Recommended HDD
Some HDDs dedicated to specific applications are not compatible or not work well with media players.
Recommended HDD models up to 16Tb for all Zappiti players
Seagate Ironwolf Pro 10 TB: 26.1 dB (active)
WD BLUE (up to 6 TB) - Less noisy than bigger drives
WD RED (all models) - Highly recommended model for high capacity
SEAGATE SkyHawk™ (all models but noisy)
WD RED (all models) - Highly recommended model for high capacity
SEAGATE SkyHawk AI (all models but noisy)
SEAGATE Exos™ (all models) ) > In SATA only (SAS models not compatibles)
SEAGATE IronWolf™ (all models)
SAMSUNG SSD (up to 4 TB)
SEAGATE Archive HDD (up to 8 TB) - old models, not available any more
Recommended HDD models for Zappiti NAS
WD RED (all models)
WD RED PRO (all models)
SEAGATE IronWolf™ (all models)
SEAGATE IronWolf™ (all models)
SEAGATE IronWolf™ PRO (all models)
Not recommended
WD GREEN (up to 6 TB) - old models, not available anymore - some issues on movie playback
SEAGATE Baracuda (all models)
WD GOLD (all models)
WD GOLD (all models)
WD PURPLE (new models - problems to insert in the Zappiti rack)
SAMSUNG (all models)
SAMSUNG (all models)
HITACHI (all models)
HDD can be formatted in NTFS or ExFAT (compatible with both Mac/PC)
WARNING! Most online stores sell unformatted hard drives!
HDD Noise Comparison:
WD Red 2TB: 28.6 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 2TB: 28.6 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 2TB: 28.6 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 2TB: 27 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Blue 3TB: 30 dB (active)
WD Red 3TB: 28.8 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 3TB: 24 dB (active)
WD Red 3TB: 28.8 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 3TB: 24 dB (active)
WD Blue 4TB: 28.8 dB (active)
WD Red 4TB: 30.3 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 4TB: 28 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 4TB: 32.4 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Blue 6TB: 29.4 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 4TB: 28 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 4TB: 32.4 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Blue 6TB: 29.4 dB (active)
WD Red 6TB: 30.3 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 6TB: 30.3 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 6TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only
Seagate Ironwolf 6 TB: 37.8 dB (active)
Seagate Ironwolf 6 TB: 37.8 dB (active)
Seagate Archive 6TB: 35 dB (active)
WD Red 8TB: 22.5 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 8TB: 22.5 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 8TB: 35 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Red 8TB: 22.5 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 8TB: 22.5 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 8TB: 35 dB (active) - NAS Only
Seagate Ironwolf 8 TB: 37.7 dB (active)
WD Red 10TB: 21.7 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 10TB: 21.7 dB (active)
WD Red 10TB: 21.7 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 10TB: 21.7 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 10TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only
Seagate Ironwolf 10 TB: 27.5 dB (active) Seagate Ironwolf Pro 10 TB: 26.1 dB (active)
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB: 34.7dB (active)
WD Red 12TB: 29 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 12TB: 30 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 12TB: 30 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 12TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only
Seagate Ironwolf 12 TB: 24.3 dB (active)
WD Red 14TB: 29 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 14TB: 29 dB (active)
WD Red Plus 14TB: 29 dB (active)
WD Red Pro 14TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Red Pro 16TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only
WD Red Pro 16TB: 36 dB (active) - NAS Only