If you’re putting them in RAID make sure the drives are designed for RAID and the OS/File System can pass the TRIM command on to the SSD’s.

You can always get a case like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IIBO56

And mount four of these in there: https://www.amazon.com//dp/B00V5JHOXQ

Pro or not it can still be air filled.

As long you don’t have SHR disks, 2TB HDD should be find. These days 2TB SSDs are about the same price as a 2TB HDD or at least much more affordable, a lot faster, quieter, and use less power.

Way Overkill.

Single pass read (SMART test is fine) and single pass write (ones, zeros, random, whatever you want) is more than adequate to determine any issues a new disk may have out of the gate, unless you want to isolate a fringe case condition and waste time and wear on your hard drive doing so.

2TB is only the maximum with 32-bit file systems. We’re well beyond that.

From Windows, you should be able to go into disk management, right click the partition and choose “Extend Volume”.

I would think you’d be able to get at least a 4TB HDD for the price of a 2TB SSD, and with the right sale, even an 8TB. WD Blue are CMR and while for some reason hard to come by at the moment, run about $100-130 depending on the day.

Thanks. I’m aware of that, but unfortunately there’s nothing to tell you what is keeping it from being released. Heck even just plugging it in without accessing it, it can be locked.

The only thing I’ve found is this utility that costs $30: https://safelyremove.com/features.htm

This is the kind of stuff that should be made readily available by the OS instead of a generic “can’t eject now” nonsense.

I just disable windows caching to USB devices, and solves the problem, but shouldn’t need to.

I understand. If you want basic file storage and nothing else, sure, the ARM variant will work fine. But in that case, consider other options that are cheaper than Synology.

But my point is if you’re buying into Synology, you get tons of great apps from Synology that are very useful, but can’t make use of many of them due to performance, limited RAM (just 2GB available for DS423) or just that they don’t bother to compile for ARM.

And if you ever do anything more than basic file storage, expect your general performance to be affected.

It’s like asking if a bicycle will get you to work and back. Sure it will do the job, but there’s better options out there.

Problem is I will plug a drive in, not even write anything to it, and it frequently keeps it hostage indefinitely sometimes. Either shut down the PC or yank it out.

LOL That’s awesome.