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Synology system disk RPM

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  • 19-03-2016 12:50am
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    Poncke
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭


    Heya,

    Would it matter for the drives in a Synology set up to be 7200 RPM?

    I am planning to buy this config, but the WD disks do not specify speed. Allegedly the WD speed is 5400 RPM (Intellipower)

    1 x Synology DiskStation DS216+
    2 x 3000GB WD Red WD30EFRX 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s


    Or should I get set of a fixed 7200RPM disks? I have read that the WD intellipower is faster than the Seagate 7200RPM.

    Cheers.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    WD doesnt list the speed on the reds because it doesnt matter, they're NAS drives. Dont use non NAS drives from any vendor in a RAID array.

    In any case, your network only allows 110MB/s, those drives manage about 240MB/s Read(not too far off for write) so they're already faster than youll ever use.


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    Poncke
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Poncke


    ED E wrote: »
    WD doesnt list the speed on the reds because it doesnt matter, they're NAS drives. Dont use non NAS drives from any vendor in a RAID array.

    In any case, your network only allows 110MB/s, those drives manage about 240MB/s Read(not too far off for write) so they're already faster than youll ever use.
    Right, thanks a lot


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