The raid is for my ease of use. I'm ok over purchasing to save time when a drive fails just rebuilding rather than restoring. It also lets me just toss stuff on one drive letter instead of 4.
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net>wrote: > Why does anyone need movies on a raid? That seems like overkill to me. > If one of my drives crashes, it won't be the end of the world as I have > all of the backups on optical. I just keep track of what is where so I can > regen one as needed. But so far, after 24/7 use of nearly two years, no > problems. Those drives are sleeping 99% of the time. :) > > > On 9/20/2013 10:47 AM, Christopher Fisk wrote: > >> WD Red have worked fine for me. I got a set of 4 and put into a raid. >> Had >> one keep dropping out of the RAID and failing to rebuild but it turned out >> to be a bad SATA cable rather than the drive. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:05 PM, DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: >> >> Heck, your research is way behind. SSD's in NAS is a fact to my meager >>> reads. >>> True, any of the users are Linux-geeks that have 'dicked' with their >>> NAS's >>> OS (f/w), but >>> still. I read it to mean that this is active ATM, if only on a limited >>> scale. Way above my pay >>> grade................ :) LOL! >>> Duncan >>> >>> >>> On 09/19/2013 17:02, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: >>> >>> That's sexy. Must read more. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:01 AM, "Robert Martin Jr." <lopaka_...@yahoo.com >>>> > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> What sold me most on the 5N was the ability to add a mSSD in the >>>> >>>>> accelerator bay, to cache data and speed transfers. I have a Crucial m4 >>>>> 128GB mSATA Internal Solid State Drive CT128M4SSD3 in mine. Once I >>>>> added >>>>> that, the data transfers are crazy fast. Plus the drobo is 5 bays not 4 >>>>> like the readynas NV+. >>>>> >>>>> lopaka >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________****__ >>>>> From: DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> >>>>> To: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.****com<hardware@lists.** >>>>> hardwaregroup.com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:36 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh! Holy cow! I guess I am still learning how to get my NAS to link up >>>>> on my LAN. >>>>> I've never tested, but do not think I see this performance. But then, >>>>> since completing my >>>>> 10base1000 LAN, I have never really tested. Actually, I know not how. I >>>>> just move/copy stuff >>>>> from my desktop to my NAS, and it goes pretty dang quick! The >>>>> NAS-to-NAS >>>>> backups at Zero-dark-30 >>>>> take place at theNAS' own chosen/agreed upon speed. This I never >>>>> quibble >>>>> about. Clearly I might not be >>>>> on top of this, but it all works so well for me I just don't worry >>>>> about >>>>> it at all. I own/run these appliances that >>>>> are so much smarter than me, but still speak to me in their 'plain >>>>> speak' that I treat them as 'family.' Except for >>>>> Intel nic cards, my NAS appliances are the most reliable network >>>>> devicesI have ever owned. >>>>> I know that they use a Debian-based Linux OS so I do not dig into their >>>>> guts. No need to. >>>>> They just plain workand make digital life a bit better. >>>>> NAS-ON everyone! >>>>> Duncan >>>>> >>>>> On 09/19/2013 16:07, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Drobo5N is a completely different beast compared to earlier units. I >>>>>> can transfer 20GB in under a couple minutes over network. ReadyNAS >>>>>> NV+ v1 >>>>>> is about 4-5x that and the v2 6-7x that >>>>>> >>>>>> lopaka >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________****__ >>>>>> From: Zulfiqar Naushad <z00...@gmail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> To: "hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.****com<hardware@lists.** >>>>>> hardwaregroup.com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>>" >>>>>> <hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.****com <hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.* >>>>>> *com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>>> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:46 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The deciding factor for me was the hybrid raid. I mix and match >>>>>> different sizes and it works just fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Before that I had a drobo. Great features but super slow performance. >>>>>> Gave that to my brother in law as a gift and he uses that till today. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think I could deal with traditional raid. Having all same size >>>>>> drives would be a bear to upgrade. It's funny. Almost every bay in my >>>>>> synology has a different brand, size and rotation speed. Everything >>>>>> just works and works well. >>>>>> >>>>>> If the synology ever dies I'm never going to switch to another brand. >>>>>> Love the web os of synology and they keep on improving the interface >>>>>> and adding features. I barely use most of them. I just have an >>>>>> antivirus running and do torrents from the synology. I've set it up >>>>>> with ddns so I can add torrents from my phone wherever I am and once I >>>>>> come home it's sitting there for me ready to consume. >>>>>> >>>>>> What more could I want. I also haven't used port teaming to double the >>>>>> bandwidth to 2Gbps. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:48 PM, DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Zool, >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, several in the ReadyNAS community seem to be moving to Synology, >>>>>>> QNAP, and, >>>>>>> others. Fine. Different strokes for different folks! Nothing more.. >>>>>>> I've studied, thought, played with numbers, and decided to stay with >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> 3 ReadyNAS boxes until something serious happens. >>>>>>> For certain, Synology will be where I move to! All of my ReadyNAS >>>>>>> run >>>>>>> 24/7 and have >>>>>>> never dropped a beat in 3 years. I still wait for my 1st HD failure! >>>>>>> And, any data loss >>>>>>> I have suffered has been totally 'pilot error' (mine!). I'm good. My >>>>>>> NAS boxes are the PFM >>>>>>> part of my home LAN. >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Duncan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 09/19/2013 08:28, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ready nas are great. It was between that and the synology for me and >>>>>>>> I went >>>>>>>> with the latter. 3 years on and its still hasn't skipped a beat. >>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2013 3:03 PM, "DSinc" <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lopaka, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Never knew you had a ReadyNAS! Silly me. >>>>>>>>> How do you like your NV+ v2? >>>>>>>>> I started with a DUO-v1 in 2009. I can blame John Steinbruner for >>>>>>>>> that. I >>>>>>>>> have added an Ultra 2 and an Ultra 2+. >>>>>>>>> Just now I stay local. In the future I may off-site one of my NAS, >>>>>>>>> or, may >>>>>>>>> try a cloud backup location. For now, I >>>>>>>>> am very happy with my NAS's. >>>>>>>>> Everything I've ever learned about NAS has been viathe ReadyNAS >>>>>>>>> forum via >>>>>>>>> Netgear. Lots of really smart folk there. >>>>>>>>> Duncan >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 09/18/2013 20:48, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've got five 4TB Seagate drives in a Drobo5N. All working well >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> about 5 >>>>>>>>>> mos now. I have 4 WD 3TB reds in a ReadyNAS NV+ v2. I had 1 die >>>>>>>>>> within >>>>>>>>>> days, but the replacement is fine. The reds have a better-longer >>>>>>>>>> warranty. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> lopaka >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ______________________________******__ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From: Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net> >>>>>>>>>> To: "hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.******com<hardware@lists.** >>>>>>>>>> hardwaregroup.com >>>>>>>>>> <hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com<hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> >>>>>>>>>> >>" >>>>>>>>>> <hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.******com < >>>>>>>>>> hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.****com<hardware@lists.** >>>>>>>>>> hardwaregroup.com <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:09 PM >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] 3TB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have at least 10 of them running in my movie box. They work fine >>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>> this application. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my mobile device. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 18, 2013, at 5:16 PM, Winterlight < >>>>>>>>>> winterli...@winterlight.org> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos >>>>>>>>>>> on....either a Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am really >>>>>>>>>>> looking at >>>>>>>>>>> reliability and price point rather then performance. Anybody have >>>>>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>>>>> issues with large 3TB drives? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >
