Which HDD For

[CarlosinFL]

I just got a DS211+ and have the option to use a 2 TB 7200 RPM Seagate drive but I was wondering if instead I should use a 2 TB 5400 RPM Western Digital Green drive. Will I see better performance using the higher rated drives in the NAS or does that only work on a desktop / workstation configuration? Obviously the drives will be sleeping most of the time unless I'm uploading / downloading files but which would be the better drive if I have access to both?

Thanks for any info.

[CarlosinFL]

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[thierry37]

Hi Carlos,
I'm new here but I can tell you what I choose (and what I found by looking all over the forum and around...)
I just received my DS110j and 2TB drive this morning. Formatting right now, as I'm writing.

Why are you thinking about 7200rpm drive ??
I learnt it few weeks ago : there are 5900 rpm drives.
Which seem to be the best choices for our NAS.

Like the one I chose : Seagate ST2000DL003
It's 2TB, Green drive. (meaning from the specifications : lower rotation speed, lower consumption, less noise, less consumption, but same speed for data)
A good review : http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_barracuda_green_2tb_review_st2000dl003

You also have the other from WD and Samsung.