Synology NAS beginners guide (DSM7) | Part 2 | RAID and choosing Hard drives

If you found this video useful please like and subscribe to our channel. While a NAS is a device that has been specifically designed to allow the computers on a network to centrally share files and data. Most NAS devices are able to provide more functionality than just being a file server. So the type of storage that you fit to your NAS needs to be suitable for what you intent to use your NAS for. Suggested hard drive models Seagate Iron Wolf NAS - 3.5 inch Hard Drives - https://amzn.to/3SQEcG8 Seagate Iron Wolf Pro NAS - 3.5 inch Hard Drives - https://amzn.to/3e6zvcp Seagate Iron Wolf - 2.5 inch SSD's - https://amzn.to/3SDpwdB Toshiba N300 NAS - 3.5 inch Hard Drives - https://amzn.to/3RD46fe Synology NAT5300 - 3.5 inch Hard Drives - https://amzn.to/3CdRbKW Synology SAT5200 - 2.5 inch SSD's - https://amzn.to/3SQF3qk Western Digital WD RED - 3.5 inch Hard Drive - https://amzn.to/3RF4ZUL Western Digital WD RED Pro - 3.5 inch Hard Drive - https://amzn.to/3V3TLMo Western Digital WD RED Plus - 3.5 inch Hard Drive - https://amzn.to/3ecb0ub Western Digital WD RED SA500 - 2.5 inch SSD's - https://amzn.to/3fy7omD -- Content of the video -- 00:00 - Introduction 00:49 - Storage Pools and Volumes 01:33 - RAID and SHR 02:57 - Comparing versions of RAID with SHR 06:47 - The types of Drive you can use in your NAS 08:16 - Four makes of Drive to consider using in your NAS 10:34 - Should I use HDD or SSD in my NAS 13:36 - Never mix and match HDD and SSD's 14:23 - Summary ------------------------------- ◽Blog Site: http://mydoodads.com​​ ◽Ko-fi page: ko-fi.com/mydoodads ◽Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mydooda... ◽Youtube channel: mydoodads #mydoodads #synology #SynologyNAS