HDD's for Synology DS916+

[Stealthsploit]

Hi,

I found a brilliant review of the Synology DS916+ on here which addressed noise and power better than other reviews I found, two areas I was interested in knowing more about.

The internal disks used in that review were 5x Seagate ST500DM005 500 GB (HD502HJ, Serial ATA III, 7200 RPM, 16 MB), however I'll be buying either 2x 6TB WD Red or 2x 6TB WD Red Pro disks to run in an initial SHR array.

I appreciate the Pro series are aimed at 8+ rackmount arrays and standard Reds are more for home use but I don't see why they can't work in a small setup. I've also put cost aside.

So here are my three questions...

1)
Does anyone have any practical experience of WD Red Pro noise levels in this model NAS? (or I suppose other home NAS setups failing that).

2)
If the increased noise is fairly minimal, isn't it a bit of a no brainer to run 2x Pro's instead of standard Reds and get the increased performance?

3)
The above review didn't identify any issues with the DS916+'s cooling/fans, and as they were cooling 5x Seagate 7200RPM disks, then surely cooling 2x WD 7200RPM disks will be even more painless?

My DS916+ will predominantly be a Vide Station/Plex media server, however will use it for other small tasks.

Many thanks in advance for any help

 

[magibeg]

I've been running 5x3TB WD Red's in my Thecus N5550 in a riad 6 setup for the past 3 (maybe 4?) years without any issues at all. I don't find them to be particularly loud at all, in fact i'd state just the opposite. In terms of temperatures when I pulled out a drive after some light use (the NAS is used as storage for my HTPC) they were warm but not hot, granted it was in a completely different environment than what you're in.

I don't see you having any issues at all.

 

[arbiter]

i have 5x WD 4tb red's in a drobo 5c and noise isn't an issue least i can ever hear.

 

[Athlon2K15]

Red Pros arent very loud drives and the Synology DS916+ deadens that noise even more because of its plastic trays and plastic enclosure. when I had my DS916+ I ran IronWolf drives in it and never had any issues with heat or noise.

 

[slozomby]

i run 4x 4tb reds in raid 5. haven't had a problem with noise from them.

performance is fine. if the price difference between the reds and the pros is acceptable to you then by all means get the pros.

 

[Stealthsploit]

Thanks everyone. I ended up getting 2x 8TB Red Pro's leaving 2 bays for expansion. I'm actually surprised myself at how relatively quiet the Pro's are although admittedly haven't had it under load for extended periods yet. Athlon2K15 you're right at how the DS916+ kills a lot of the noise!