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Storing your Plot on a High capacity NAS makes a lot of sense. With a little technical inclination you can also start plotting on a capable NAS either...

Seagate mach.2 drive double up the transfer performance, thanks to 2 read/write heads.

We explore why a Synology NAS makes more sense than a SaaS or Windows File server.

A product that's under supply-constrain and being hoarded in mass; that's the only way to describe the current shortage situation on hard drives.

LaCie 6Big Old STFKXX000400 models are being transitioned to STFKXX000402. The new models ending with 402 will have 3 years warranty instead of 5.

Gspeed Shuttle and Shuttle XL now ship with ev carriers, and we are asked if it affects the total number of bays on the drives.

While only 512 native drives were available in low capacity, now there are 512 emulated drives too. For the application, both 512n and 512e appear same,...

Enterprise SSDs have better endurance, higher capacities, extra Overprovisioning and they are available in SAS and U.2 formats too.

An onsite safe offers many benefits and it may be worth considering instead of opting for an offsite media rotation plan.

WD NASware is the firmware that powers the Red Family of WD hard drives and performs specific functions related to a NAS.

Synology HAT5300 SATA 3.5" Drives seem to be based on an Enterprise Grade hard drive platform ( mostly Toshiba MG), with 5 years warranty and a tweaked...

d2 Thunderbolt and 12big are obsolete, 1big docks are introduced. A list of all the LaCie Desktop 3.5" Storage drives as of Jan 2021

Our pick of best hard drives for your NAS in 2021, and a few tips to help you select.

NComputing's huge success is largely thanks to their innovative vSpace virtualization software, and this is what separates them from several other thin...

While a Generic RAID relies on the hard drive built in mechanism, IDR goes a step further with periodic media scans and ability to recreate the failing...

Infortrend Open drive policy ensures that you can use any compatible drive from any HDD vendor with Infortrend, you always stay competitive and free to...

There is nothing replacing the 12 Bay LaCie 12Big, and its upto the smaller 6 bay 6Big to fill the capacity gap with a higher cap hard drive.

When you need a desktop experience for your WVD infrastrucure, a thin client stacks up well against the mobile devices, and even against workstations,...

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...

Now that the much loved Google photos doesn't have the Free Unlimited Storage, an On premise Network Attached Storage is the best alternative.

All the Ironwolf, Ironwolf Pro, Skyhawk and Skyhawk AI drives Shipped after Jan 2020  are now covered with 3 years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery

WD Red Plus is a new Launch in capacities from 1 to 14TB. Its a CMR drive with all the benefits of a red Drive.

Seagate was the first to market with its 16TB - A lead lost to WD recently when WD introduced 18TB capacity before Seagate. It may change this September.

Quantum's LTO-9 Pre Purchase program offers you LTO-9 drives exchanged for your LTO-8 drives at a nominal uplift fee.