The backup drive has been around for about 2 years, but has spent most of it's life sitting on a shelf. It delivers exceptional speed and responsiveness which make it ideal for enterprise-level applications, intensive data processing, and tasks that demand the highest level of performance and reliability. Anything CMR and "Red" will be relabeled "Red Plus" at that point (or some point thereafter, depending on WD's timelines), so to keep the confusion to a . WD Red hard drives include Rotation Vibration (RV) sensors that anticipate and proactively counteract disturbances caused by increased vibration often found in multi-bay NAS systems. Backup 2: scheduled Replication Tasks to mirrored pools on local networked Intel NUC TrueNAS server (USB flash OS, 8GB RAM, 2TB 2.

HGST naming convention: all model names in this naming convention start with letters "W" or "H", and there is no dash in the model name, for example HUH728080ALE601, WUH721010AL42L4.As I said to the OP earlier, make a warranty claim pointing out that the performance is unacceptable compared to the previous version. All available alternatives on the market are 7200 rpm so most likely make more noise, run hotter and use more power but are generally faster. That's a welcome announcement for users who want to make the decision of when, and where, to use SMR drives in their systems and NAS arrays. They are built to withstand a lot of wear and tear, making them a good choice for long-term storage.

It's because any given amount of storage they sell is going to be cheaper to make with SMR as opposed to CMR, regardless if it's 1TB or 8TB, because less material is needed to manufacture it.Only reviews that feature the label "Verified Review" have been checked to ensure that the author actually used or purchased the product. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Built and tested for personal and home NAS systems with up to 8-bays, these drives pack all the punch you need in one powerhouse unit for storing, archiving, and sharing.