Buying NAS hard drives has been a torrid affair in the last couple of years. The chip shortage, combined with cryptocurrency-miners hoarding anything they can get their hands on, have led to a significant increase in price. But today, on Black Friday, you might be able to find the NAS hard drive you have been longing for, for an acceptable price. Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital hard drives are discounted heavily on Amazon. But be warned, these deals won’t last long!
The importance of NAS hard drives
You might be wondering why you even need a more expensive hard drive rated for use in a NAS and not just a standard desktop computer hard drive. NAS drives aren’t just a way for vendors to sell their products at a higher price, they do feature improvements over cheaper models.
For starters, they are rated to last much longer. If you never spin down the hard drives in your NAS or Unraid server, this is essential. Standard hard drives would have to be replaced more frequently, negating their lower acquisition cost. NAS hard drives are also built to withstand vibrations stemming from other hard drives in your system. Hard drives can absolutely kill other hard drives in your system, and the more hard drives you have in your NAS or Unraid system, the greater the risk.
