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I picked a DNS 323 recently and I am trying figure out if I should spend a little extra and purchase fast 500GB SATA drives or any value 500GB drive.
I am using the hard drive charts from tomshardware as a guide for the drives read/write speeds. I am considering a pair of the Seagate ST3500320AS because they seemed to provide good all around performance.
My main concerns in order of priority are as follows
1. Read speed since I will use the 323 for streaming video
2. Write speed so copies won't take forever
3. Reliability - I will be using a RAID1 config so not too worried about this
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I don't think you'll see a significant improvement, the drive performance is not the limiting factor.
Have a look at this article.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/29936/79/
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Ive got the new 1TB western digital GP (Green Power) drive in mine.
This only runs around 5400rpm, and therefore is not a high performance drive, but remains one of the most quiet drives available. The platters can not be heard spinning !!! Only the drive head moving makes the noise same as any other drive.
Dont go for best transfer rates, go for a quiet drive with good reliabilty - i'd recommend the western digital RE2 GP range. Designed for constant use in servers (RE2), with 5 years warrenty. Got the 1TB for £130.
But thats only my opinion..........
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gartylad wrote:
Ive got the new 1TB western digital GP (Green Power) drive in mine.
This only runs around 5400rpm, and therefore is not a high performance drive, but remains one of the most quiet drives available. The platters can not be heard spinning !!! Only the drive head moving makes the noise same as any other drive.
Dont go for best transfer rates, go for a quiet drive with good reliabilty - i'd recommend the western digital RE2 GP range. Designed for constant use in servers (RE2), with 5 years warrenty. Got the 1TB for £130.
But thats only my opinion..........
i agree, i use the WD GP 1TB and i can't tell whether the disc is spinning or not, also the device stays cool most of the time
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I bought a 750GB WD GP drive based on good reviews and may add another one later if it works OK. Modern 5400RPM drives perform surprisingly well, especially in a NAS environment where raw HDD read/write speeds are not the bottleneck.
Combining the GP and the DNS-323, you should see absolutely no performance degradation, up to 50% less power consumption, and near-silent operations.
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I just ordered a pair of those 750 GB Green Western Digital drives you guys mentioned from Newegg and I can't wait to get this device up and running.
I originally intended to purchase a pair of the 1 TB Green drives but the price difference between the 750 GB and 1 TB drives was insane. One drive alone would have cost more than the DLink itself
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