What internal hd would be good for running nas for about 6-7hrs/7 days a week?
seagate barracuda? wd blue?
and is it better to have the NAS on/off on a schedule and not on all the time? Does powering on/off hurt the drives longevity?
I use WD Reds in my NAS units… My NAS units run 24/7
Looking at the Seagate drives haven’t made any decisions on them yet…
When I first got Synology NAS I ordered Seagate iron wolf hdd. After about a week I had enough with the clicking noise they are doing. Switched to WD and it’s silent. Same performance. Prefer WD.
So i’m setting the ds28J right now.
Is it ok to set the power schedule (turns on at 5pm and off at 11pm) or HDD hibernation instead? Will either hurt in the long term? Or do I just leave it running with hdd hibernation disabled?
Also is it possible to turn the device on from my laptop?
As @OttoKerner mentions above, better to leave it on 24/7 if you’ve NAS grade drives.
I run PMS on a DS918+. It is on 24/7 and has never given me any problems. Also, power draw is so low it is rounding error in monthly electric bill.
what could i expect my monthly bill to be with it running 24/7? I guess its monthly cost vs long term effect on the drives. I have WD red drive
You can look up the power draw on Synology’s web site.
Mine draws probably 50W during access, including drives. Not sure when idle. I’ve never done the math to figure out the cost. However, it is 95+F/35+C during the daytime this time of year (Dallas, TX). Whatever it cost to run the NAS is nothing compared to the HVAC cost to keep the house reasonably comfortable (and same in winter with temps in 40s F / <10 C).
Quick worst case analysis - if NAS was reading/writing 100% of the time
Synology DS218j: 17.48 watts
WD Red 8 TB: 8.8 watts (other sizes 6.3 or less)
So, with two drives, 35.08 watts x 24 hours = 841.92 Wh = 0.841 kWh per day.
Real numbers will be much less. Hard drive power draw when idle drops to 5.3 watts for the 8TB drive. Other sizes are much more power efficient, ~3 watts.
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