9 best nas drives

• High speed and large capacity SSD: 1TB storage capacity(SSD), Up to 300Mbps high speed wireless transmission, without geographical restrictions, remote access and manage the storage freely at anywhere by PC/Mobile phone, Point to Point(P2P) confidential transmission to ensure data security.
• Portable: Small size can be carried at any time, Built-in 3800Mah lithium-polymer battery, also can be used as power bank, charge your phones and other USB devices;
• Smart Control: Smart App(IOS & Android supported), smart upload/download, one Click backup, remote access easier. Supports multi-people sharing at the same time; Supports Samba and DLNA Protocol, all smart devices interconnection in the LAN, smart TVs, laptops and mobile phones can share SSKCloud data freely; Divide SSD to Private Area and Public Area to better retain private information and improve security; One Click backup On Mobile Phones, Tablets ,PCs and iPads.
• Centralize all your data: Supports IOS, Android, Windows, MAC, all have proprietary client software. Centralize all photos, videos, music and files in one safe place and easily access. With USB Host Port , supports all kinds of USB storage devices, such as USB Disk, Card reader etc. and managed by SSKCloud App/Software.

Product features

1TB Storage Capacity, Compact Design, Convenient to Carry

1TB Storage Capacity,which can store 400,000 5M HD photos; With the USB Host port, that supports USB Flash drives, Card readers, and some external HDD’s you can transfer data seamlessly, gives photographers and others portable storage to easily offload, edit and stream photos, general files or HD videos in the field. Allows Streamling of your workflow with this wireless hard drive working seamlessly with your mobile or fixed device. The USB 3.0 interface, up to 5Gbps high speed transmission to transfer large numbers of various sized files.

With Personal WiFi Hotspot

With the SSK's Personal WiFi Hotspot, even without an internet connection, you can wireless transfer/share files, enjoy HD videos anytime. The SSK unit Supports IOS, Android, Windows, MAC OS. It is truly a Multi-platform device.

Note: In home network, the WiFi of the Router is stronger than the WiFi of the Drive, so the mobile phone often automatically switches to the WiFi of the Router and the App prompts the disconnection. We recommend that you set the Drive to the Internet and then use your phone to connect the Router’s WiFi to access Drive, so that to achieve a stable WiFi connection.

One Click Backup for Mobile Phone/ Tablet/PC / iPad Photos, Videos

One click back-up Mobile Phone, Tablet ,PC and iPad photos, videos, no longer to worry about losing cherish memories; Bulk upload, timely statistics the quantity, automatic identification, and sort by time. (Note: 1. For IOS, if hard drive is not connected to the internet, it will only backup iphone local photos, will not include icloud stored photos,if you want to back up all of the photos, please ensure that the hard drive is connected to the internet first. 2. At this time the SSKCloud App can not automatically backup music, files and others etc. These file types must be transfered manually.)

Remote Access the SSKHard Drive from Anywhere

When you are in a remote location (away from your SSK drive), as long as it is powered and connected to the internet and the UID setup has been completed, you will be able to access the SSK drive via cellular or wi-fi connection. In this scenario when the SSK Cloud App is opened it will first attempt to connect to the SSK drive via local connections and, if unsuccessful, will then attempt to connect via the remote UID connection. Once successful the App will indicate a connection has been made and you are now free to stream or read / write files to the SSK unit or any attached USB storage device from your remote location.

Accessing the Internal SSK Drive Data and Internet Simultaneouslty

Connect the SSK Drive to your Router(Via Ethernet lan cable or wireless bridge mode), after that, Mobile phone ,tablets or computers connected to the SSK Drive SSID or Router 's will now have access to the internet as well as the internal SSD and any external USB device connected.

Transfer Data between different OS Devices

Perfect support for IOS, Android, Windows, Mac multiple operating systems, it solves the problem of fast data transmission between the different OS(operating systems) that may be in use.

The SSKCloud App is available on the App Store and Google Play.(For iphone, Android phones, Ipad, Tablet PC)

For Windows and Mac OS App, please transfer and intall from hard drive directly.(Folder name: App).

Server Data Center

Multiple people(up to 10),may share the SSK SSD at the same time- providing convenient and efficient sharing.

Family Entertainment

Support DLNA protocol

Go to the Video on Mobile phone SSKCloud App, enter and play any video, in the upper right corner, click the screen projection button "TV", select the TV name, then the video will be casted to Smart TV and turn it into a private theater, enjoy the visual feast. ( The Drive, Phone and Smart TV must be in the same LAN).

Travelling in the World

When travelling, taking a lot of photos, videos, mobile phone or Camera SD capacity is limited, no need to worry, with the SSK SSD you can wirelessly offload photos to the hard drive immediately without a computer freeing up valuable space on your phone, SD cards or tablet.

Long Journey

During the long boring journey with nothing to do, turn on SSKCloud, no need internet, massive movies, previously copied to the SSK SSD, can be waiting for you to make the time go by faster

Hard Drive Operating Modes Introduction( Four Modes)

Turn on the Hard drive for Mode 1~3; Turn off the Hard drive for Mode 4.

Mode 1 Allows for wireless connection of phones / tablets / computers to the SSK Drive WITHOUT having any internet connection via the SSK Cloud App and the built in wi-fi.

⒈Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer connect the Hard drive’s WiFi hotspot; ⒉Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer access the Solid State Drive via SSKCloud App/Software; 3. All devices have no internet connection.

Mode 2 With internet connections to all devices via Wireless Bridge Mode.

⒈ Connect the Hard drive to Router via wireless bridge(User Manual Page 5); ⒉ Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer connect the Router’s WiFi; ⒊ Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer access the Hard Drive via SSKCloud App/Software; 4. All devices have the internet and can access the content stored on the Hard Drive.

Mode 3 With internet connections using Wired Access Point (AP) Mode.

⒈ Connect the Hard drive to Router via LAN cable; ⒉ Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer connect the Router’s WiFi; ⒊ Mobile phone/Tablet PC/Computer access Solid State Drive via SSKCloud App/Software; 4. All devices on your home network have the internet and can access the content stored on the Solid State Drive.

Mode 4 This is a USB only Mode allowing access of a single computer to the SSK units internal SSD.

⒈Turn off the Hard Drive; ⒉Connect Hard drive to computer via provided USB3.0 Cable.

Note

1. Please download and install the SSKCloud App on "Apple store" or "Google Play" for mobile devices;

The software for PC/Mac is on the drive itself. Just use it as an external drive to copy the binaries onto your system and install the ''app''.Or you can check our website to see if have the newer version.

2. For computer, You can also MAP the SSK SSD to Windows Explorer on a PC or to a Mac using the Samba Protocol. SSKCloud software has addressed to access Samba. Please Click : " Samba Management", it will switch to Samba interface automatically, you don't need to enter the IP address and password manually. After mapped, the drive will be turned to a network Drive.

Once mapped on a PC or Mac you will find a series of folders already setup under \share_sda1. The device comes with a bunch of "default" folders that you can't delete (they are all "system folders"). These must be left on the device as they are but you may freely add additional folders here and as sub folders under the already setup folders. You also can use your PC or Mac to read /write / delete files in these folders that will be accessible on the PC or Mac as well as from a phone or tablet connected to the SSK locally or remotely.

Product description

Purpose built for multi-user NAS environments, IronWolf is perfect for teams needing to store more and work faster. Designed for up to 8 bays and featuring ultra-high capacity of 12TB and speeds of up to 210MB/s, these internal hard drives are specifically built for less wear and tear, little to no noise/vibration, no lags or down time, increased file-sharing performance, and lower power consumption. Easily monitor the health of hard drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system and enjoy long-term reliability with 1M hours MTBF and the included three-year limited warranty protection plan.

• IronWolf internal hard drives are the ideal solution for up to 8-bay, multi-user NAS environments craving powerhouse performance
• Store more and work faster with a NAS-optimized hard drive providing ultra-high capacity 12TB and cache of up to 256MB
• Purpose built for NAS enclosures, IronWolf delivers less wear and tear, little to no noise/vibration, no lags or down time, increased file-sharing performance, and much more
• Easily monitor the health of drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system and enjoy long-term reliability with 1M hours MTBF
• Three-year limited warranty protection plan included

User questions & answers

Question:	Why do the number of bays matter to the drive? i've got 18 drives in my unraid nas - couldn't i use this non-pro drive (1-8 bays) in my nas
Answer:	Jspeck, the few times I've had problems with these I have always been able to format them and get them to work. I would make sure your cannon rebel t2i is compatible with a 64GB . If so and format won't work. I would return it and request a new replacement or refund. Hope this helps some. Bob....
Question:	Can this hard drive be compatible with any laptop? If not what laptop do I need to have the hard drive to be compatible
Answer:	Cards labeled SDHC usually have a capacity of 4GB - 32GB, cards labeled SDXC have a capacity of 64GB and larger. SDHC cards work in both SDHC/SDXC devices, SDXC cards work only in SDXC devices.
Question:	How do these compare to WD Red 7200rpm drives
Answer:	I think Android Smartphones use micro SD cards instead of regular SD cards. Regular SD cards fit into DSLR and pocket cameras. To answer your question, I think it will not fit.
Question:	What is the difference between the normal and the pro
Answer:	Yes to your first question. I've been using it on a Windows 10 laptop running games and office like a second drive, reliably. It's faster than a 5400rpm HD. High quality SD cards are just that--quality and reliable. The newer your hardware (USB 3.0 etc.) and system the better the results. Spend 30 minutes and google it.External SSD drives perform much better but SD cards are pretty much plug in and forget.

Product description

The Toshiba N300 NAS internal hard drive is designed for personal, home office and small business network attached storage (NAS) use. The N300 delivers robust storage capacity and is designed for 24/7 power-on operation. With support for up to 8 drive bays in a multi-RAID environment, the N300 is highly scalable to the users’ NAS configurations as their data storage needs evolve. The N300 delivers high-reliability supporting a high workload rating of up to 180TB/year and are optimized for use in NAS environments where large amounts of data need to be efficiently stored and accessed daily. Whether you’re hosting a cloud, sharing files between workgroups or powering a high-traffic 24/7 network, Toshiba’s N300 NAS hard drive delivers the high reliability and performance that home and small office NAS users demand. [Note]: One Terabyte (1TB) means 10{12] = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. Actual formatted storage capacity may vary. For details, please visit Toshiba's Consumer HDD website. Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration & operating system. Product specifications, colors, configurations and components are subject to change without notice. "2.5-inch" & "3.5-inch" mean the form factor of HDDs. They do not indicate drive's physical size. For "Drive Bays Supported", please contact your Solutions Provider as compatibility with host device will vary based on the system. Workload is a measure of the data throughput of the year, and it is defined as the amount of data written, read or verified by commands from the host system. MTTF (Mean Time to Failure) is not a guarantee or estimate of product life; it is a statistical value related to mean failure rates for a large number of products which may not accurately reflect actual operation. Actual operating life of the product may be different from the MTTF. Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size. Drive life may vary depending on usage and workload. (10) Standard limited warranty terms apply. The warranty brochure can be viewed at Toshiba's Consumer HDD website.

• Built for small office and home office NAS
• Designed for 24/7 operation
• High reliability with up to 180TB/year workload rating
• High performance 7200 RPM drive with large cache size
• Integrated RV sensors to compensate for rotational vibrations
• Includes Toshiba 3 year limited warranty(10)

User questions & answers

Question:	Does this Work with tivo
Answer:	Simple: 1. These are mechanical drives - not SSDs. 2. Drives vibrate when they spin. 3. The more drives you have the higher the accumulative vibration of NAS from the mechanics of all the drives. 4. Too much vibration for the drive not designed for it means faster death of the drive - anything from bad blocks to electronics. 5. NAS designated drives have higher requirements for being able to cope with vibration and have vibration sensors and algorithms that may alter drive operation in high vibration scenario.
Question:	My toshiba 8gb came with two partitions on it already - 2 and 5.4gb. is that how your 8gb hdd was, or is that a sign that it was used and returned
Answer:	Your question is impossible to answer. Not enough information. To start with: internal or external? IF INTERNAL You really need to look at your laptop specs to see what can fit into it. Some laptops nowadays no longer come with any room for SATA drives which means you cannot ever install an HDD inside them. These laptops typically either have on-board SSD or NVMe SSD. If your laptop supports SATA drives then most likely it is 2.5 inch drive which is far smaller than this NAS drive. But that is not all the drives also differ in thickness. So you need to know what thickness your laptop supports. E.g. most laptops that support SATA restrict thickness of HDD to 7mm while there are also thicker HDDs on the market. IF EXTERNAL You need an external HDD caddy with the interface supported by your laptop. You really need a caddy with fan as well to dissipate heat.
Question:	does it come with migration software
Answer:	https://www.vueville.com/home-security/cctv/nvr/seagate-ironwolf-vs-wd-red-nas-hard-drives/
Question:	drive buy limit on a nas drive, makes sense. raid5 or something with not 100% parity overhead would require at least 3 drives. why
Answer:	Normal up to 4tb is at 5900rpm, 6 tb above at 7200 rpm. Pro all at 7200 rpm. Warranty 3 yrs vs 5 yrs. MTBF (meantime b4 failure) 1m vs 1.2m and lastly the cache differs from model/size

Product features

Protect What Matters Most

Built-in Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors and heat prevention controls detect and compensate for shock, rotational vibration, and heat, while error recovery control helps reduce critical downtime — so you can access your data when you need it.

The Speed to Stay Ahead

Designed to handle high data workloads in a multi-RAID NAS environment, the N300 hard drive delivers fast data transfer speed up to 260 MB/s — thanks to the large cache size and 7200 RPM speed.

Designed for 24/7 Operation(9)

Whether you’re hosting a cloud, sharing files between workgroups or powering a high-traffic network, the N300 NAS hard drive delivers advanced reliability supporting workloads of up to 180 TB per year and MTTF of up to 1 million hours to help keep your NAS system running 24/7.

Toshiba N300 NAS Internal Hard Drive

The N300 NAS Internal Hard Drive is designed with the growing business in mind. When speed, reliability and performance matter most, the N300 hard drive delivers. Keep your most important data safe and secure so you can move forward with confidence.

High Reliability

Designed for 24/7 operation and supports workloads of up to 180 TB/yr. MTTF up to 1 million hours.

Rich Scalability

Support home and small office NAS systems up to 8 drive bays.

Built In Protection

Mitigate Rotational Vibration with built-in RV sensors.

Powerful Performance

Massive capacity and 7200 RPM to store and access your critical data and important documents.

Product description

Designed specifically with medium or large scale business customers in mind, WD Red Pro drives are available for up to 24-bay NAS systems. Engineered to handle high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, WD Red Pro is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on extended operating systems such as ZFS or other file systems. These drives add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back-up folders reliably in your NAS solution.

• 7200RPM performance class
• Available in capacities ranging from 2-14TB with support for up to 24 bays
• Supports up to 300 TB/yr workload rate* | * Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred ✕ (8760 / recorded power-on hours))
• Enhanced reliability with 3D Active Balance Plus technology and error recovery controls with NASware 3.0 technology
• Extended drive testing to ensure each drive is tested for extended reliable operation
• 5-year limited warranty

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the red wd drives better for cctv/nvr in raid setup than the purple drives? i hear purple drives are not lasting long. both red and purple are
Answer:	I use my purple drives with 9 cameras 24 x 7 and have over three years without a single failure. pretty good if you ask me.
Question:	Can I use this as an external storage for my desktop
Answer:	I have four of the earlier 3tB versions of this drive in external USB3 enclosures and use them in rotation for critical full system backups. They have served very well in that capacity. I also have one of the 3tB drives in my main daily-driver computer now and it does that quite well although it isn't as fast as some but since it is used mostly for secondary data store it doesn't matter so much. The reason that I have so many of the older 3tB drives is that I upgraded all of the drives in my Drobo NAS to 6tB drives a while back. Those drives as well as five of the 8tB units in another NAS have worked perfectly so I can highly recommend them (for the proper use, of course).
Question:	What is the difference between this and the WD Black drive
Answer:	The Red is engineered for 24/7 usage. The Black is not.
Question:	of these drives good for 32tb 24/7 dlna nas server? Don’t want to beat a dead horse here... Really it’s just to stream my 10Bit 4K movies using DLNA
Answer:	I don't know if they are "DLNA Compliant" or not, but that's more or less how I use them. I believe the WD Red drives are intended for 24/7, NAS and streaming type usage. I've not had a WD Red fail me in several years, where a couple of Seagates have died prompting me to move to the WD Red and the RAID configuration.

Product features

For the Demands of Big Business

Engineered to handle high-intensity workloads in 24/7 environments, WD Red Pro is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on extended operating systems such as ZFS or other file systems. These drives add value to your business by enabling your employees to quickly share their files and back-up folders reliably in your NAS solution.

Larger NAS Bay Shock Protection

WD Red Pro drives are equipped with a multi-axis shock sensor that automatically detects subtle shock events and dynamic fly height technology which adjusts each read-write function to compensate and protect the data. This combination of technology further protects the drives in larger 1 to 24 bay NAS environments and helps increase hard drive reliability.

24/7 Environment

Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red Pro drive is engineered to tackle 24/7 environments.

Product description

Purpose built for multi-user NAS environments, IronWolf is perfect for teams needing to store more and work faster. Designed for up to 8 bays and speeds of up to 180MB/s, these internal hard drives are specifically built for less wear and tear, little to no noise/vibration, no lags or down time, increased file-sharing performance, and lower power consumption. Easily monitor the health of hard drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system and Enjoy long-term reliability with 1M hours MTBF and included is a three year Seagate Rescue Data Recovery service and 3-year limited warranty protection plan.

• IronWolf internal hard drives are the ideal solution for up to 8 bay, multi user NAS environments craving powerhouse performance
• Store more and work faster with a NAS optimized hard drive providing 4TB and cache of up to 64MB
• Purpose built for NAS enclosures, IronWolf delivers less wear and tear, little to no noise/vibration, no lags or down time, increased file sharing performance, and much more
• Easily monitor the health of drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system and enjoy long term reliability with 1M hours MTBF
• Five-year limited product warranty protection plan and three year Rescue Data Recovery Services included

User questions & answers

Question:	Is this drive smr if so i don't want it
Answer:	No, it’s not. All Ironwolf and Itonwolf pro drives are SMR free, according to Seagate
Question:	Does any one know a case where 3 could fit inside
Answer:	I have 3 of these in a Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS918+ works great!
Question:	I purchased (2) 12-tb: anyone knows why i get 10.91-tb for each? why are we short
Answer:	manufacturer considers 1 Megabyte to be 1000 Kilobytes, 1 Gigabyte to be 1000 Megabytes, 1 Terabyte to be 1000 Gigabytes and so on. This is correct considering that kilo means 1000 and mega means 1000000 (10^6). However, computers calculate on base 2 and to them, 1 MB is actually 1024 kilobytes, 1GB is 1024MB and 1 TB is 1024GB. This difference in the method of computation is responsible for this "missing space." Let's take an example of a 500 GB hard disk. From a manufacturer's point of view, the 500GB will have 500*1000*1000*1000 = 500000000000 bytes. From a computer's point of view, 500GB is actually 500*1024*1024*1024 = 536870912000 bytes. So, a hard drive that promises to have 500 GB storage space will actually display 465.66GB, 536870912000-500000000000 = 36870912000 bytes (34.34GB) less storage space when connected to a computer. This is true of every drive you buy
Question:	Can this be used as a normal hdd storage drive for a desktop pc
Answer:	I have two NAS drives in my computer, and they work great. I bought two easystore external hard drives and removed the hard hard drives from the case. The hard drives are 5400 rpm drives. I only archive things on those drives, and they work great. The 7200 rpm drives are better for gaming but more expensive. The easystores only costed me $150. They also have a 256mb cache.

Product features

BUILT FOR NAS

300TB/year user workload rate, optimized to run in network attached storage 24x7.

DRIVE HEALTH MONITORING

Provides prevention, intervention, and recovery with compatible NAS to monitor drive health.

NAS-OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE

AgileArray firmware coupled with built-in rotational vibration sensors provide reliable storage for NAS with little lag or down time, even during the heaviest of workloads

DATA PROTECTION

Three years of Rescue Data Recovery Services protecting against unexpected data loss from power outages, natural disasters, user error, viruses, and more.

Connected Home

Manage all of your data backup and streaming media needs.

Creative Professionals

Handle collaborative projects and workloads.

Business Environments

IronWolf drives help to define business resilience and continuity with IronWolf Health Management.

Product description

Seagate BarraCuda Pro SATA HDD 10TB 7200RPM 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive for PC Desktop Computers System All in One Home Servers DAS (ST10000DM0004) (Renewed)

• Hard Drive delivers 7200RPM spindle speed along with sustained data rates up to 250MB/s and burst data rates of 6Gb/s
• 300TB/year workload limit
• Compatible with Creative pros systems, Desktop or all-in-one PCs, Home servers, Entry-level direct-attached storage devices (DAS)
• Ships in pressure rated box for frustration-free delivery
• Zero bad sectors, no power-on hours

User questions & answers

Question:	What does this mean? "300tb/year workload limit"... i'll be using this in a destop pc for every day use not for server purposes
Answer:	Why not
Question:	Is this "renewed" drive still backed by the Seagate warranty
Answer:	The straight answer is no, only one partition. However I am using it as a secondary drive so it is partitioned as a whole. I f you installed it as the main hdd, the system automatically will break it in 2 partitions, the 2 tb for the system drive and the rest as a secondary disk. The system drive cannot be greater than 2 tb in some os. Was the box seal intact and the disk in a sealed bag?
Question:	Can i implement it in my lenovo Z50-70 Laptop
Answer:	There was no Software come with.
Question:	Will this give me more storage space for my ps4 pro? I'm a new gamer & the 14/16/18 games I have on the system have almost devoured my 1tb
Answer:	If you're selling "NAS" drives you shouldn't be putting a limit. It looks like they have it at "3" now but some people are creating a NAS with "4". Not answering just hoping the seller reads this.

Product description

14TB 7200Rpm 256MB SATA 3.5 256. Seagate manufactures hard drives that specifically address the needs of the hyper scale storage market. As the flagship of the Seagate X class, the Exos X16 enterprise hard drives are the highest-capacity hard drives in the fleet.

• Standard Model FastFormat (512e/4Kn)
• Helium sealed-drive design
• PowerBalance feature optimizes Watts/TB
• Next-generation helium side-sealing weld technology for added handling robustness and leak protection
• Enterprise-class reliability backed by 2.5M-hr MTBF rating

User questions & answers

Question:	what is the rotational speed of this hard drive? I'm asking because I don't see it listed here
Answer:	It's 7200
Question:	What is the warranty
Answer:	As other reviewers have mentioned, all Seagate drives sold on the Amazon Seagate page have no warranty of any kind. DO NOT BUY THESE DRIVES.
Question:	This drive was made for datacenters. Can it be used in a regular pc as a separate drive besides the main drive containing the operating system
Answer:	As long as you have a modern PC. It's typical SATA III interface. The only issue is with older PCs because you need a BIOS that can deal with GPT partitions. But really, if you have something that came out after around 2010 - 2012, the BIOS should be more modern. BIOS, being software/hardware = firmware that's involved with the basic functionality of the hardware that's part of the PC, which is what brings the PC up to the state of being able to load an operating system, such as Windows or Linux.
Question:	Are these retail or oem? seagate won't warranty oem drives
Answer:	I emailed them this question about the 8TB Seagate Exos 8TB Internal Hard drive, and at least they were honest. (saberPC). I chose not to waste my money on a 'questionable' 5 YEAR warranty from a company that may very well not be around in 5 years, and even if they are, a company with a 10% 'unsatisfied' customer raises some serious red flags. Better to spend an extra 50 bucks and get a real warranty from Seagate. 5 years is a LONG time. 'The Seagate hard drives that we are selling are OEM drives which are all brand new and sealed from the factory. The warranty is from us that we offer an industry standard 5-year warranty on all hard drives and we have been in business for over 12 years. So once the device is not working under the warranty, all you need to do is to email or call us, and provide us the serial no, and that is it. Please let us know if you still have questions! Best, SabrePC'

Product description

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

• Available in capacities ranging from 1-14TB with support for up to 8 bays
• Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate* |* Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive. Workload Rate is annualized (TB transferred ✕ (8760 / recorded power-on hours)). Workload Rate will vary depending on your hardware and software components and configurations.
• NASware firmware for compatibility
• Small or medium business NAS systems in a 24x7 environment
• 3-year limited warranty

Product features

Tackle Intensity with WD Red Plus

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems.

For Small or Medium Businesses

Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24-bays, count on WD Red Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.

Product description

Synology DiskStation DS220j is an entrylevel network-attached storage for your household to store and share photos videos documents and all types of personal data The 2-bay private cloud solution provides complete and intuitive data protection approaches for you to easily back up computer data and mobile photos with just a few clicks

• 24/7 file server for your household to store share and backup personal data
• Award-winning DiskStation Manager (DSM) brings intuitive operation flow and reduces learning curve
• Access and share data with any Windows macOS and Linux computers or mobile devices
• Integrated media server to support multimedia content streaming
• Freely access private cloud files on-the-go and back up mobile photos with iOS and Android apps

User questions & answers

Question:	Can it be used as a datastore for esxi or backup VMs
Answer:	Technically you can but not recommended. You will likely get terrible performance because the CPU and memory is not designed for this use case. 512MB RAM is very low for a datastore. This model is really geared towards traditional file sharing and media streaming. You want something with higher CPU and read/wrtie caching like the DS218/DS218+.
Question:	Is the memory upgradable
Answer:	No, the DS220j only supports 512MB
Question:	what physical size harddrives can be used
Answer:	Carlos is correct. 16tb is the limit of the ds218j or 8tb in raid configuration and the DS220j is 2ea 12 Tb for a total of 24Tb or 12Tb, in used in a raid situation.
Question:	If single drive is installed initially, then 2nd drive is added later. does raid 1 get configured? or does both drive need to be installed together
Answer:	I installed one drive initially, and then added a second drive later. The second drive was automatically added as a Raid 1 drive.

Product features

Your own private cloud

DiskStation offers big storage capacity for housing your movies, photos, or important data, making it easy to create your own private cloud and maintain complete control over your data. Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system simplifies the process of backing up your computers, accessing your files from anywhere, storing multimedia, and more.

*Performance figures may vary depending on the environment, usage, and configuration.

Easy file access

Access files on your Synology NAS over the Internet using QuickConnect. DiskStation allows you to synchronize your files across multiple devices or even across several locations, so you never have to go without your data.

Personal multimedia server

Turn your DiskStation into a home media hub to store your movies, TV shows, pictures, and MP3s. Centralize and organize your photos and videos in your private cloud for easy sharing and management.

Bulletproof backup

Control your data and keep your files safe. DSM makes it easy to backup files for all your devices and avoid accidental data loss. You can even backup data from your DiskStation to other devices or any major cloud storage provider.

24/7 security solution

Every DiskStation comes ready to be configured for home or office security. Just connect your IP cameras and use DiskStation to manage, monitor, and save all of your security footage. All without any monthly fees.

Total Protection

Synology devices are built with security in mind. Every DiskStation comes equipped with tools like Auto Block and Two Factor Authentication to help keep data safe and reduce the risk of unwanted parties from accessing the system. For even more security, DiskStation supports military-grade encryption technology giving you amazing protection.