Comments on: WD Red SA500 NAS SSD Review: Excellent for PCs, Too!

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:23:01 +0000

In reply to TC. Yes, TC. Or you can place the server in a remote closet.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:21:33 +0000

Would the SA500 2.5 be ok to use for Surveillance Station recordings to reduce noise. I have seen many people say not to use SSD for SS, but seems with the TBW should last for years. Thanks

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:38:31 +0000

In reply to Brad Smith. Thanks for sharing, Brad. And I'm not surprised. :)

By: Brad Smith

Brad Smith — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:49:40 +0000

I agree that the WD SA500 SSD is excellent as a boot drive, in addition to NAS. I use it as a boot drive in automation systems that run 24/7. Works great!

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:59:03 +0000

In reply to Free Styler. Yes, you can use the 2.5-inch version of the SSD.

By: Free Styler

Free Styler — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:36:49 +0000

No, you can’t add the SA500 in the Synology 1019+, as it’s a m2 SATA drive and the m2 slots in the NAS are NVME!

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:39:36 +0000

In reply to Chris. Awesome, thanks for the update, Chris!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:11:25 +0000

Just to let you know, I finally got a reply back from Western Digital, and they have said the SA500 SSD support both DRAT and RZAT.

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 19:22:32 +0000

Chris,

I’m not able to run the software in Windows 10, even though I have tried the compatibility/administrator mode. 🙁

By: Dong Ngo

Dong Ngo — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:06:52 +0000

In reply to Chris. Hi Chris. I do still have those SSDs, but I don't have a Linux box ready. Do you know if there is a similar command in Windows?