hey guys,
Just bought a QNAP TS453D, while browsing for 7200rpm HDD, found this in Futuonline. kind of a sweetspot i guess
12TB is @ 499.28 (41.60 per TB)
8TB is @ 399.95 (39.99 per TB)
slightly cheaper than last Amazon deal $336.59, MSY is selling this now on sale $359
What do you think, this or a shucked https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07D5V2ZXD ?
Obviously this is a better drive, but is it worth the extra $100?
was looking at the reviews, one review says that has 5400rpm (thrid one from the top),
Aha! That wouldn't be a big dealbreaker in a NAS yeah?
i am noob with NAS, saw some online reviews…..5400 vs 7200rpm is like ~30% improvement.
@Damnsmart: If you are running a NAS 24x7, then a Seagate IronWolf or a WD RED running at 5400rpm is a far better choice if you want a longer life out of your HDDs and also greater reliability. Keep the higher spinning 7200rpm drives for your PC… overkill for a NAS imho.
I have been running 2 NAS populated with WD REDS for 5 and 3 years each with no issues to date and these units are running 24x7. I even have spare HDDs on the shelf for redundancy in case I have to swap out in the event of a drive failure… they are still in their sealed packaging.
EDIT: see the remarks by Roller below this post… A very good explanation
Often 5400 vs 7200 isn’t a dealbreaker. Often the gigabit connection to the NAS is flooded before a few disks are. 5400 drives are generally cooler and have less vibration, both factors that can shorten disk life. I think backblae actually came out with some finding that heat was the number predictor of premature disk failure. So look at WD Reds which are 5400rpm to make the more suitable for SOHO NAS.
@roller: The 8TB WD Reds are cheaper as well.
$307.31 with code PARTY21
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WD-Red-8TB-NAS-HDD-3-5-SATA-Inte…
@roller: thanks for explaining this, that makes sense!!
unfortunately i pulled the trigger on this already (will be delivered this afternoon)
you don't really interact with a NAS in real time. 5400rpm is fine.
I'm only just now retiring a NAS using WD green drives after 7 years. Only reason is that I need larger disks.
Also, most commercial pre-built NAS and DIY support SSD cache nowadays if you're also running virtual machines or something else real-time…
@drew442: understand, thanks….
i saw somewhere that you cant have different rpm disks in the same RAID,
and obviously RAID 6 is the best set up to use the max capacity.
@Damnsmart: If you're just doing a NAS for home use, I personally wouldnt even bother with hardware raid. Use a software solution that pools disks and manages redundancy and is easier to deal with when hardware fails. Something like unRaid or if you are running Windows, Stablebit Drive Pool and/or SnapRaid.
@Damnsmart: 2 disks use R1
3 disks spend extra for 4
4 disks R10
5 disks spend extra for 6
6+ disks R6
No system will care if the disks spin at different speeds, only the size matters. Byte per sector will matter for hardware RAID but nothing really uses hardware RAID anymore.
@Damnsmart: currently running 2 7200rpm and 2 5400rpm drives in my synology.The 7200s are 8tb and the 5400s are 4tb in SHR mode - no problems at all
Paid $312 for this back in June and that wasn't even the cheapest.
didnt say cheapest ever, i checked our forum to see what was the latest deal on this. last one was from amazon $336. Again, i am pretty new to NAS.
work from home/remote learning/remote study…. made me to get one of these.
QNAP TS-453D is what I'm after. Waiting for the price to go below $1000.
its below $1000 now,
got it for $943 + $30 ebay voucher (came with plus renewal)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/QNAP-TS-453D-4G-4-Bays-Quad-Core…
Shuckable 16TB Seagate Exos drives on amazon for $100 more.
With no warranty :)
Has anyone from that deal 100% confirmed they were shipping with Exos in there - I've seen a lot of reports elsewhere that it is, but wanted to see if those who ordered got them with exos.
Anyone seen a shuckable which is at the 10tb mark for lower than $280?
Yep aware of that, it's out of stock though.
Western Digital Ultrastar 8TB = $270.00 @ Amazon 😊😊😊
https://www.amazon.com.au/Western-Digital-Ultrastar-SATA-HDD…
nice, but i don't think it's a NAS drive
It's an enterprise grade drive, so it's better than a "NAS" drive.
![[eBay Plus] Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS HDD $319.95 Delivered @ Futu Online eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/56/563156.jpg?h=a67aa8ad)
It was $358 last week… funny how Futu's prices go up every time there's an eBay sale, what a coincidence.