The best drives for NAS | October 2020

Do you need to store a large amount of data? You just have to buy a NAS, devices designed to store huge amounts of data and make it available 24/7 on the network. The data is saved on hard drives that are usually developed specifically for the continuous use that these archives need. In NAS (acronym for Network Attached Storage), it is not recommended to insert the typical HDDs that are mounted in traditional PCs, units designed to withstand intense workloads (video surveillance, continuous access to data, backups, etc ...) are needed. >
This is the main difference between consumer hard drives and HDDs for NAS: the latter are designed for continuous operation, are usually slower, develop less heat, and have more cache memory to speed up operations on file.

We have compiled a guide to the best NAS drives available on the market, sorted by price.

1) Western Digital Red - 3TB model

Se looking for a low-cost NAS drive with a decent amount of memory, Western Digital's 3TB Red model is an interesting product. The format is 3.5 inches, costs just over 80 euros (44% discount on Amazon) and boasts a cache of 64MB. It is a HDD that we recommend to individuals who want an inexpensive drive to store personal files.

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2) Toshiba N300 - model 6TB

Toshiba N300 is a solid and good performance NAS HDD. We offer you the 6TB cut in 3.5 inch format. It is suitable for bays of up to 8 drives, the platters spin at 7200 RPM and consume 9.6 Watts when running and 5.2W at idle. Toshiba claims a noise level of 30dB, a data transfer rate of 204MB / s and has a cache of 128MB. It is a product that we recommend for small businesses.

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3) Seagate IronWolf - 10TB model

Seagate IronWolf is a high-end NAS hard drive that we recommend to small and medium-sized enterprises. We propose the 10TB cut in 3.5 inch format. The platters spin at 7200 RPM, the unit has a maximum consumption of 7.8Watt, 5W in idle and 0.8W in stand-by. The data transfer speed amounts to 210MB / s, while the buffer cache to 256MB. The manufacturer's warranty is three years.

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4) Seagate IronWolf Pro - 16TB model

We conclude our guide to purchase with Seagate IronWolf Pro, a class of products also suitable for large and medium-sized companies, which the American giant supports with a 5-year warranty and a team of experts for data recovery in case of sudden failures (the percentage of data recovery success is 90%, according to the company). The 16TB model in 3.5-inch format supports a workload of 300TB / year and has a maximum consumption of 7.6Watt, 5W in idle and 1W in stand-by. Platters spin at 7200 RPM (maximum noise level is 32dB), data transfer speed reaches 255MB / s and buffer cache is 256MB. These disks can be accommodated in NAS up to 24 bays (bays).

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