Shopee/lazada expensive

Buy from Amazon.

Yup, included shipping still cheaper than here.

2pcs save me RM500+.

Not sure got intl warranty. If spoil will try RMA to seagate.

From my NAS infor, look like seagate ironwolf run hotter than WD red.

I prefer a slower drive like 5200rpm. It runs cooler and lasts very long. Doesn't effect the NAS speed.

have you unable in the NAS setting for video or media streaming thing? max the stream ouput.

Also check your NAS network telco for upload speed.

Sometime I have to lower down the phone stream quality and not set to auto.

So far I don't have the problem with WD red beside aging bad sector.

If you using DS218+, check the memory usage. You might need to increase the ram size.

Thanks.

Amazon still have better price.

How to tell and how to test the speed of 800mbps download?

Try with google drive, but it seems can't download to the NAS. Paste the URL into the download station. But no content in the download. or error.

Try with another cloud station also same.

But my broadband speed is only 100Mbps.

Have no problem paste the link to the chrome browser and download.

But can't download with NAS download manager. Use this for torrent download.

Try with others cloud also same.

Anyway just try test speed. But home broadband is 100Mbps. Fast enough for me.

No web browser in DSM. For DL, have built-in download station.

No Gdrive add-on package.

Torrent DL depend on network and seed. 100Mbps is no problem at all.

800mbps LAN transfer try before no problem. I use Link aggregation and switch.

oh ya, Cloud sync can sync gdrive.

But what is the purpose to sync cloud with cloud? Also purpose browser in NAS?

I didn't use Amazon to ship. Expensive and for this case, can't ship.

Probably warranty problem.

Use 3rd party ship.

The price still expensive as exchange rate is high. Even Amazon price down.

I will wait longer.

Another hdd can use if you using Synology. Exos model. Even cheaper.

I use this --> https://www.buyandship.com.my/

This is my 1st time brought HDD online too. I also worry about the handling since HDD is a sensitive device. I try 2set 1st and see how is the delivery and put into run test.

Packaging no damage. I request additional amazon packing instead of just the Seagate own pack box. But the 3rd party shipping might open the packaging and stuff together into 1 to save the cost. as long as it has an additional box ontop the own Seagate pack, it fine to me. So far no damage and run for 3 weeks now. Everyday test it read/write.

Amazon might not have a warranty outside US. Check with Seagate the serial no. on the HDD.

I take the risk since the price is cheaper than here. If it can last for 5yrs, good enough.

My experience so far, never encounters HDD spoil during warranty period.

The only WD external HDD spoil under warranty is the internal battery.

If you don't have that luck than consider properly before getting 1.

So far no custom duty either with amazon or 3rd party shipping. Not the 1st time using them.

This post has been edited by ozak: Apr 23 2020, 11:06 AM

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Thanks.

Yes.

Using it to import thing from US, UK, China and Japan. Average 2weeks arrived once the part reach their warehouse in specific country.

But the fee increase to RM20/lb now from RM18.

Minimum 4bay if backup and media store together.

Minimum 2 lan network connect and able to expand wear USB.

The problem with such NAS is, how reliable is it.

What happen when it spoil? Can the data be transfer able to another NAS?


Here experience when my 4bay NAS spoil. Probably strike by lightning on the LAN port.

I can't communicate with the NAS. Nor able to transfer the file or backup at all. Cause everything have to go through the LAN port. And the NAS only have 1 LAN port.

Luckily it is a Synology NAS. From their forum answer, I can get a new Synology NAS and just swap the hdd in. Run the new NAS OS and repair the data back.

That save me alot of time and safe the data too.

Such experience teach me,
1) not to buy a NAS with just 1 LAN port.
2) Get a brand that long been in NAS industries.
3) With a good OS like such transfer able HDD or data hassle free.
4) Minimum 4bay or more

If back 13yrs ago have a convenient today, I won't start a NAS.

After calculate the cost and maintain it.

After start having it, hard to turn back.

So prepare the cost for up keeping. It is not like buy and forget, let it run for the rest of the life.

Today cheapest in Amazon.

Seagate IronWolf 16TB SATA 256Mb 7200Rpm $468.49.

How is the exos perform?

I want to use exos since it is cheaper.

But worry about mix run/use with ironwolf.

I read in Synology recommend that running exos need to off the hibernate.