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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.0&return_msg=42688.15"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.21">21–30</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.41">41</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42688.15">1 or 2 Bay NAS-medo</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42688_15_41_10"> <a name="a42688_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">11 Oct 2020 12:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Oct 2020 16:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15">42688.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.14">42688.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> After being called out they've been a more upfront about and (IIRC) have discontinued using SMR in their WD Red line (also they claim their firmware compensates for SMR speed drawbacks -- but it doesn't work in RAID). You could still get caught out by resellers though. Since Ant is not going with RAID he wouldn't benefit from using NAS drives anyway (they are generally slower and more expensive than desktop drives).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.15&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">12 Oct 2020 07:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 12 Oct 2020 16:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.16">42688.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.14">42688.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm just chucking in an old 1TB drive I have lying around.<br /> No intention to make this anything more than that unless I have another bigger spare drive at some point in the future.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.16&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">13 Oct 2020 07:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Oct 2020 16:53"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.17">42688.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_15" target="_self">42688.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I wasn't aware that they'd backtracked on this. Instead I thought they'd introduced a new line called "Red Pro" which avoids SMR drives. Either way, their normal Red drives are shit for NAS enclosures unless (as you say) you don't plan to use RAID with them.<br /> <br /> Another thing incidentally they've been found out for recently is claiming that some drives are 5400rpm when they're actually 7200rpm. They even doctored the firmware to report the slower spindle speed. May not sound like a massive deal, but if you're buying a lot of drives to pack into an enclosure that will be on 24/7, the additional heat output and power drain of the drives may come as an unwelcome surprise.<br /> <br /> Anyway, until they stop all this fucking around, I'm avoiding WD drives until they can learn how to tell the truth and market their stuff with some degree of honesty.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.17&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">20 Oct 2020 13:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">18 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.18">42688.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It hasn't arrived yet but already potentially regretting buying something with only 100mbit ethernet.<br /> <br /> Maybe 300mbit on WiFi will be ok</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.18&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">20 Oct 2020 18:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 20 Oct 2020 19:20"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.19">42688.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_18" target="_self">42688.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Preload the drive before you stick it in the box?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.19&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">21 Oct 2020 19:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2020 08:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.20">42688.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_18" target="_self">42688.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Shouldn't need any more than that for usb2.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.20&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">21 Oct 2020 23:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Oct 2020 10:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.21">42688.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_20" target="_self">42688.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":-("><span class="e__">:-(</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.21&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">22 Oct 2020 08:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Oct 2020 10:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.22">42688.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_20" target="_self">42688.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> DIFFERENT NAS <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.22&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">22 Oct 2020 13:00</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2020 13:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.23">42688.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_18" target="_self">42688.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Does it support some sort of ethernet over USB whachumacallit? Or can it be connected directly to your router? It's got USB3.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.23&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42688_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_42688_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">22 Oct 2020 13:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Oct 2020 13:45"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 41</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.24">42688.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42688.15#a42688_23" target="_self">42688.23</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Possibly, worth a look. Though think the USB3 may be for connecting it to a computer as an external drive, but to be honest no idea since it's an odd little device.<br /> <br /> Good news, it's in the UK at Atherstone RDC, hopefully arrive soon enough.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42688.24&return_msg=42688.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42688.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42688.25" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>