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When would the Seagate Exos 30TB be available in UAE ?

Reader's question( edited for clarity ) : I don't see a 30TB drive on your website or amazon. When can we expect its release in the UAE, and what are the specifications? Though Seagate announced the drive in January, yet pricing details for distributors remain undisclosed and there

HP Q2078A vs Q2078AN vs Q2078AL

Reader's Question (edited for clarity): I own an HP BB874A drive. What capacity will I get if I use an LTO-8 tape in it? And which is better: Q2078A or Q2078AN? Firstly, your BB874A is an LTO-7 drive, so you cannot use an LTO-8 tape with it. If

3 Methods to Disable Synology HDD/SSD Compatibility Warning

Orignal Question : Hi Akash, I am told by a supplier that they can modify synology so it will work even with non-compatible drives. What is your take on this ? First thing first - Disabling the compatibility warning doesn't have any advantage Disabling the compatibility warning is not a

High Speed NAS for Media Editing

Original Question : Hi Akash, I run a sports video business and have many gigs of video files I want to archive. I bought 4 of these drives WD Re Pro 16TB NAS Hard Drive, Cache Size: 512 MB. What hardware should I buy that I can load these into and

QNAP Thunderbolt4 can be used with hosts that have Thunerbolt3 port

(Original Question: I have a Mac Pro with thunderbolt3 port. Can I use the new thunderbolt4 Qnap with that ? Is there an advantage to this ) Yes, you can indeed connect a Thunderbolt 4 device to a Thunderbolt 3 host, such as your Mac Pro. There is complete backward compatibility between