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Choosing the right NAS hard drive!<br>Seagate Ironwolf vs WD Red.

Choosing the right NAS hard drive!
Seagate Ironwolf vs WD Red.

Post published:March 31, 2021
Post category:+4 Bay (Disks) / 1 Bay (Disk) / 2 Bay (Disks) / NAS (Network Attached Storage) / Synology

Whats the difference between seagate ironwolf, ironwolf pro, wd red, wd red plus and wd red pro? What is shingled magnetic recording? Can I just use a regular desktop hard drive?

Which one should you buy?<br>Synology DiskStation DS720+ vs DS220+ vs DS220j

Which one should you buy?
Synology DiskStation DS720+ vs DS220+ vs DS220j

Post published:October 13, 2020
Post category:2 Bay (Disks) / NAS (Network Attached Storage) / Synology

The DiskStation 220+ is a powerful choice for use as a plex media server and more. The DiskStation 220j is an incredible value for a backup device, file server or low budget media server.

Choosing a affordable NAS in 2020<br>Synology DS220+, DS220j, DS218 or DS218Play

Choosing a affordable NAS in 2020
Synology DS220+, DS220j, DS218 or DS218Play

Post published:October 9, 2020
Post category:2 Bay (Disks) / NAS (Network Attached Storage) / Synology

The DS220j, DS218play and DS218 are great devices that will excel as a file server, backup device and sync drive but fall short in transcoding. If you want a media server then get the DS220+. See the differences.