01-27-2021, 03:21 PM
Yes, Synology is not updating their compatibility lists often. But I can assure that WD Red pro will work. In fact these drives should be o their recommendation list. With a 6 or more bays in a NAS (8 bays + for sure) people do consider high performing drives. Often they add 10GbE connection which demands for a high performance drives in order to enjoy full 10GbE speeds.If a NAS is located somewhere in a living room, choosing slower spinning drives (5400-5900RPM) make sense. In comparison with 7200RPM always spinning disks, regular NAS drives will hibernate when not in use. This saves energy and generates less noise.Speed wise, both drives will perform at similar speeds when active. I hope this helps.