I just received a Synology DS1010+ NAS and plan to populate with 5x 1TB drives in a RAID 5 config.
I am interested in comments on which 1 TB drive will be best for our application. We store lots of video, photo, 3D modeling and other mid- to large-sized files on our server. Occasionally I write a directory of small files to the server. 1-4 users will access this server all day long.
I have read many reviews of various disks and am very familiar with the Synology NAS compatibility list. Few reviews here and elsewhere benchmark drives in multi-user scenarios where the drives must respond to many requests at once. Which drives do forum members have the best experience with in this capacity and application?
NOTES:
I see that the Caviar Black drives are listed as compatible but also see many many posts on the net about TLER problems down the road. Is there something about Synology firmware that prevents this issue from causing problems?
I have a Synology DS509+ running 5 Samsung EcoGreen 1.5 TB (http://bit.ly/a4D4Ux)drives and the performance for sequential reads is OK but very VERY slow when I write lots of small files or multiple users access it at the same time. I want to avoid this problem on our new server.
Many Thanks
I am interested in comments on which 1 TB drive will be best for our application. We store lots of video, photo, 3D modeling and other mid- to large-sized files on our server. Occasionally I write a directory of small files to the server. 1-4 users will access this server all day long.
I have read many reviews of various disks and am very familiar with the Synology NAS compatibility list. Few reviews here and elsewhere benchmark drives in multi-user scenarios where the drives must respond to many requests at once. Which drives do forum members have the best experience with in this capacity and application?
NOTES:
I see that the Caviar Black drives are listed as compatible but also see many many posts on the net about TLER problems down the road. Is there something about Synology firmware that prevents this issue from causing problems?
I have a Synology DS509+ running 5 Samsung EcoGreen 1.5 TB (http://bit.ly/a4D4Ux)drives and the performance for sequential reads is OK but very VERY slow when I write lots of small files or multiple users access it at the same time. I want to avoid this problem on our new server.
Many Thanks