TLDR ; Seagate's new line of Ironwolf Pro drives has higher annual utilization, higher MTBF and supports an unlimited number of drive bays. It was the Ironwolf Pro series that...
The WD Red Plus 6TB CMR with 256MB is available now under the part number WD60EFPX. The part number so far available to channel was WD60EFZX. WD60EFPX vs WD60EFZX :...
Not too long ago, Seagate launched Mach.2 drives with dual actuators. We expected that WD (and eventually Toshiba) would have to do the same to increase the throughput of hard...
TLDR : WD42PURZ is superior - higher recording density, higher cache and better performance Both WD40PURZ and WD42PURZ are CMR drives with 1 M Hour MTBF, 180TB/year workload and 3-year...
TLDR : The difference is in the number of platters and the cache. The WD22PURZ is newer with probably 1 disc and 256MB cache. There are 2 variants of 2TB...
In WD Red plus family, there are multiple variants in 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 14TBcapacity. They are all CMR drives being RED plus but with different hardware specifications. Annual work load,...
As hard drive technology evolves, new products come to market and part numbers change. Seagate Exos is no exception. Part numbers change on average every 2 quarters, with some new...
It was almost a year ago when Seagate unveiled the specifications for the Mach.2 drive and planned to launch only SAS drives that would present themselves to the host as...
The two industry giants- Seagate and WD do offer a limited warranty for their hard drives, but this limitation has not been officially mentioned on their websites for years now...
During CES, QNAP introduced TBS -574X NAS, the first NAS in the industry that we know uses E1.S SSD. Since the availability of E1.S is limited, this NAS also includes...
In 2023, Synology is launching DS723+, DS1823XS+, SA6400, SA3410, SA3610 , RS2423RP+ and DS923+. Here are the early specifications on DS1823XS+ and DS723+ Synology DS1621XS+ vs Synology DS1823xs+ DS8123xs+ will...
Following the launch of the Synology DS923+,the DS423 and DS423+ are expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023. Here are the specifications as far as we know them...
"No technology connected to the Internet is unhackable. " This is true for any technology and NAS is no exception. It does not matter what brand of NAS you use,...
Since exFAT support is available in the Linux kernel, you can use exFAT in both QNAP QTS5.0+ and Synology DSM7.0+ for free What is exFAT and why is it used...
The Synology DS920+ is one of the most successful NAS in the history of NAS.The DS920+ is the successor series to the DS415+, DS916+, and DS918+ and this series has...
Currently, all Synology models with M.2 NVMe slots can only use the M.2 SSD for caching. However, in DSM 7.2, M.2 volume creation is supported, albeit with some caveats 1....
Synology's best-selling DS920+ now has a DS923+ successor. Here are the main differences between the 2 models The DS923+ is powered by an AMD Ryzen R1600 Synology has upgraded all...
One of the many questions we are asked about the new Synology DS923+ and DS723+ is whether they will have an open drive policy or whether Synology's own drive policy...
Summary Conventional tape solutions have either SAS or FC connectivity and that keeps the Media companies from using them. Thunderbolt3 is The interface that the media companies are most familiar...
Any LTO tape, Cleaner and Diagnostic media that is used with an autoloader or a library will have an LTO Label for identification of the tape. After identification , the...
If you have a mix of media, e.g. hard drives, tape media and flash, SSD, there is no SINGLE device that can sanitize all of them. The reason is that...
LTO-9 media needs calibration on the first use which can be anywhere between 15 minutes to 2 hours, and this presents an opportunity to sell Pre-calibrated media.
LTO-9 with 18TB Native capacity will put the tape on the same league as Hard drives in terms of capacity, and it looks like it may hit the market next...
This article covers the Expiry dates , and the limited lifetime warranty of the LTO ultrium tapes. Since there are no expiry dates mentioned on the carton, this always causes...
There is a new G-Drive from Sandisk Professional that uses the 22TB Ultrastar hard drive (the highest capacity hard drive currently available). Sandisk Professional (which used to be called G-tech)...
Now that WD has rebranded the G-Tech drives to Sandisk Professional, there are some new part numbers and some product changes. We list some of the most notable changes here...
Thunderbolt3 - The world's most popular high-speed all in one interface, uses the same USB Type C connector that a USB 3.1 does. How do they differ, what device to...
The Key indicators of Performance in an SSD is the same as HDD - IOPS, Transfer rates and Latency. But they can vary greatly depending on the device usage and...
Applying privacy filters to your screen is quick and easy, but if you want to share your screen with others, a little work is required. There have been several solutions,...
Computer systems are the workhorses of your business and it is important that you choose a system that will help you stay productive. So how do you decide whether to...
Your screen size is indicated by a single diagonal size without indicating the aspect ratio. This makes choosing the appropriate sized filter for your screen a bit more work than...
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