3TB hard drives are now widely available in the market to add to your computer, external USB hard drive enclosure or network attached storage device.
The difficulty with hard drives this huge is that they have surpassed a "barrier" of 2TB (TB=TeraByte, or 1,000,000 Gigabytes). Many PCs and NAS devices will not correctly recognize these giant hard drives; the problem may be that the computer or NAS will not see the new disk at all or may not address it properly to see the full size of the data area.
In working with network attached storage devices we have found it to be important in avoiding technical setbacks that we install only computer hardware, in this situation hard drives, that the manufacturer of the product certifies are compatible with the NAS itself.
When we are looking to buy a 3TB hard drive for ReadyNAS Ultra or Ultra Plus network servers we head to the Netgear ReadyNAS hardware compatibility list. This is critical because many vendors, including Netgear, reserve the right to essentially deny technical support support if you have got a hard drive that they have not included on their compatibility list.
As I was evaluating the list of 3TB hard drives that met Netgear's standards for the very likable ReadyNAS Ultra and ReadyNAS Ultra Plus home (and SOHO) network attached storage units I was glad to see there were more than just two options.
In reality the range of prices from the costliest to the least expensive was about $150 per drive!
With this range of 3TB hard drives to select from, one can select a top of the range Seagate Constellation enterprise class drive for companies or enthusiasts wanting the maximum performance, endurance and warranty. Or, if saving money on energy consumption is necessary to you, then go with a Western Digital "Green" hard drive which will perform very well but emphasis is on low power usage.
All the drives tested on the compatibility list are from reputable manufacturers.
The difficulty with hard drives this huge is that they have surpassed a "barrier" of 2TB (TB=TeraByte, or 1,000,000 Gigabytes). Many PCs and NAS devices will not correctly recognize these giant hard drives; the problem may be that the computer or NAS will not see the new disk at all or may not address it properly to see the full size of the data area.
In working with network attached storage devices we have found it to be important in avoiding technical setbacks that we install only computer hardware, in this situation hard drives, that the manufacturer of the product certifies are compatible with the NAS itself.
When we are looking to buy a 3TB hard drive for ReadyNAS Ultra or Ultra Plus network servers we head to the Netgear ReadyNAS hardware compatibility list. This is critical because many vendors, including Netgear, reserve the right to essentially deny technical support support if you have got a hard drive that they have not included on their compatibility list.
As I was evaluating the list of 3TB hard drives that met Netgear's standards for the very likable ReadyNAS Ultra and ReadyNAS Ultra Plus home (and SOHO) network attached storage units I was glad to see there were more than just two options.
In reality the range of prices from the costliest to the least expensive was about $150 per drive!
With this range of 3TB hard drives to select from, one can select a top of the range Seagate Constellation enterprise class drive for companies or enthusiasts wanting the maximum performance, endurance and warranty. Or, if saving money on energy consumption is necessary to you, then go with a Western Digital "Green" hard drive which will perform very well but emphasis is on low power usage.
All the drives tested on the compatibility list are from reputable manufacturers.
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Decades of opportunity working with electronic hardware and software have given us the experience to understand how to select corporations and products to work with. Installing 3TB hard drives in ReadyNAS Ultra and Ultra Plus storage units from the hardware compatibility list will maximize long lasting, trouble free performance from our customers network attached storage servers.
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