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Author Topic: Which 2TB drives for the DL323?  (Read 2812 times)

Chortle

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Which 2TB drives for the DL323?
« on: April 27, 2012, 01:24:10 AM »

I live in Bangladesh. We don't get much variety in the way of hardware over here. I tend to buy when I go to Malaysia. The D-Link 323 caught my eye, as one of the available NAS in Malaysia (Low Yat Plaza is ground zero for computer hardware purchases in Kuala Lumpur).

I have read quite a few reviews, some positive, some negative. I like the fact that some Linux hackers have created software to utilise the device as a server in various ways. Sounds interesting.  I see that in/output is pretty slow, so I guess that a slower drive will be more than adequate. Low power is probably a bonus in the small (hot) housing.

These are the drives I can find online (in Low Yat plaza). Limited information, as you can see. I can't find the drive IDs, just these descriptions. What do you think I should get? The MYR is the Malaysian Ringit price. 500 MYR is 163.77 USD.

2TB SAMSUNG 64M 5400 RPM - MYR 400
2TB SEAGATE 64M 5900 RPM SATA 6.0 - MYR 395
2TB HITACHI 64M 7200 RPM - MYR 489
2TB WD Green SATA 6 Gbps 64mb - MYR 455
2TB Seagate 7200rpm 64mb - MYR 408
2TB Samsung 64mb - MYR 400
2TB Hitachi 64mb - MYR 390
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jhtopping

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Re: Which 2TB drives for the DL323?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2012, 01:00:50 PM »

All of these drives will probably require firmware 1.10.  Is it available for your country?  Check support.dlink.com/products.  DNS-323 units will have limited support in the future.
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Chortle

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Re: Which 2TB drives for the DL323?
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2012, 09:11:06 PM »

I thought owners could freely download firmware anywhere they lived. Thanks for the warning.
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