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Now that the prices of SSDs have dropped to well below 50 cents per GB, we expect that only few Hardware.Info readers will still want to use a conventional hard drive as their primary storage device. We still can't quite live without them, however, beca...
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There aren't that many hard disk drives on the market so far that are specifically designed for use in NAS environments, but there are a few. Today I'm taking a closer look at the HGST's Deskstar NAS 6TB HDD that is just such a drive and will put it throu...
6TB Capacity, 24/7/365 certified with 3year warranty, 7200 RPM and 128MB cache, Great speeds and performance, Vibration, Cons, Noise, “The HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB isn't just the fastest NAS HDD we've tested, it's the fastest Mechanical drive of any sort in...
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HGST took all the knowledge they have gathered from the enterprise sector and applied it to this great performing NAS drive. The Deskstar NAS 6TB drive is rated to perform 20% better than competitors 5400 RPM drives, and it lived fully up to that. We saw...
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Since this is the first time we here at APH Networks are covering something with the name "Deskstar" attached to it, I have no choice but to go over a bit of history. Back in 1994, IBM launched their Deskstar line of hard drives. This name became infamous...
With a reputation for renowned performance and serious reliability, the HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB has it all in its genes. It packs in some surprising enterprise-grade features in both its hardware and firmware, and throws them all into the mix in its gloriou...
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The demand for storage drives with larger capacity is getting greater. Even typical consumers now needs larger storage drives specially for media files and important data. Companies like HGST has provided storage drives not only with larger storage capaci...
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While the price of SSDs continues to drop, the ‘old' hard drive is still the cheapest way to store a lot of data. Especially in a NAS or Mini-ITX system, where there is limited physical space you probably want a drive with as much capacity as possible...
We are starting this conclusion with the 6TB-drives. The Toshiba MD04ACA 6TB and X300 6TB offer good performance in this segment for a relatively low price, but are clearly audible with noise levels that are nearly at 40 dB(A) when idle. Nevertheless th...
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Despite the upswing of the cloud and increasingly cheaper SSDs, the most convenient and most affordable way to store large amounts of data is still a hard disk drive. In this article we take a look at 18 models meant for use in a NAS.Hard drives might not...
Because the throughput of these hard drives will be limited by the used NAS and the network connection we do not primarily look at the speed here, but at the elements that are important for this segment: noise levels and power consumption. Therefore it is...
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For storage of lots of data, a hard drive is the best option for the time being, especially now that SSD prices are rising rather than falling. Luckily there is still enough innovation in the hard disk field. Time for a new comparative test with no less t...
Despite the fact that there are only three hard disk drive manufacturers left, you have a lot to choose from when you're looking for a new drive. It is not just about prices either. Though SSDs have outperformed hard drives for a long time now, there are...
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HGST has expanded their line of Deskstar NAS HDDs to include a 6TB model, which is optimized for small enterprise, SOHO, or consumer environments leveraging up to 8-bay NAS systems. HGST has promised both reliability and performance from these 7,200RPM 3...
High capacity, Vibration sensor, Good CIFS 4k performance (read)...
Not a strong iSCSI performer...
The new 6TB HGST Deskstar NAS HDD provides stability in multi-bay NAS systems, providing 2TB more than their prior top-capacity offering. The drives post competitive numbers when configured in CIFS and are well-suited to the needs of small NAS environment...
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The traditional market for hard drives (PCs and notebooks) is facing a decline due to the host of advantages provided by SSDs. However, the explosion in the amount of digital content generated by the households and businesses has resulted in the rapid gro...
Thanks to the 7200 RPM speeds, the HGST Deskstar NAS does manage to acquit itself well in the overall performance category. Though it is not the absolute best, it performs admirably well in the random access patterns segment of the multi-client evaluation...
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The traditional market for hard drives (PCs and notebooks) is facing a decline due to the host of advantages provided by SSDs. However, the explosion in the amount of digital content generated by households and businesses has resulted in the rapid growth...
Thanks to the 7200 RPM speeds, the HGST Deskstar NAS does manage to acquit itself well in the overall performance category. Though it is not the absolute best, it performs admirably well in the random access patterns segment of the multi-client evaluation...
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