[MLStrand56]

Why can't I buy a 4x HD, $200 Naked RAID 5 NAS?

2TB addressing is already Legacy.

If the NAS manufactures want to "Get-with-the-times", They'll release New versions of their hardware, that can crack the 2.2TB address ceiling limit!

MLStrand56

[smax013]

MLStrand56, on 28 August 2012 - 06:58 AM, said:

Why can't I buy a 4x HD, $200 Naked RAID 5 NAS?

Probably because they cannot make for that amount of money and make money...and not have it constantly having problems. 4 drive RAID NAS devices are basically little computer servers.

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2TB addressing is already Legacy.

If the NAS manufactures want to "Get-with-the-times", They'll release New versions of their hardware, that can crack the 2.2TB address ceiling limit!

MLStrand56

Not sure what you mean. I have a 4 drive NAS and have not run into any 2 TB limits that I can think of.

[MLStrand56]

"Not sure what you mean. I have a 4 drive NAS and have not run into any 2 TB limits that I can think of."

The addressing limit is 2.2TB with the Old addressing system. That's why 3TB HD's appear on older computers as 2TB + anything over the 2.2TB limit appears as a diferent HD.

I think that your NAS is not using 3TB HD's OR your mobo is new enough to be able to access a single 3TB HD.


MLStrand56

This post has been edited by MLStrand56: 28 August 2012 - 07:39 AM

[smax013]

MLStrand56, on 28 August 2012 - 07:37 AM, said:

The addressing limit is 2.2TB with the Old addressing system. That's why 3TB HD's appear on older computers as 2TB + anything over the 2.2TB limit appears as a diferent HD.

I think that your NAS is not using 3TB HD's OR your mobo is new enough to be able to access a single 3TB HD.


MLStrand56

I am currently using 2 TB drives, but according to the compatibility list for my device, I can use 3 TB drives. At the moment, 6 TB (2 TB is for "redundancy") is way more than enough for my use.