In Reply to: QNAP or Synology posted by Sordidman on November 14, 2014 at 09:37:46:
Most NAS systems are set up with RAID. The RAID controller software (or firmware) needs to be vetted against specific models of drives for reliability. It may be that other drives will "work" until a failure occurs negating (or worse) any benefits from the RAID. (This can be a particular problem with "green" drives which may be slow starting up and which fool the RAID controller into believing the drive was down, thereby invoking an unnecessary and dangerous RAID reorganization.) With my Thecus NAS there was a limited number of tested drive models. After a few years I downloaded and installed new firmware and this enabled me to use more drive models. Compatibility depends on the brand, model number and (sometimes) revision level of the drive firmware.
Before buying a NAS I suggest going to various manufacturer web sites and looking at their user forums. You will see various sad tales from users who have lost data due to software glitches, hardware glitches or cockpit error. You will also get to see the level of customer support provided by the company.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
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