Please recommend hard drive for TS 231 (how to, hardware, website, drives)

[Baike]

https://www.qnap.com/i/en/product/model.php?II=170

Do I need to buy two hard drives for TS 231? Please recommend brand/model of hard drive (reasonable price, good quality, etc).

Thank you very much!

[plwhit]

So you expect us to read and research the disk compatibility documentation of this product for you?

[Baike]

Originally Posted by plwhit

So you expect us to read and research the disk compatibility documentation of this product for you?

No, I mean whether every kind of external hard drive can fit into TS 231. Maybe someone have used the product and know much better.

I don't really know much about computer/IT stuff, and the only external drive I have bought before is thumb drive. So I will greatly appreciate if anyone can recommend a good external hard drive for TS 231.

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by GlebeH

No, I mean whether every kind of external hard drive can fit into TS 231. Maybe someone have used the product and know much better.

I don't really know much about computer/IT stuff, and the only external drive I have bought before is thumb drive. So I will greatly appreciate if anyone can recommend a good external hard drive for TS 231.

From the link you posted, numerous drives of all types:

https://www.qnap.com/i/en/product_x_...g_cat=1&II=170

Not to be a smarta** or anything but if you didn't bother to read what the vendor has documented on the website you provided to us let me say I think you are in way over your head with this product...

If you don't really know much about computer/IT stuff exactly why are you purchasing this product?

Your requirements dictate the hardware

[Skunk Workz]

Originally Posted by plwhit

From the link you posted, numerous drives of all types:

https://www.qnap.com/i/en/product_x_...g_cat=1&II=170

Not to be a smarta** or anything but if you didn't bother to read what the vendor has documented on the website you provided to us let me say I think you are in way over your head with this product...

If you don't really know much about computer/IT stuff exactly why are you purchasing this product?

Your requirements dictate the hardware

I have to agree with this ... It doesn't use external drives, but internal drives ...

Honestly, if you can't figure out which drives to use, you are going to have a much harder time figuring out how to use all of the much more advanced features that a NAS offers you. This isn't a plug-n-play type of device.

Now ... if you figure out what type of drives you need, and decide on a number of different models that meet the requirement, then coming here and asking for recommendations between brands / models is appropriate.