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Designed for QNAP's TES-1885U 18-Bay NAS Enclosure and TES-3085U 30-Bay NAS Enclosure, the black QNAP 2.5" SSD Drive Tray can accommodate 2.5" SSDs. Once the SSD has been secured within this drive tray, it can be installed an empty 2.5" drive bay on any of the compatible NAS enclosures. This drive tray is made out of plastic and does not utilize key locks.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $15.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The QNAP 2.5" SSD Drive Tray without Key Lock (Black) is available at bhphoto, starting at $15.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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