the only drives I put in mine (17 of the 3TB ones). I would strongly suggest the 3TB or 4TB versions of the WD Red NAS drives for this unit and nothing else.
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I have no listing for a RH drive so i cannot answer or know if they are different.
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I just ordered 6 WD Red 3 TB drives, and received 6 of them today. The ones I've received so far all claim on the label to run NASware 3.0.Edit: Just received the last 2, and they show NASware 3.0 badging as well.
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These are the latest version that WD makes :) I would suggest that you call Western Digital's support line... They are both very helpful and completely knowledgeable about their products...
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It's not listed as compatible, your best bet is to use a drive listed as compatible from the NAS category of drives, purpose built for use in a NAS.
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The two HDDs in the unit that I received are Toshiba DT01ACA1, and are 1GB each. I've had this NAS in service on my home network since December 2013, so I can't verify they still use the same brand drives in 2015.
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Hey Taylor, I am currently running 4 4GB WD drives and almost the same config as you for FreeNAS. I decided on 1333 Mhz memory since the price wasn't that much different. I have 3 of these sytems running ESXi 5.5. Great motherboards IMO.
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You are paying for their software, which is arguably the best one. I haven't tried FreeNAS but I would be very surprised if it was better. In any case the enterprise drives are the bigger part of the cost. Also these boxes come with excellent cooling and temperature monitoring.
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This is not a NAS or a "giant networked hard drive". It is a 5-bay Direct-Attach-Storage device. It connects to a single host machine via Thunderbolt.
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Doesn't matter both have similar specs. I have these and WD black drives in my system, I run them both in raid 0 and both arrays perform about the same.
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As D. Huber said, "diskless" means that you get the NAS box but that it doesn't come with hard disk drives in it, which you must purchase separately. I too suggest you get Western Digital NAS-rated drives (e.g. the "Red" models). Get two of them with the same capacity; some might also suggest that you get them at two different times from two different sources, so as to minimize the possibility that you get two drives from the same, bum batch. Good luck!
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Sorry I don't know what the difference is. I just know I needed the TZEMT400BB3NX for my alarm system.
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Yes. I purchased this for this same NAS. Snapped right in and has been a breeze. Although, I haven't installed enough extra services on the NAS yet to make me notice the extra ram getting used. You probably don't need this for light duty, but it can't hurt, right?
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I simply recommend the product. Since I purchase it i haven´t experienced any issues with the NAS except windows related problems, like access problems to the secured directories, because windows issues. In summary I recommed the NAS, to me is a 4 star products, the 5th is not possible because there is no perfect product and I feel the NAS could be faster, I think this is processor related.
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The red ones are the cheap ones right? Because the cheaper versions are definitely the ones I got. I thought about getting the base model (without the hard drives), but just figured I could upgrade later, as they begin to fail. One at a time hopefully. I love my Synology Disk Station!
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I have both dns-321 and dns-323. I am running 1.5T drives on my dns-321 with 1.01 FW. I'm still waiting for the FW for the dns-323 so my new dns-323 sits in the box until then. I am waiting for a sale on the 1.5T drives!BTW, I'm the original poster of this thread so I'm happily running those 1.5T drives I got. I want two more for the 323... Hope amazon has a good price on these drives!