WD Red Plus
4 TB, 3.5", CMR
Question about WD Red Plus
Hello, I use the NAS DS118 mainly to back up my photos. These can quickly be a few hundred or a thousand. File size 1-5MB. I am not satisfied with the response time when setting up in File explorer or when opening a photo in "large mode". I am using a WD Red Plus 3TB with 64MB buffer. What would you recommend to improve the response time? Is a HD with 256MB noticeably better? or is it the RAM of the NAS? I just upgraded the NAS from a DS115J to a DS118 (better processor and more RAM). By the way, the NAS is connected to the Gigabit Ethernet. Many thanks and greetings manuel
This is a storage system, not a workstation!
If I were you, I would get a professional system, at least a + system with a fast processor...
Hello, unfortunately the DS118 does not support SSD cache. There is the expensive possibility of replacing the WD with an SSD of a similar size or you can use a programme such as ACDSee, where you can generate a preview of the folder and it saves the thumbnails the next time you look at the folder, so that the preview is immediately available the next time you look at the folder. Unfortunately, more RAM in the Synology doesn't help either, as this can only be used for apps or VMs.