I was wondering about using WD Gold drives instead of the WD red SMR drives I have. Would the Gold be ok to use or does it need to be a NAS drive?
Thanks
Hi all:
I recently got a Synology DS218play NAS and 2 x10TB WD Gold drives. BIG MISTAKE! Everything works fine, of course, but the WD Gold drives are NOISY! Constant thumping/knocking noise amplified to unacceptable levels by the cabinet location of the NAS. I have 2 WD Red drives (older...
I need 4 new HDDs for my two NAS (DS1621xs+ and RS1221+) with a capacity of 12TB or above...
Your choices?
WD Red Pro?
WD Gold?
Seagate Exos?
Seagate Ironwolf Pro?
The performance are important for me but overall the noise has a decisive role... two NAS are in a small office and have all two...
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