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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Danp
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      @Danp said:

      For anyone just needing drives, Newegg has a $380 deal:

      SuperCombo Storage Pack: 4X Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD20EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

      Can't use those in RAID 5 with any level of safety, the WE EX devices are designed with the assumption of (but apparently no longer the lock in) of RAID 5.

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      • BRRABillB
        BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        He has to be able to get it in Qatar, though.

        I noticed on top of everything else you guys do, you're also wizards at currency conversion.

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        • DanpD
          Danp @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said:

          Probably best on its own thread then 🙂

          I see your point, but then again this is a generic thread regarding the device. It's not a discussion of where it can be purchased in Qatar. 🙂

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @BRRABill
            last edited by

            @BRRABill said:

            @scottalanmiller said:

            He has to be able to get it in Qatar, though.

            I noticed on top of everything else you guys do, you're also wizards at currency conversion.

            Have to be when you live in the third world like we do. I have to work in Cordoba day in and day out.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Danp
              last edited by

              @Danp said:

              @scottalanmiller said:

              Probably best on its own thread then 🙂

              I see your point, but then again this is a generic thread regarding the device. It's not a discussion of where it can be purchased in Qatar. 🙂

              Device has drives inclusive, it's not a drive replacement device. The drives are part of the device. It's how WD does it.

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              • BRRABillB
                BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said:

                Have to be when you live in the third world like we do. I have to work in Cordoba day in and day out.

                As a clueless American I don't know what any of these words mean.

                I"m like Brick in Anchorman.

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                • DanpD
                  Danp @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  Can't use those in RAID 5 with any level of safety, the WE EX devices are designed with the assumption of (but apparently no longer the lock in) of RAID 5.

                  Is that where the WD RE drives would be a better choice?

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                  • DanpD
                    Danp @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    Device has drives inclusive, it's not a drive replacement device. The drives are part of the device. It's how WD does it.

                    Not sure that I follow you here. From what I can tell, they offer this device without drives.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Danp
                      last edited by

                      @Danp said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      Device has drives inclusive, it's not a drive replacement device. The drives are part of the device. It's how WD does it.

                      Not sure that I follow you here. From what I can tell, they offer this device without drives.

                      If they do, that's new. Last we looked they were very "only with drives, only RE and only RAID 5." We talked to WD management about this directly, in fact.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Danp
                        last edited by

                        @Danp said:

                        Is that where the WD RE drives would be a better choice?

                        Last I knew, there was no choice. It was an RE device.

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                        • IT-ADMINI
                          IT-ADMIN @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @IT-ADMIN said:

                          Dear @Scottalanmiller, what do you prefer and recommend : RAID 5 or RAID 10 ??

                          Like I said, RAID 10 is always best unless it doesn't meet your needs. Preference should not be a factor, it would always be what is needed for the situation. RAID 10 is faster and safer than RAID 5, but your capacity will be 6TB instead of 9TB. So unless the extra 3TB are useful, RAID 5 would have no benefit.

                          Great. Raid 10 is the way to go
                          Thanks 🙂

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                            I see that the WDBWWD0000NBK is now available with "BYOD" bring your own drives.

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                              IT-ADMIN @Danp
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                              @Danp said:

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              Device has drives inclusive, it's not a drive replacement device. The drives are part of the device. It's how WD does it.

                              Not sure that I follow you here. From what I can tell, they offer this device without drives.

                              The drives are included in the box 😉

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                Dual Ethernet and power supply ports; 512 MB memory and 2.0 GHz processor deliver reliable, blazing-fast performance for your home or small office.

                                Wow, a whole 512MB of RAM, huh?

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  Wow, a whole 512MB of RAM, huh?

                                  That's also what the Synology DS214 I was looking at has.

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                                    IT-ADMIN
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                                    @scottalanmiller before you recommend me to consider ReadyNAS and Synology, is WD good also ??

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                      @IT-ADMIN said:

                                      @scottalanmiller before you recommend me to consider ReadyNAS and Synology, is WD good also ??

                                      WD is okay. ReadyNAS and Synology are the best in the category. Nothing wrong with the WD, but it's a lower end device generally. But your needs are extremely basic. So nothing wrong with it.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                                        @BRRABill said:

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        Wow, a whole 512MB of RAM, huh?

                                        That's also what the Synology DS214 I was looking at has.

                                        Only two drives, so no parity overhead, and they sure don't brag about 512 MB 😉

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                                          IT-ADMIN @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          @IT-ADMIN said:

                                          @scottalanmiller before you recommend me to consider ReadyNAS and Synology, is WD good also ??

                                          WD is okay. ReadyNAS and Synology are the best in the category. Nothing wrong with the WD, but it's a lower end device generally. But your needs are extremely basic. So nothing wrong with it.

                                          Ok, thank you very much

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Drobo, for example, would be just fine here too.

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